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Senior
Hometown
Buckley,
Washington
Last School
White River High School
Roster Years
2012-2013 | 2016-2019
Personal
- Parents are Dean and Liz
- Has four siblings
- Married to Madey Brooks Dickson, who runs track and cross country for BYU
- Sports heroes are his brothers
- His favorite sports memory is winning a state championship together in the 4x400m relay
- Hobbies include playing Kendama with teammates, watching movies, playing sports and juggling
- Major: Psychology
Before BYU
- 4x400m state champion on team that included big brother Mat and his twin brothers
- Holds second best 800m mark in high school track all time in the state of Washington, 1:49.30 (behind BYU teammate Tanner Sork)
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Second-best True Mile in Washington (4:03)
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4x400 State Champion with his brother Mat
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Second place at State Championships in the 3200 (9:04)
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Five-time high school state champion
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Won the Brooks PR Invite and was 5th at Adidas Dream Mile in New York City in High School
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Washington Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year
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High school coach is Coach Marlow
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Got started running after watching his older siblings run. Brother Mike Dickson set the 4x800m national high school relay record while he was a kid
Stats
Personal Bests | ||
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Time | Event | Meet |
1:48.69 | 800m | 2016 Sun Angel Classic |
3:43.34 | 1500m | 2017 Portland Track Festival |
4:01.02 | Mile | 2019 MPSF Championships |
8:47.49 | 3000m | 2016 BYU December Invite |
Mission
- Alpine, German-Speaking Mission
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2016
Indoor
- Took fifth at MPSF Championships in the 800m with a time of 1:49.10; it is the fifth-best 800m time in BYU indoor history
Outdoor
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Ended the season finishing 21st overall in the 1500m at the 2016 NCAA West Preliminaries (3:45.33)
- Won the 1500m at the Trojan Invitational (3:47.60) and took second place on the 4X400 relay team (3:15.79)
- Ran a career-best 3:44.73 in a second-place finish in the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational while also taking fifth in the 800m (1:50.20)
- Clocked a personal record in the 800m at the Sun Angel Classic with a time of 1:48.69
- Competed on the DMR team that finished ninth overall with a time of 9:41.96 at the Penn Relays
- Placed ninth overall in the 1500m at the Oxy Invitational (3:45.72)
- Took second at the BYU Cougar invitational in the 800m with a time of 1:49.47
Sophmore Year
2017
Indoor
- Competed on the DMR team that took fourth place at the MPSF Championships (9:50.53) while also finishing 23rd overall in the 800m (1:57.67)
- Ran a career-best 8:47.49 in the 3000m at the BYU December Invite to start the season
- Took second in the mile at the Cougar Indoor Invitational (4:13.05)
- Placed eighth competing on the 4X400 (3:23.12) and 10th overall in the 800m (1:51.42) at the UW Invitational
- Finished 27th overall with a time of 1:51.03 in the 800m at the Iowa State Classic
Junior Year
2018
Indoor
- Clocked a career-best 4:07.18 in the mile while finishing 10th overall at the MPSF Indoor Championships
- Won the mile at the BYU December Invite (4:09.06) to start the season and followed it up with a second-place finish in the mile (4:12.65) at the Cougar Indoor Invitational
- Competed on the DMR team that took second place (9:36.13) at the Columbia Challenge and also finished 12th overall in the 1500m (3:54.21)
- Finished 46th overall in the mile at the Iowa State Classic (4:23.31)
Outdoor
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Competed at the NCAA West Preliminaries in the 1500m finishing 35th overall (3:54.35)
- Took second and third in the 800m (1:52.55) and 4X400 (3:25.97), respectively, at the USC Trojan Invitational
- Placed fourth overall in the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational (3:47.15)
- Finished 12th overall in the 1500m at the Pepsi Invitational (3:55.03) and 60th overall in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational (3:46.44)
- Ran a 4:09.26 in the mile to place second at the Robison Invitational
- Won the 1500m at the Sacramento State Open (3:46.67) and won the mile at the BYU Last Chance Meet (4:11.67)
Senior Year
2019
Indoor
- Ran the ninth-fastest mile time in school history with a time of 4:01.02 while taking fifth place at the MPSF Championships
- Earned a season best in the 800m at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a time of 1:50.55
- Competed in seven meets during the 2019 indoor season
Outdoor
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Competed in the 1500m at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, finished 25th with a time of 3:45.42
- Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 1500m with a season-best 3:43.56 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- Competed in seven meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2012
Medical Redshirt Year
2012
- M Track & Field | May, 24
Linkletter wins 10K, six Cougars advance to nationals in day one of NCAA West Prelims
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 17
BYU track and field hopes for qualifying times in California
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 04
Thirty-four Cougars receive MPSF All-Academic honors, USTFCCCA ranks men’s team No. 24
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 17
First weekend of outdoor season full of personal bests for Cougars
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 24
Cougars wrap up MPSF Indoor Championships with more personal records
- ImageW Track & Field | Feb, 22
Cougars head to MPSF championship meet
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 22
Cougars head to MPSF championship meet
- ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 28
Several Cougars move up in school records, log personal bests at UW Invite
- ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 28
Several Cougars move up in school records, log personal bests at UW Invite
- ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 14
High jumpers highlight BYU's season opening indoor meet
- ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 14
High jumpers highlight BYU's season opening indoor meet
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 20
48 BYU entries to the 2016 NCAA Track and Field West Preliminaries
- ImageW Track & Field | May, 19
48 BYU entries to the 2016 NCAA Track and Field West Preliminaries
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 30
Solid performances at Penn Relays, Borderclash
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 02
Fletcher's win highlights big weekend for track and field
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 19
Seven track and field athletes qualify for regionals
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 17
Outdoor season begins in Los Angeles
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 11
Full team in action this weekend at Boise, Iowa meets
- ImageW Track & Field | Jun, 22
Stewart second Cougar to make Team U.S.A.
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 21
Dickson to Represent Team U.S.A.
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 20
Dickson, Graham advance to final at U.S.A. Championships
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 19
Men send six to U.S.A. Championships
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 23
Two Cougars qualify for NCAA Championships
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 27
Cougars wrap up Robison Invitational
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 20
Graham sets personal-best at Mark Faldmo Invite