Sean Adams
Sprints Hurdles #0
Ht
5'
11"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Valley Center, 
California
Last School
Valley Center High School
Roster Years
2010-2011 | 2014 | 2016


Personal

  • Born in San Diego, California
  • Parents are Rick and Lori
  • Majoring in public health

Before BYU

  • Prepped at Valley Center High
  • 2007 and 2008 Scholar Athlete
  • Holds school record in 300 indoor hurdles (38.81)
  • Most valuable athlete in 2009
  • CIF D2 Champion-San Diego section
  • Also lettered twice in football and once in soccer

Stats

Personal Bests
Time Event Venue
21.74 200 meters 2016 Air Force Invitational

46.78

400 meters 2015 BYU Cougar Invitational
1:04.04 500 meters 2016 BYU Cougar Indoor
52.20 400 hurdles 2015 Trojan Invitational

Career Stats

Mission

  • Raleigh , North Carolina
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2010

Outdoor:

  • Finished fifth in the 400mH at the Wildcat Twilight Open with a time of 55.20
  • Placed third at the BYU Invitational in the 400mH (55.94)
  • Took fourth in the 400mH at the BYU Robison Invitational with a time of 53.20
  • Competed at the Mesa Classic in the 400mH (55.87)
  • Competed in the Sun Angel Track Classic in the 400mH (54.41)
  • Ran the 200m (22.78), 400mH (54.18) and the 400m (49.16) at the BYU Cougar Invitational
  • Competed at the Stanford Invitational in the 400mH (54.41)
  • Ran the 200m (22.80), the 400mH (55.10) and the 400m (48.83) at the Spring Break Classic
Sophmore Year 2011

Indoor:

  • Finished seventh in the 200mm at the MWC Indoor Championships in 22.23 and finished second in the 400m in a time of 48.16
  • Took sixth in the 400m at the New Balance Invitational in a time of 48.18
  • Fourth place in the 400m (48.26) at the UW Invitational
  • Ran on the 4x400 relay team at the New Mexico Invitational and helped team to a first place finish (3:13.61)
  • Won the 400m (49.10) at the Snake River Open

Outdoor:

  • Took fourth place in the 400m hurdles at the Aztec Invitational (53.01)
  • Won the 400m at the Sun Angel Track Classic with a time of 48.21
  • Got second place at the BYU Robison Invitational in the 400m hurdles (53.19)
  • Ran with the MWC Championship 4x400 relay team (3:09.39)
Junior Year 2014

Indoor

  • Finished sixth in the 400m at the UW Invitational in 49.34
  • Took second at the Armory Invitational in the 400m (48.11)
  • Placed eighth in the 400m in 48.13m and 16th in the 200m in 22.02 at the MPSF Championships
  • Won the 200m at the Ed Jacoby Invite with a 21.84
  • Ran a 48.17 in the 400m at the MPSF Indoor Championships

Outdoor

  • Took third in the 400m hurdles at the Trojan Invitational in 52.20
  • Finished second in the 400 meters at the Robison Invitational with a time of 47.69
  • Part of the winning 4x400 team (3:06.64) at the Robison Invitational
  • Second place in the 400 meters at the BYU Cougar Invitational with a time of 46.78
  • Second leg of BYU's fastest-ever 4x400m team (3:03.82)
  • Second leg of fifth-place NCAA Championship 4x400m team
Senior Year 2016

Indoor

  • Took fourth at the Texas A&M Team Invitational in the 400m with a time of 47:64
  • Part of the 4x440m team that took first (3:16.76) at the Air Force Invitational
  • Placed first at the Iowa State Classic in the 4x4 relay (3:10.28)
  • Qualified for the Indoor Track and Field Championships
  • Placed second overall in the 4x4 relay at the Indoor Championships (3:07.68)
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



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    M Track & Field | Feb, 07

    Adams cracks record books in New Mexico

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    M Track & Field | May, 22

    BYU totals 45 entries for West Prelims

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    M Track & Field | Jan, 31

    Witt, Walker break records in Seattle

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    M Track & Field | Apr, 12

    High jumpers, hurdlers stand out at UCLA

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    M Track & Field | Apr, 09

    BYU men travel to UCLA

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    M Track & Field | Mar, 22

    Cougars roll as outdoor season begins