Marcus Dickson - M Track & Field

Marcus Dickson

Mid Distance

Class

Senior

Hometown

Buckley,

Washington

Last School

White River High School

Roster Years

2012-2013 | 2016-2019

Parents are Dean and Liz
Has four siblings
Married to Madey Brooks Dickson, who runs track and cross country for BYU
Sports heroes are his brothers
His favorite sports memory is winning a state championship together in the 4x400m relay
Hobbies include playing Kendama with teammates, watching movies, playing sports and juggling
Major: Psychology

4x400m state champion on team that included big brother Mat and his twin brothers
Holds second best 800m mark in high school track all time in the state of Washington, 1:49.30 (behind BYU teammate Tanner Sork)
Second-best True Mile in Washington (4:03)
4x400 State Champion with his brother Mat
Second place at State Championships in the 3200 (9:04)
Five-time high school state champion
Won the Brooks PR Invite and was 5th at Adidas Dream Mile in New York City in High School
Washington Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year
High school coach is Coach Marlow
Got started running after watching his older siblings run. Brother Mike Dickson set the 4x800m national high school relay record while he was a kid

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2016

Indoor

Took fifth at MPSF Championships in the 800m with a time of 1:49.10; it is the fifth-best 800m time in BYU indoor history

Outdoor

Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Ended the season finishing 21st overall in the 1500m at the 2016 NCAA West Preliminaries (3:45.33)
Won the 1500m at the Trojan Invitational (3:47.60) and took second place on the 4X400 relay team (3:15.79)
Ran a career-best 3:44.73 in a second-place finish in the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational while also taking fifth in the 800m (1:50.20)
Clocked a personal record in the 800m at the Sun Angel Classic with a time of 1:48.69
Competed on the DMR team that finished ninth overall with a time of 9:41.96 at the Penn Relays
Placed ninth overall in the 1500m at the Oxy Invitational (3:45.72)
Took second at the BYU Cougar invitational in the 800m with a time of 1:49.47

Sophmore Year 2017

Indoor

Competed on the DMR team that took fourth place at the MPSF Championships (9:50.53) while also finishing 23rd overall in the 800m (1:57.67)
Ran a career-best 8:47.49 in the 3000m at the BYU December Invite to start the season
Took second in the mile at the Cougar Indoor Invitational (4:13.05)
Placed eighth competing on the 4X400 (3:23.12) and 10th overall in the 800m (1:51.42) at the UW Invitational
Finished 27th overall with a time of 1:51.03 in the 800m at the Iowa State Classic

Junior Year 2018

Indoor

Clocked a career-best 4:07.18 in the mile while finishing 10th overall at the MPSF Indoor Championships
Won the mile at the BYU December Invite (4:09.06) to start the season and followed it up with a second-place finish in the mile (4:12.65) at the Cougar Indoor Invitational
Competed on the DMR team that took second place (9:36.13) at the Columbia Challenge and also finished 12th overall in the 1500m (3:54.21)
Finished 46th overall in the mile at the Iowa State Classic (4:23.31)

Outdoor

Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Competed at the NCAA West Preliminaries in the 1500m finishing 35th overall (3:54.35)
Took second and third in the 800m (1:52.55) and 4X400 (3:25.97), respectively, at the USC Trojan Invitational
Placed fourth overall in the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational (3:47.15)
Finished 12th overall in the 1500m at the Pepsi Invitational (3:55.03) and 60th overall in the 1500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational (3:46.44)
Ran a 4:09.26 in the mile to place second at the Robison Invitational
Won the 1500m at the Sacramento State Open (3:46.67) and won the mile at the BYU Last Chance Meet (4:11.67)

Senior Year 2019

Indoor

Ran the ninth-fastest mile time in school history with a time of 4:01.02 while taking fifth place at the MPSF Championships
Earned a season best in the 800m at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a time of 1:50.55
Competed in seven meets during the 2019 indoor season

Outdoor

Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Competed in the 1500m at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, finished 25th with a time of 3:45.42
Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 1500m with a season-best 3:43.56 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
Competed in seven meets during the 2019 outdoor season

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2012

Medical Redshirt Year 2012