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Junior
Hometown
Smithfield,
Utah
Last School
Sky View High School
Roster Years
2018-2021
Personal
- Parents are Robert and Joanna Mantz
- His father, Robert, wrestled at Weber State University
- Born in Logan, Utah
- Has three siblings (Garrett, Clarissa and Nathan)
- Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Mission: Ghana Accra West
- Enjoys hiking and playing the guitar
- Also recruited by Furman, Oklahoma State, Princeton, Stanford and Utah State
Before BYU
- Three-time Footlocker All-American
- 2015 USA Junior Team member at World Cross Country Championships
- 4.0 GPA in high school
Stats
Indoor Personal Bests | ||
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Time | Event | Meet |
7:58.03 | 3000m | 2021 BYU Cougar Indoor I |
13:28.00 | 5000m | 2021 UW Invite |
Outdoor Personal Bests | ||
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Time | Event | Meet |
3:37.96 | 1500m | 2021 Fresno State West Coast Relays |
4:17.15 | Mile | 2018 BYU Cougar Invitational |
13:24.78 | 5000m | 2021 Hayward Premiere |
27:41.16 | 10,000m | 2021 American Track League: The Track Meet |
Career Stats
Men's Cross Country Athlete Profile
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2018
Indoor
- Started the season with a second-place finish in the 3000m at the Cougar Indoor Invitational (8:18.70)
- Set a personal record in the 3000m with a time of 8:02.19 at the Columbia Challenge (13th place)
- Finished 10th overall in the 5000m at the Iowa State Classic (14:01.19)
- Took sixth in the 5000m (14:01.96) and 10th in the 3000m (8:02.75) at the MPSF Indoor Championships
Outdoor
- Received honorable mention All-America honors after finishing 22nd overall in the 10,000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (31:37.34)
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Took 11th place in the 10,000m (29:16.78) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Ran a career-best 28:57.83 in the 10,000m to finish 14th overall at the Stanford Invitational
- Clocked a personal record in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 13:52.12 (21st place)
- Earned a personal-best 4:17.15 to take second place in the mile at the BYU Last Chance Meet
Sophmore Year
2019
Indoor
- Named first-team All-American after taking seventh place (7:56.72) in the 3000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships
- Named second-team All-American after finishing in 10th place (13:51.45) in the 5000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships
- Earned the third-fastest time in the indoor 5000m in BYU history with a time of 13:39.27 at the Iowa State Classic
- Ran the fifth-fastest indoor 3000m in school history with a time of 7:50.90 to take second place at the MPSF Championships
- Competed in four meets during the 2019 indoor season
Outdoor
- Named first-team All-American in both the 10,000m and 5000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships after taking 4th (29:29.93) and 7th (14:09.20), respectively
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Took fifth in the 10,000m (29:00.50) and ninth in the 5000m (13:48.69) at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds to advance to Nationals
- Recorded the sixth-fastest 10,000m in BYU history with a time of 28:18.18 at the Stanford Invitational
- Ran the second-fastest outdoor 5000m in school history with a time of 13:29.73 at the Payton Jordan Invitational
- Earned a personal best with a time of 3:45.39 in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- Competed in five meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Junior Year
2021
Indoor (2021)
- Set a new BYU men’s 5000m record with a time of 13:28.00 to finish first at the UW Invite.
- Finished first in the men’s 3000m with a time of 7:58.03 at the BYU Cougar Indoor I.
Outdoor (2021)
- Finished as national runner-up in the men’s 10,000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 27:42.46 to garner All-America First Team honors.
- Mantz’s 10,000m time at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ranks second all-time at BYU
- Led the NCAA with a personal-best men’s 10,000m time of 27:41.16 set at the American Track League: The Track Meet.
- Became the first from BYU to receive Mountain Region Men’s Track Athlete of the Year since Miles Batty in 2011.
- Recorded the fourth-best men’s 1500m time in school history with a personal-best 3:37.96 at the Fresno State West Coast Relays.
- Broke the school record in the men’s 5000m with a personal-best time of 13:24.78 to finish second at the Hayward Premiere.
Overall
- Received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Finished eighth in men’s 5000m final at U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 13:32.69
- Finished fifth in men’s 10,000m final at U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 27:59.37.
- Met Olympic qualifying time in men’s 5000m at 13:24.78
- Met Olympic qualifying time in men’s 10,000m at 27:41.16
- Named USTFCCCA Mountain Region Men’s Track Athlete of the Year
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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Conner Mantz - 2021 NCAA Regionals
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Conner Mantz - 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships
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Conner Mantz running in the men's 10,000m final at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships
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2021 Pugsley Awards Men's Nominees.jpg
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M Track & Field | Oct, 21
Track and Field honors Pugsley Award winners
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ImageW Track & Field | Oct, 21
Track and Field honors Pugsley Award winners
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ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 27
Mantz takes 8th place in 5000m final on last day of U.S. Olympic Trials
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ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 24
Three Cougars advance at U.S. Olympic Trials
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ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 19
Mantz places fifth in 10,000m final at U.S. Olympic Trials
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ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 09
Mantz takes second place in 10,000m on first day of 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 04
Cougars rack up six USTFCCCA regional awards
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ImageM Track & Field | May, 27
Three Cougars punch tickets to Eugene on first day of NCAA West Prelims
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ImageM Track & Field | May, 01
Cougars post all-time marks amid power outage at West Coast Relays
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ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 03
Bates, Mantz break school records at Hayward Premiere
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ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 13
Mantz Clocks World-Leading Time in 5000m, Smashes School Record
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ImageM Cross Country | May, 29
Mantz earns Academic All-District honors
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ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 30
Cougars earn 29 regional-qualifying marks
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ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 09
Broken school records highlight dual-meet weekend
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ImageM Track & Field | Jul, 25
Forty-one Cougars receive USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
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ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 11
Five Cougars named first-team All-Americans by USTFCCCA
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ImageM Track & Field | May, 26
Fifteen BYU track and field athletes advance to NCAA Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | May, 24
Linkletter wins 10K, six Cougars advance to nationals in day one of NCAA West Prelims
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ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 21
More than 20 Cougars earn regional qualifying marks in California
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ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 28
Cougars to compete at Texas Relays, Stanford Invitational
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ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 06
BYU track to compete in Iowa and Idaho this weekend