Lindsey Metcalf Athlete Profile

Lindsey Metcalf

Lindsey Metcalf
Position: High Jump Height: 6-0 Roster Years: 2002-2005 Hometown: Orem, UT

Personal

  • Born May 1982 in Provo, Utah
  • Parents are Robert and Laurel Steele
  • Majoring in early childhood education with a minor in business
  • Married to Benson Metcalf
  • Lindsey also plays volleyball for BYU

Before BYU

  • Lettered three years in track and volleyball and two years in basketball at Mountain View HS
  • Earned academic all-state honors in volleyball and track
  • Three-time region champion in the high jump, hurdles and 4x400m relay
  • Placed second in the region in the 4x100m relay three times
  • Placed second twice in the 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay at state championships

Stats

Best Marks: HJ - 6-00.5

2002 | Freshman Year

Indoor: 

  • Placed second in the high jump at the Wildcat Invitational and the Illinois Women's Invitational
  • Won the high jump at the Mountain State Games
  • Placed second in the high jump at the Air Force Invitational
  • Won the high jump at the MWC Indoor Championships
  • Finished sixth in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships 

Outdoor: 

  • Placed second in the high jump at the UCLA Tri-Meet
  • Won the high jump at the Robison Invitational
  • Won the high jump at the MWC Outdoor Championships
  • Finished seventh in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a jump of 5-10.50

2003 | Sophomore Year

Indoor: 

  • Finished seventh in the HJ at the Olympic Oval meet

Outdoor: 

  • Placed second at the Sun Angel Classic (5-08.75)
  • Placed first at the BYU Invitational with a jump of 5-09.25
  • Place first at the MWC Outdoor Championships with a height of 5-08.75
  • Finished fifth at NCAA Nationals with a jump of 5-10.5
  • Earned All-American status for the second consecutive year

2004 | Junior Year

Indoor: 

  • Placed first at the MWC Indoor Championships in the high jump (5-08.75)
  • Jumped 5-11.25 in the high jump to place fifth at the NCAA Indoor Championships earning her All-American status 

Outdoor: 

  • Took first in the high jump (5-08.75) at the Brutus Hamilton
  • Won the high jump (5-11.25) at the Robison Invitational
  • Captured second in the high jump at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships with a jump of 5-11.75
  • Took fifth in the NCAA West Regional Championship high jump competition
  • Finished eighth in the high jump with a personal best jump of 6-00.50 at the NCAA National Championships to earn All-American honors
  • received Academic All-District and Academic All-American honors
  • Named Academic All-MWC

2005 | Senior Year

Indoor: 

  • Captured first in the high jump at the BYU Indoor Meet (5-10) and Boise Invitational (66-00.5)
  • Finished third in the high jump at the Washington Invitational with a jump of 6-00
  • Placed first in the high jump at the Husky Classic (5-11.25) and MWC Indoor Championships (5-11.25) 

Outdoor: 

  • Took second in the high jump at the BYU Outdoor Meet with a jump of 5-08.25
  • Captured first in the high jump at the Robison Invitational (6-00), Weber Twighlight (5-09.75) and MWC Outdoor Championships (5-11.25)
  • Finished 11th in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a jump of 5-09.75
  • Named MWC Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MWC