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Senior
Hometown
American Fork,
Utah
Last School
American Fork High School
Roster Years
2015-2016 | 2018-2019
Personal
- Parents are Robert McMillan and Lisa Richards
- Has four siblings
- Major: Chemical Engineeering
- Grandfather worked as a zoologist in the John A Widtsoe building
- Enjoys playing the guitar
Before BYU
- Utah 5A State Champion in 3200 meters
- Utah 5A State Champion and cross country championship record holder
- Two-time All-American at Nike Cross Nationals
Stats
Personal Bests | |||
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Time | Event | Venue | |
7:51.55 | 3000m | 2019 UW Invite | |
13:38.63 | 5000m | 2019 Iowa State Classic | |
28:09.55 | 10000m | 2018 Payton Jordan Invitational | |
4:04.00 | Mile | 2019 MPSF Championships |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2015
Indoor
- Second place in the 3,000 meters at the Ed Jacoby Invite with a time of 8:26.41
- Seventh place at the MPSF Indoor Championships in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:02.37
Outdoor
- Ninth place at the Mt. SAC Relays in the 5,000 meters with a personal record of 13:59.91
Sophmore Year
2016
Outdoor
- Earned All-America Second Team honors by taking 16th in the 10,000m (29:40.65) at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Placed 16th overall at both the Stanford Invtiational and the Mt. SAC Relays in the 10,000m and the 5000m, respectively. He finished in 29:15.02 and 13:53.53
- Qualified for the NCAA Track and Field West Preliminaries and palced eighth in the 10,000m in 29:54.47, then qualifying himself for the Championships
Junior Year
2018
Indoor
- Received second-team All-America honors after finishing 13th overall in the 5000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships
- Started the season clocking a career-best 8:07.67 in the 3000m at the Columbia Challenge (24th place)
- Took first in the 5000m at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 13:48.00
- Won the 5000m at the MPSF Indoor Championships (13:46.71) and moved up to No. 7 all-time at BYU in the indoor 5000m
Outdoor
- Earned second-team All-America honors with a 12th-place finish in the 10,000m (29:32.65) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships while also receiving honorable mention All-America honors after finishing 24th in the 5000m (14:29.12)
- Competed in both the 10,000m and 5000m at the NCAA West Preliminary Round finishing third (29:14.91) and ninth (13:48.45), respectively, to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in both events
- Won the 3000m to score for BYU at the Pepsi Invitational (8:30.04)
- Ran a career-best 13:38.88 in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays and moved up to No. 8 all-time at BYU (fifth place)
- Set a personal record in the 10,000m with a time of 28:09.55 at the Payton Jordan Invitational and earned the fourth-best time in school history (seventh place)
Senior Year
2019
Indoor
- Named a first-team All-American in the 5000m (4th - 13:46.88) and second-team All-American (11th - 8:03.04) at the NCAA Indoor Championships
- Ran second-fastest indoor 5000m in BYU history with a time of 13:38.63 at the Iowa State Classic
- Recorded the ninth-fastest indoor 3000m in school history with a time of 7:51.55 at the UW Invite
- Took eighth place in the mile at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a personal-record 4:04.00
- Competed in five meets during the 2019 indoor seaon
Outdoor
- Took third place in the 10,000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to receive All-America First Team honors (29:19.85)
- Qualified for Nationals with a fourth-place finish in the 10,000m at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds (29:00.49)
- Finished the 10,000m at the Payton Jordan Invitational in 28:11.30 for a season-best time
- Competed in five meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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Broken school records highlight dual-meet weekend
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ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 26
Women’s DMR team sets new school record at UW Invite
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ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 11
Five Cougars named first-team All-Americans by USTFCCCA
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ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 08
Four more Cougars earn All-America honors on third day of NCAA Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 06
Nielsen, steeplechasers highlight day one of NCAA Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | May, 26
Fifteen BYU track and field athletes advance to NCAA Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | May, 24
Linkletter wins 10K, six Cougars advance to nationals in day one of NCAA West Prelims
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ImageM Track & Field | May, 04
Distance runners solidify regional times at Payton Jordan Invitational
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ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 21
More than 20 Cougars earn regional qualifying marks in California
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ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 07
BYU men’s, women’s teams finish second at Pepsi Invitational
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ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 14
BYU’s men’s program ranks No. 9 in Program of the Year standings, women’s program No. 12
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ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 10
Orton and Alvarado earn first-team All-America honors at NCAA Indoor Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 09
Linkletter places sixth on first day of 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 07
Cougars send 10 athletes to NCAA Indoor Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 28
Nine athletes qualify for indoor national championships
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ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 24
Cougars wrap up MPSF Indoor Championships with more personal records
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ImageW Track & Field | Jun, 09
Two athletes move on after first day of NCAA Championships
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ImageW Track & Field | Jun, 09
Cougars to compete in NCAA Track and Field Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 08
Two athletes move on after first day of NCAA Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 07
Cougars to compete in NCAA Track and Field Championships
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ImageW Track & Field | May, 27
Six cougars punch tickets to NCAA Track and Field Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | May, 27
Six cougars punch tickets to NCAA Track and Field Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | May, 20
48 BYU entries to the 2016 NCAA Track and Field West Preliminaries
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ImageW Track & Field | May, 19
48 BYU entries to the 2016 NCAA Track and Field West Preliminaries
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ImageM Track & Field | May, 10
Cougars move into Top 25 in latest USTFCCCA rankings
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ImageM Track & Field | May, 10
Cougars move into Top 25 in latest USTFCCCA rankings
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ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 16
More regional qualifiers at Mount Sac Relays
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ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 02
Fletcher's win highlights big weekend for track and field
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ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 31
Four different meets on the schedule this weekend
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ImageW Track & Field | May, 28
Witt and Gardner punch tickets to NCAA Championships
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ImageM Track & Field | May, 22
BYU totals 45 entries for West Prelims
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ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 18
BYU shows off distance strength at Mt. SAC Relays
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ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 18
BYU shows off distance strength at Mt. SAC Relays
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ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 04
Martinez and Brown shine as BYU athletes set bevy of personal records
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ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 04
Martinez and Brown shine as BYU athletes set bevy of personal records