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Senior
Hometown
Granite Bay,
California
Last School
Granite Bay High School
Roster Years
2012 | 2015-2018
Personal
- Wife's name is Samantha
- Parents are Tricia and David
- Has four sibilings including a twin
- Major is facility and property management
- Also recruited by Arkansas and UC Berkely
Before BYU
- Coached by Coach Kent
Stats
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| Points/Mark/Time | Event | Meet |
| 5728 | Heptathlon | 2017 MPSF Championships |
| 7695 | Decathlon | 2018 NCAA Championships |
| 7.54m (24' 9") | Long Jump | 2017 Boise State Challenge |
| 2.06m (6' 9") | High Jump | 2016 BYU December Invite |
| 4.76m (15' 7.25") | Pole Vault | 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships |
| 12.75m (41' 10") | Shot Put | 2018 NCAA Championships |
| 39.51m (129' 7") | Discus | 2018 Robison Invitational |
| 50.63m (166' 1") | Javelin | 2018 Robison Invitational |
| 8.22 | 60m Hurdles | 2017 MPSF Championships |
| 7.08 | 60m | 2016 BYU Cougar Indoor |
| 10.93 | 100m | 2017 UNLV Invite and Sheila Tarr Multis |
| 22.08 | 200m | 2018 Mark Faldmo Invitational |
| 48.88 | 400m | 2017 Texas Relays |
| 2:39.32 | 1000m | 2016 MPSF Indoor Championships |
| 4:28.45 | 1500m | 2017 Texas Relays |
| 14.68 | 110m Hurdles | 2018 Robison Invitational |
Mission
- Houston
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2012
Sophmore Year
2016
Indoor
- Set the school record in the heptathlon at the MPSF Championships with a score of 5,640 points; finished third overall
Junior Year
2017
Indoor
- Earned All-America Second Team honors by taking 10th in the heptathlon (5,630) at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Senior Year
2018
Indoor
- Scored 4457 points to finish fourth in the heptathlon at the Columbia Challenge
- Took second place in the heptathlon at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a score of 5491 points
Outdoor
- Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships after scoring 7,475 points in the decathlon at the Robison Invitational
- Named a first-team All-American after taking eighth place in the decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a score of 7,695 (No. 5 all-time at BYU)
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2015
Medical Redshirt Year
2015
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M Track & Field | Jun, 11
Five Cougars named first-team All-Americans by USTFCCCA
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M Track & Field | Jun, 07Nielsen, Riner earn All-America honors on second day of NCAA Championships
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M Track & Field | Jun, 06Nielsen, steeplechasers highlight day one of NCAA Championships
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M Track & Field | May, 26Fifteen BYU track and field athletes advance to NCAA Championships
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M Track & Field | Apr, 28Cougars earn all-time marks, Olympian breaks record at Robison Invitational
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M Track & Field | Apr, 04Thirty-four Cougars receive MPSF All-Academic honors, USTFCCCA ranks men’s team No. 24
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M Track & Field | Mar, 23BYU track and field completes day one of Aztec Invitational
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M Track & Field | Mar, 20BYU track and field to compete at Aztec Invitational
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M Track & Field | Mar, 17First weekend of outdoor season full of personal bests for Cougars
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M Track & Field | Mar, 13BYU track and field kicks off outdoor season with two meets
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M Track & Field | Feb, 24Cougars wrap up MPSF Indoor Championships with more personal records
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M Track & Field | Feb, 20BYU track heads to Seattle for MPSF Indoor Championships
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M Track & Field | Jan, 16BYU track to compete in the Air Force Team Challenge
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W Track & Field | Apr, 02Big weekend for BYU secures spots for runners at regionals
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M Track & Field | Apr, 02Big weekend for BYU secures spots for runners at regionals
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M Track & Field | Mar, 29Track athletes to compete in Palo Alto and Austin
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W Track & Field | Mar, 11Cougars give strong showing at NCAA Nationals
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M Track & Field | Mar, 11Cougars give strong showing at NCAA Nationals
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M Track & Field | Mar, 08Track team sends 10 athletes to NCAA Championships
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W Track & Field | Feb, 22Cougars head to MPSF championship meet
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M Track & Field | Feb, 22Cougars head to MPSF championship meet
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W Track & Field | Feb, 11Records broken, top-10 performances for BYU track and field
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M Track & Field | Feb, 11Records broken, top-10 performances for BYU track and field
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M Track & Field | Jan, 21Stapleton, Miller, Tsumba set career bests in Colorado
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W Track & Field | Jan, 21Stapleton, Miller, Tsumba set career bests in Colorado
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W Track & Field | Jan, 18Cougars look to qualify runners for nationals at Air Force Indoor
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M Track & Field | Jan, 18
Cougars look to qualify runners for nationals at Air Force Indoor
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W Track & Field | Jan, 14High jumpers highlight BYU's season opening indoor meet
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M Track & Field | Jan, 14High jumpers highlight BYU's season opening indoor meet
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M Track & Field | Mar, 31Four different meets on the schedule this weekend
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M Track & Field | Feb, 28Season-best performances highlight MPSF Championships
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M Track & Field | Feb, 25
Final meet before nationals at MPSF Championships
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M Track & Field | Feb, 13Men put up top marks in both Idaho and Iowa meets
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M Track & Field | Jan, 24Blackham, Tsumba crack top-10 in BYU history
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M Track & Field | Jan, 20BYU heads to Air Force Invitational
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M Track & Field | Jan, 082012 Season Review
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M Track & Field | Jun, 16Walker wins USA Junior Title
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M Track & Field | Apr, 04Cougars Host USC and Boise State on Saturday
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W Track & Field | Apr, 04Cougars Host USC and Boise State on Saturday
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M Track & Field | Mar, 18Field Events Lead BYU in First Outdoor Meet
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M Track & Field | Feb, 25BYU Finishes Strong at MPSF Championships