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Senior
Hometown
Midlothian,
Virginia
Last School
Midlothian High School
Roster Years
2009 | 2013-2015
Personal
- Born in Richmond, V.A.
- Parents names are Glen and Patty
- Is the fifth of six children - four older siblings have attended BYU
- Brother Ryan competed on BYU's team in 2004, sister Amy runs track and cross country for BYU
- Enjoys playing all sports and playing cards
- Majoring in statistics
- Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Zimbabwe
Before BYU
- Prepped at Midlothian High School
- Placed 16th at the Footlocker Nationals (4th in the Footlocker South Region)
- Was the Virginia State Cross Country champion as a senior and was Virginia Gatorade cross country runner of the year
- Won the indoor 3,200m as a junior and won the outdoor 3,200m as a senior - both at the state meet
- His team won state cross country as a junior and placed 14th the Nike Team Nationals and seventh individually
Stats
| Personal Bests | |||
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| Time | Event | Venue | |
| 4:02.89 | Mile | 2015 Husky Classic (Indoor) | |
| 13:34.96 | 5000 meters | 2015 Mt. SAC Relays | |
| 27:54.25 | 10,000 meters | 2015 Payton Jordan Invitational | |
Mission
- Harare
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2009
Indoor
- Placed 13th in the mile at the 2009 New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a time of 4:09.54
- Took seventh in the mile (4:45.54) at the Mountain West Conference Championships
Outdoor
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Took ninth in the 1500m at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in 3:54.04
- Placed 10th in the 1500m at the Sun Angel Classic with a tie of 3:53.88
Sophmore Year
2013
Indoor
- Placed second in the mile at the BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational with a time of 4:14.52
- Relay team took third in the distance medley relay at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships
Outdoor
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Finished in third place in the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational in 3:49.31
- Took fourth in the 1500m in 3:53.21 at the Weber State Twilight Open
- Placed 10th in the 5000m in 14:25.13 at the IC4A/ECAC DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- Finished in 36th place at the NCAA DI West Preliminaries in the 5000m with a time of 14:47.94
Junior Year
2014
Indoor
- Took first in the 3000m at the BYU Indoor Invitational with a time of 8:30.01
- Placed 19th in the 3000m invitational at the UW Husky Classic in 8:10.12
- Took fourth in the 5000m at the MPSF Championships in 13:52.57
Outdoor
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team
- Placed first in the 10,000m at the Stanford invitational in 28:36.64
Senior Year
2015
Indoor
- Took first place and broke the 5,000-meter meet record with a 13:42.08 at the University of Washington Indoor Invitational
- Placed fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 5,000m
- Took sixth at the MPSF Indoor Championships in the 3,000m
- Ran the second-fastest 5,000 meters (13:42.08) and tenth-fastest 3,000m(7:53.41) in shool indoor history
Outdoor
- Third place in the Mt. SAC Relays 5,000mwith a personal record of 13:34.96
- Ran the season's fastest-to-date collegiate 10,000m (27:54.25) at the Payton Jordan Invitational, and became one of only eight American collegiates to break 28 minutes
- Ran the fifth-fastest 5,000m (13:34.96) in school history, which was also good for seventh in the nation during the regular season
- Qualified for the NCAA final in the 10,000m by taking sixth place at the NCAA West Preliminaries
- Took third place in the 10,000m at the NCAA Championships with a time of 29:04.58
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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M Track & Field | Dec, 02Witt and Monteverde win Pugsley Awards
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M Track & Field | Dec, 02
Witt and Monteverde win Pugsley Awards
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M Track & Field | Nov, 252015 Curtis Pugsley Award finalists released
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M Track & Field | Nov, 25
2015 Curtis Pugsley Award finalists released
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M Track & Field | Jun, 30
Walker sets new record at USATF Championships
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M Track & Field | Jun, 25
Walker and Witt to compete at USATF Championships
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M Track & Field | Jun, 10
Witt takes third at NCAAs; Walker, Flint and 4x400 team advance
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W Track & Field | May, 28Witt and Gardner punch tickets to NCAA Championships
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M Track & Field | May, 26Witt, Walker lead Cougars into NCAAs
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M Track & Field | May, 26
Witt, Walker lead Cougars into NCAAs
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M Track & Field | May, 22BYU totals 45 entries for West Prelims
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M Track & Field | Apr, 30BYU split between Stanford and Boise State Invitationals
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W Track & Field | Apr, 30BYU split between Stanford and Boise State Invitationals
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M Track & Field | Apr, 18BYU shows off distance strength at Mt. SAC Relays
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M Track & Field | Apr, 15BYU hopes for more qualifiers at Mt. SAC Relays
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W Track & Field | Apr, 15BYU hopes for more qualifiers at Mt. SAC Relays
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W Track & Field | Mar, 14
Witt places fourth, Martinez takes seventh at indoor nationals
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M Track & Field | Mar, 14
Witt places fourth, Martinez takes seventh at indoor nationals
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M Track & Field | Mar, 11Walker and Witt set to compete at indoor nationals
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M Track & Field | Mar, 11
Walker and Witt set to compete at indoor nationals
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M Track & Field | Feb, 26BYU track to compete at MPSF Championships
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W Track & Field | Feb, 26
BYU track to compete at MPSF Championships
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W Track & Field | Feb, 12
BYU track and field preps for meets in Seattle, New Mexico
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M Track & Field | Jan, 31Witt, Walker break records in Seattle
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M Track & Field | Jan, 28
BYU track and field squads head to New York and Seattle
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M Track & Field | Jul, 2315 Cougars Named All-Academic
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W Track & Field | Jun, 11
Witt leads Cougars on day one of the NCAA Championships
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M Track & Field | Jun, 11
Witt leads Cougars on day one of the NCAA Championships
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W Track & Field | Jun, 10Six cougars to compete in NCAA Championships
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M Track & Field | Jun, 10Six cougars to compete in NCAA Championships
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M Track & Field | Jun, 02Carr and Witt receive academic honors
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W Track & Field | May, 29
Martinez moves on to 800 meter finals
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M Track & Field | May, 29Two more qualify for the NCAA Championships
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W Track & Field | May, 28
Cougars ready for West Preliminary
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M Track & Field | May, 28
Cougars ready for West Preliminary
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M Track & Field | Apr, 17BYU distance runners hope to shine at Mt. SAC
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M Track & Field | Apr, 05Witt, Ward headline big weekend at Stanford Invitational
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M Track & Field | Mar, 01Ward, Bringhurst lead the way at MPSF Championships
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M Track & Field | Feb, 26
BYU to MPSF Championships
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M Track & Field | Feb, 12BYU men travel to Washington, Air Force
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M Track & Field | Jan, 30
Distance runners to debut as BYU track goes to UW Invitational
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M Track & Field | Jan, 11Cougars shine at BYU Invitational
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M Track & Field | May, 02Bad weather, solid performances at Twilight Meet
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M Track & Field | Apr, 19
Ward, Thatcher join BYU record books in 5,000
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M Track & Field | Apr, 06Sprinters stand out at Sun Angel Classic
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M Track & Field | Mar, 29Christensen takes first again in shot put
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M Track & Field | Feb, 09Waite and Weirich with big performances for BYU
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M Track & Field | Feb, 01Dakoda John wins high jump, sets personal record