Brenna Porter
Hurdles
Ht
5'
9"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Logan, 
Utah
Last School
Sky View High School
Roster Years
2014 | 2017-2019


Personal

  • Born in Salt Lake City
  • Parents are Brett and Jody Porter
  • Has four siblings: Brooke, Cardon, Stockton and Garrett
  • Her mom, Jody, ran track at BYU
  • Majoring in Elementary Education
  • Personal Interests: Soccer, skiing, horse riding, camping, photography, hiking and spending time with friends and family

Before BYU

  • Personal high school bests: 100m hurdles-14.37, 200m-24.71, 300m hurdles-41.54, 400m-55.45, 800-2:12.47, Long Jump-19–00
  • Holds the Sky View High School record in the 100m hurdles, 200m, 300m hurdles, 400, 800, 4x400m relay and long jump
  • Holds Utah state record in the 300m hurdles and long jump
  • Four-time Brooks Gibbons Track MVP Award
  • Recevied Herald Journal Athlete of the Year Award
  • Utah's 2013 Women's Track and Field Gatorade Player of the Year
  • Varsity letter winner in soccer and track
  • Member of the National Honor Society
  • SBO Historian
  • One of four 2013 Salt Lake Tribune Difference Makers

Stats

Collegiate Personal Bests 
Mark/Time  Event  Meet
8.07 60m 2014 BYU Indoor Cougar Invitational 
24.83 200m 2019 Sun Angel Track Classic
40.31 300m 2014 BYU Indoor Cougar Invitational 
53.90 400m 2019 Air Force Team Challenge
1:11.58 500m 2019 BYU Indoor Invitational
2:08.29 800m 2018 Iowa State Classic
8.93 60m Hurdles  2017 Alex Wilson Invitational
14.43 100m Hurdles  2017 Utah State Mark Faldmo Invitational 
57.18 400m Hurdles  2018 NCAA West Prelims

Career Stats

Mission

  • Asuncion , Paraguay
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2014

  • 2014 USTFCCCA Track and Field All-Academic
Sophmore Year 2017

Indoor

  • Finished in 13th in the 400m at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships while running it in a personal-best time of 55.69
  • 2017 Indoor Distance Medley Relay (DMR) All-American

Outdoor

  • Finished 42nd overall in the 400-m hurdles at the NCAA West Prelims with a time of 1:08.13
  • 7th in the 4x400 relay and 3rd in the 400m hurdles at the Sun Angel Classic 
  • Took 4th in the 100m hurdles and 1st in the 400m hurdles at the Utah State Mark Faldmo Invitational
  • Finished in 1st in the 400m hurdles and 4th in the100m hurdles at the BYU Robison Invitational
  • Placed 3rd in the 4x400 relay at the BYU Robison Invitational
Junior Year 2018

Indoor

  • Started the season placing first in the 4X400m relay (3:52.05), second in the 800m (2:13.61) and fourth in the 60m hurdles (9.05) at the BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational 
  • Took second in the 400m with a time of 56.31 at the Air Force Indoor Team Challenge
  • Finished third in the 4X400m (3:41.99) and 23rd in the 800m (2:10.60) at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge
  • Competed in the Iowa State Classic where she placed second in the 4X400m (3:44.29) and 12th in the 800m with a career-best time of 2:08.29
  • Placed sixth in the 4X400m relay (3:44.25) and tenth in the 400m with a career-best time of 54.89 at the MPSF Indoor Championships
  • Competed in the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships where she finished eighth in the distance medley relay (11:07.60)

Outdoor

  • Earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Competed at the Home Depot Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays where she placed fifth in the 4X400m relay (3:41.86) and seventh in the 400m hurdles (59.72)
  • Placed first in both the 400m hurdles (58.83) and the 4X400m relay (3:41.38) at the Oregon Pepsi Invitational 
  • Finished third in the 4X400m relay with a time of 3:38.34 at the Mt. SAC Relays 
  • Took first in the 4X400m relay (3:43.97), second in the 4X100m (46.64) and seventh in the 400m hurdles (1:01.95)
  • Competed at the Sacramento State Open where she placed first in the 400m hurdles with a time of 58.20
  • Placed first in the both the 400m hurdles (58.30) and the 4X400m relay (3:53.82) at the BYU Cougar Invitational 
  • Competed in the NCAA West Preliminary Round and advanced to the NCAA Championships after finishing third in the 400m hurdles with a career-best time of 57.18 and 12th in the 4X400m relay (3:36.82)
  • Finished the season at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships placing 18th overall in the 400m hurdles (58.99) and 20th in the 4X400m relay (3:39.14)
Senior Year 2019

Indoor

  • Competed in the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships where she finished second in the DMR with a new school record, 10:54.14, and was named a first-team All-American
  • Set the school record in the 500m and placed first overall with a collegiate-best time of 1:11.58 at the BYU Indoor Invite
  • Clocked a collegiate-best time of 53.90 in the 400m at the Air Force Indoor Challenge and earned the No. 2 spot in BYU history on the all-time record board
  • Placed fifth in the 400 and 400m at the MPSF Indoor Championships
  • Competed in six meets during the 2019 indoor season

Outdoor

  • Took fifth place and received first-team All-America honors in the 400m hurdles after clocking 57.26 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships 
  • Broke the 400m hurdles school record with a time of 56.89 at the BYU Cougar Invitational
  • Competed in the NCAA West Region Prelims where she finished fourth (56.98) in the 400m hurdles and qualified for nationals
  • Ran a career-best time of 24.83 in the 200m at the Sun Angel Track Classic
  • Competed in eight meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



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    W Track & Field | Apr, 04

    BYU to compete in the Pepsi Team Challenge

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    W Track & Field | Feb, 17

    Women's DMR team qualifies for nationals

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    W Track & Field | Jul, 23

    13 Cougars Named to All-Academic Team