Laura Bluth
Distance
Ht
5'
6"
Class
Senior
Hometown
South Jordan , 
Utah
Last School
Bingham High School
Roster Years
2013 | 2016-2018


Personal

  • Parents are David and Christine Young
  • Has three siblings: Rachel, Rebekah and Allison
  • Married to Michael Bluth, who is also on the team
  • Major: Psychology
  • Minor: Family Studies 

Before BYU

  • Personal bests: 1600m- 4:56.0, 3200m- 10:54.0, 5k- 18:40.0, 800m- 2:18.0
  • Earned academic letters during sophomore, junior and senior years
  • Honor roll all four years of high school
  • Named KJZZ Student-Athlete of the week as a senior
  • Bingham High School Athlete of the Year as a sophomore
  • Bingham High School Athlete of the Month as a senior
  • Bingham High School's senior class All-Around Female Athlete
  • Three-time region champion in the 800m
  • Four-time region champion in the 1600m
  • Two-time region champion in the 3200m
  • Two-time region champion in cross country
  • Named All-State in cross country three years in a row
  • Named All-State in the one and two mile during junior season

Stats

Collegiate Personal Bests
Mark/Time  Event  Meet 
4:32.17 1500m  2013 IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Championships
4:54.24 Mile  2013 UW Invitational
9:21.12 3000m 2018 Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge
11:27.03 3000m Steeplechase  2013 BYU Robison Invitational 
15:51.02 5000m 2018 Iowa State Classic
34:07.86 10,000m 2017 Mt. SAC Relays

Career Stats

Cross Country Profile 

 

Mission

  • Los Angeles
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2013

Indoor:

  • Began collegiate track career with a third-place finish in the 3000m with a time of 10:13.87 at the Blue and Orange Opener
  • Finished third in the mile with a new personal-best time of 4:54.24 at the Washington Invitational
  • During the Husky Classic, finished 11th in the 3000m with a time of 9:41.22
  • Concluded the indoor season at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a 15th-place finish in the 3,000 with a time of 9:38.32

Outdoor:

  • Opened the outdoor season with a fifth-place finish in the 1500m in 4:33.96 during the Stanford Invitational
  • During the Mt. Sac Relays placed 25th overall in the 5000m with a time of 17:00.16
  • Finished fourth in the 3000m steeplechase during the BYU Robison Invitational with a time of 11:27.03
  • Placed second in the 1500m with a time of 4:34.58 during the Weber State Twilight
Sophmore Year 2016

Indoor

  • Took 19th in the 5000k at the UW Invitational 

Outdoor

  • Placed 31st in the Mt. SAC Relays in the 5000-meter run 
  • Finished 17th in the 5000-meter run at the 2016 Oxy Invitational 
Junior Year 2017

Indoor

  • 7th overall in the 5000-meter at the UW Invitational 
  • Placed 10th in the 3000-meter run at the Iowa State Classic with a career-best time of 9:25.21
  • Finished 6th in the 5000-meter run with a career-best time of16:15.66 at the MPSF Championships

Outdoor

  • Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 10,000m but did not finish the race
  • Took 2nd in the 5000m at the Oxy Invitational
  • Came in 10th in the 10,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays
Senior Year 2018

Indoor

  • Finished 13th at the Columbia Challenge in the 3000m with a time of 9:21.12
  • Broke the BYU record in the women's 5000m after clocking 15:51.02 at the Iowa State Classic
  • Took second place in the 5000m at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships (15:55.96)
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



  • W Track & Field | Mar, 14

    BYU’s men’s program ranks No. 9 in Program of the Year standings, women’s program No. 12

  • W Track & Field | Feb, 10

    Four Cougars qualify for NCAA Championships, 3 break school records

  • W Track & Field | Feb, 06

    BYU track to compete in Iowa and Idaho this weekend

  • W Track & Field | May, 25

    Several Cougars advance in day one of NCAA Track and Field West Prelims

  • M Track & Field | May, 25

    Several Cougars advance in day one of NCAA Track and Field West Prelims

  • M Track & Field | Feb, 25

    Track team shatters records at MPSF Championships

  • W Track & Field | Feb, 25

    Track team shatters records at MPSF Championships

  • W Track & Field | Jan, 28

    Several Cougars move up in school records, log personal bests at UW Invite

  • M Track & Field | Jan, 28

    Several Cougars move up in school records, log personal bests at UW Invite

  • W Track & Field | Apr, 12

    32 Cougars pick up MPSF All-Academic accolades

  • W Track & Field | Jan, 31

    Women's track break personal records and shine at UW Invitational

  • W Track & Field | May, 07

    BYU women’s track travels to East Coast for ECAC/IC4A Championships

  • W Track & Field | May, 01

    Seven additional BYU women's track athletes qualify for ECAC Championships

  • W Track & Field | Apr, 02

    Women’s track heads to Arizona for Sun Angel and Mesa Classics

  • W Track & Field | Mar, 22

    Nielson and Carlisle overcome Texas A&M runners, claim first and second

  • W Track & Field | Mar, 20

    Women’s track to face top competition at Trojan Invitational

  • W Track & Field | Feb, 23

    Brown finishes fourth in 800 meters to lead BYU in final day at MPSF Championships

  • W Track & Field | Feb, 20

    Top-27 women's track athletes head to MPSF Indoor Championships

  • W Track & Field | Jan, 26

    Kelsey Brown records top-5 NCAA time in the 800 meters