Cierra Tidwell Allphin
High Jump
Ht
5'
8"
Class
Junior
Hometown
Gilbert, 
Arizona
Last School
Highland High School
Roster Years
2020-2023


BYU Highlights

  • Ranked No. 2 all-time at BYU in the outdoor high jump at 1.88m/6-2
  • First Team All-American at indoor nationals in 2022 
  • First Team All-American at indoor and outdoor nationals in 2023

Personal

  • Parents are Leon and Calli Tidwell
  • Married to former BYU sprinter Ransom Allphin
  • Major: Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation
  • Has four siblings: Cameron, Brittney, Janae and Micayla
  • Also recruited by Iowa, Colorado and Kansas State
  • Enjoys hiking, reading and spending time with friends
  • Instagram: @cierra.allphin 

Before BYU

  • 3x state champion in the high jump

Stats

Indoor Personal Bests

Mark/Time 

Event 

Meet

1.87m/6-1.5

High Jump

2023 BYU February Home Meet

5.71m/18-8.75

Long Jump

2023 BYU February Home Meet

 

Outdoor Personal Bests

Mark/Time 

Event 

Meet

1.88m/6-2

High Jump

2023 Mt. SAC Relays

Career Results

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2020

Sophmore Year 2022

  • Indoor
    • Represented BYU in the high jump at the NCAA Track & Field Championships, earning First Team All-American honors with an eighth-place finish after jumping 1.78m/5-10
    • Set a personal best mark of 1.86m/6-1.25 in the high jump at the Texas Tech Shootout, tied for the third-best mark in program history
    • Competed in seven meets during the 2022 season
  • Outdoor
    • Finished tied for ninth in the high jump (1.80m/5-10.75) at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earning Second Team All-American honors
    • Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the high jump after finishing tied for first with a clearance of 1.81m/5-11.25 at the NCAA West Preliminary
    • Tied for eighth all-time in the high jump with a clearance of 1.83m/6-0 at the BYU Robison Invitational
    • Competed in eight meets during the 2022 season
Junior Year 2023

  • Indoor
    • Finished eighth and a First Team All-American at the indoor championships (1.82m/5-11.5)
    • Made second-career indoor nationals appearance in 2023. 
    • Tied Andrea Stapleton-Johnson for No. 2 all-time at BYU with a clearance of 1.87m/6-1.5 at BYU's February home meet on Feb. 25. 
    • Competed in seven meets during the 2023 indoor season
  • Outdoor
    • Finished seventh and a First Team All-American at the outdoor championships (1.84m/6-0.5)
    • Jumped a career best of 1.88m/6-2 at the 63rd Annual Mt Sac Relays 
    • Recorded five first-place finishes 
    • Competed in nine meets during the 2023 outdoor season

 

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Sophomore 2021

Indoor

  • Finished first in the high jump in four of six meets including all three BYU Cougar Indoor Invitationals
  • Competed in six meets during the 2021 indoor season

Outdoor

  • Competed in the high jump at the NCAA Track & Field Championships, finishing 14th with a mark of 1.78m/5-10, earning Second Team All-American honors
  • Set a personal best in the high jump at the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a mark of 1.82m/5-11.5
  • Competed in eight meets during the 2021 outdoor season
  • Cierra Tidwell-Alphin at Pugsley Award night

    Cierra Tidwell-Alphin at Pugsley Award night

  • Cierra Tidwell-Allphin at BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational II

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  • Cierra Tidwell-Allphin #3 all-time high jump in BYU history

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  • Cierra Tidwell Allphin - T-8th in high jump at 2022 NCAA Indoor Nationals

    Cierra HJ T-8th

  • Cierra Tidwell-Allphin T-8th best outdoor high-jump in BYU history

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  • Cierra Tidwell-Allphin in high jump at 2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships

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