Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley...

Senior (2017): Indoor: Competed unattached during the 2017 indoor season… placed third with a time of 4:15.39 in the mile and placed second in the 3,000-meter with a time of 8:24.68 at the Snake River Open… posted a new school and facility record to place first in the 5,000-meter (14.22:86) at the Western State Alumni Open Invite… added another first-place finish in the 3,000-meter with a time of 8:33.50 at the Western State Alumni Open… bested his previous program record in the 5,000-meter with a time of 14:18.68 in second-place finish at the Mountain States Games... finished first in the 3,000-meter with a time of 8:20.84… set personal season bests of 4:15.39 in the mile, 8:20.84 in the 3000, and 14:18.68 in the 5000… team captain. Outdoor: Claimed individual title in the 10,000 meter run at the WAC Outdoor Championships for the fourth straight year with a time of 31:10.60… set a WAC record by becoming the WAC’s first-ever distance runner to be crowned the conference champion four consecutive times in the 10,000-meter… crowned individual champion in the 5,000-meter at the WAC Championships for the first time in career with a time of 14:47.49… set a new school and Hal Wing Track and Field record in the 3000-meter with a time of 8:13.10 in first-place finish at the UVU Collegiate Invite…. concluded his UVU career with a new school record of 29:07.36 at the Portland Track Festival with a 10,000-meter run, while placing 20th in a field featuring many of the nation’s top professional and collegiate runners… shattered UVU record in the 5000-meter by over seven seconds at the Oxy Invitational with a time of 14:04.13… placed first in the 39th Annual Aztec Invitational in the 5000-meter with a time of 14:28.56… took third in the 10,000-meter with a time of 29:38.75 at the Mt. SAC Relays… finished third in the 3000 meter with a time of 8:34.70 at the UC Riverside Spring Track Classic… earned victory at the BYU Robinson Invitational in the 5000 meter with a time of 14:36.04… finished ninth in the 5000-meter at the Oxy Invitational… placed 18th at the Mt. SAC Relays in the 5000-meter with a time of 14:13.50…  All-WAC first team in the 10,000-meter and 5,000-meter… was a dual-event qualifier for the NCAA Championship West Preliminary Rounds in the 10,000-meter and the 5,000-meter…. finished 37th in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds with a time of 31:25.89… 33rd in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:55.37… three-times named WAC Athlete of the Week for performances during the weeks of March 20-26, April 10-16 and May 2-8… named to Academic All-WAC team… team captain… finished his career with a total of five school records (two indoor and three outdoor).
 
Junior (2016): Indoor: Earned championship in the 5,000-meter for the second straight year at the WAC Indoor Championships with a time of 14:42.16… at the Mountain States Games, added a then-school record 5,000-meter with a time of 14:24.40 in first-place finish… tallied a then-UVU record in the 3,000-meter with a time of 8:19.76 to finish second at the Mountain States Games…  placed sixth at the BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational in the 3000 meter with a time of 8:27.54… posted a first-place finish in the 3,000-meter at the Bronco Invite with a time of 8:31.53... ran times of  14:27.64 in the 5,000-meter and 8:23.93 in the 3,000-meter at the UW Invitational to place fourth and 34th, respectively… finished second in the 3,000-meter at the WAC Championships with a time of 8:34.79 en route to earning All-WAC first team accolades in the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter… twice named WAC Athlete of the Week for the weeks of Jan. 25-31 and Feb. 1-7… received Academic All-WAC honors… served as team captain. Outdoor: Won the WAC individual championship in the 10,000-meter for the third consecutive year at the WAC Outdoor Championships with a time of 30:23.60 in Kansas City, Mo. … placed first at the UNLV Spring Invitational in the 5,000-meter with a time of 14:34.74… finished first in the 5,000-meter at the  UVU Collegiate Invite with a new stadium record of 14:20.62... added another first-place finish in the 5,000-meter at the Utah Spring Classic behind a stadium record time of 14:37.70… placed 37th in the 10,000-meter at the Mt. SAC Relays with a then-program record of 29:51.78... took 17th in the 5,000-meter with a time of 14:17.48 at the Oxy Invitational... finished third in the 5,000-meter with a time of 14:28.48 en route to earning All-WAC first team honors in the 10,000-meter and 5,000-meter…named WAC Track Athlete of the Week for the week of May 2-8…  named Academic All-WAC… served as team captain.

Sophomore (2015): Indoor: Became UVU’s first-ever 5,000-meter individual champion at the WAC Indoor Championships with a time of 15:40.96… also finished second in the 3,000-meter at the WAC Championships with a personal season record of 8:28.72 to collect All-WAC first team accolades in 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs… placed first at the Snake River Open in the 3000 meter with a time of 8:34.32… finished in first place at the Mountain States Games with a time of 14:24.83 in the 5000 meter, breaking the previous school record by nearly 15 seconds… ran the mile in a season-best time of 4:15.10 to place fifth at the Air Force Indoor Team Challenge… named WAC Athlete of the Week for the weeks of Jan. 12-18 and Jan. 26-Feb 1… earned Academic All-WAC… served as team captain. Outdoor: Captured WAC individual title in the 10,000-meter for the second consecutive year at the WAC Outdoor Championships with a then-program record and a stadium record of 29:51.88… placed second in the 5,000-meter with a time of 14:59.35 en route to earning All-WAC first team honors in the 10,000-meter and 5,000-meter… finished third in the UNLV Spring Invitational in the 5,000-meter with a time of 14:43.33… notched a tenth-place finish at the Weber State Open in the 1500-meter with a time of 3:54.73… finished 13th at the Mt. SAC Relays in the 5,000-meter with a season personal best of 14:31.37… tallied a third-place finish in the 5,000-meter with a time of 14:37.18 at the Triton Invitational… named an NCAA Championship West Preliminary qualifier in the 10,000-meter… placed 32nd in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds with a time of 31:44.82... earned Academic All-WAC… served as team captain.

Freshman (2014): Named to the Capital One Academic All-District 8 Team ... also named to both the winter and spring Academic All-WAC teams ... Indoor: named Second Team All-WAC after placing fifth in the 5000m run at the WAC Indoor Championships with a time of 15:18.87 ... also took eighth at the WAC Championships in the 3000 with a time of 8:50.52 ... took second in both the 3000 and 5000 at the Mountain States Games with times of 8:34.53 and 15:07.57 ... recorded a personal record in the mile at the Snake River Open with a time of 4:21.31... finished with personal bests in the mile (4:16.33), 3,000-meter (8:32.25) and 5,000-meter (14.46.73). Outdoor: 2014 WAC Champion in the 10,000m run at the WAC Outdoor Championship with a time of 33:33.04 ... also named Second Team All-WAC in both the 5000 and 1500 after placing fourth (15:25.69) and sixth (3:58.73), respectively ... won the 3000 at the UNLV Classic with a time of 8:49.24 ... place ninth in the 1500 at the Ben Brown Invite (3:56.49) and 10th in the 5000 at the Oxy Distance Carnival (14:40.99) ... posted personal bests in the 1,500-meter (3:53.92), 3,000-meter (8:49.24), 5,000-meter (14:35.28) and 10,000-meter (33:33.04) on the season.

Redshirt (2013): Medical redshirted the 2013 indoor and outdoor seasons due to injury.

Freshman: (2010): Indoor: Competed his freshman season in indoor ... placed 15th in the 3000m run at the GWC Indoor Championships at USD with a time of 9:18.86 and his relay team placed third in the distance medley relay (10:13.44) ... had season best times of 2:04.03 in the 800m run, 4:23.21 in the 1-mile run, and 8:50.67 in the 3000m run. Outdoor: Redshirted the 2010 outdoor season.

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Hillcrest High School ... placed second at 5A State Cross Country Championships ... named All-Region and All-State ... was a Region 2 Champion ... high school team placed second in Region and fourth in State ... also played football in high school.

Personal ...
Graduated from Hillcrest High School in 2009 with a 3.9 GPA ... was on the Honor Roll and the National Honor Society ... expected major at UVU is Math ... enjoys played other sports ... sister Nicole Lynch currently plays basketball at Westminster ... also recruited by Yale, Brown, Utah State, SUU, and La Verne ... parents are Jeff and Suzanne.