PROVO, Utah — BYU women's track and field announced its 2024 recruiting class on Monday.
CROSS COUNTRY/DISTANCE
BYU women's cross country and distance coach Diljeet Taylor announces nine women in her 2024 recruiting class.
Carmen Riano-Aransay (Transfer)
- Peralta, Spain / Miami (OH)
- 3000m steeplechase: 9:46.91
- Placed 14th at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 3000m steeplechase
Eliza White
- University Place, Washington / Curtis High School
- XC: 17:47.2
- 3200m: 10:23.15
- 1600m: 4:48.74
Avalon Mecham
- American Fork, Utah / American Fork High School
- XC: 17:02.3
- 1600m: 4:56.26
- 3200m: 10:19.85
- 800m: 2:14.77
Bria Anderson
- Orem, Utah / Timpanogos High School
- 400m: 55.38
- 800m: 2:09.39
- 2024 UHSAA 4A state champion in the 400m and 800m
Addie Meldrum
- Highland, Utah / Lone Peak High School
- 1600m: 4:50.22
- 800m: 2:10.84
- XC: 17:45.4
Nelah Roberts
- Idaho Falls, Idaho / Skyline High School
- XC: 17:19.1
- 1600m: 4:48.36
- 3200m: 10:14.68
- 800m: 2:14.09
- 2024 IHSAA 4A state champion in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m
Tessa Buswell
- Poway, California / Poway High School
- 800m: 2:06.51
- 1600m: 4:48.76
- 5000m: 17:25.0
- 2024 CIF state champion in the 800m
Andie Aagard
- Alpine, Utah / Lone Peak High School
- 3200m: 10:17.69
- 1600m: 4:55.70
- Utah 6A state cross country champion in 2023
Karissa Chamberlain
- Loomis, California / Whitney High School
- 1600m: 4:55.68
- 3200m: 10:56.90
- XC: 18:12.70
SPRINTS/HURDLES
BYU sprints and hurdles coach Kyle Grossarth announces six women in his 2024 recruiting class.
Nadia Chiara
- Highland, Utah / Lone Peak High School
- 100mh: 14.54
- 300mh: 43.27
- 2024 UHSAA 6A state champion in the 300m hurdles
Remy Romney
- Queen Creek, Arizona / Queen Creek High School
- Hurdles
Violett Taylor
- Laketown, Utah / Rich High School
- 100mh: 14.55
- 300mh: 43.05
- 2024 UHSAA 1A state champion in the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, 100m and 200m
- UHSAA 1A state record-holder in the 100mh, 300mh, 100m and long jump
Mikensi Smith
- Yucaipa, California / Yucaipa High School
- 100m: 11.92
- 200m: 24.55
Makayla Grossarth
- Provo, Utah / Timpview High School
- 100mh: 14.58
- 300mh: 43.88
Annie Nuttall
- Provo, Utah / Timpview High School
- 100mh: 14.90
- 300mh: 42.91
- 2024 UHSAA 5A state champion in the 300m hurdles
- UHSAA 5A state record-holder in the 300m hurdles
JUMPS/MULTIS
BYU jumps and combined events coach Tiffany Hogan announces two women in her 2024 recruiting class. Pole vault coach Rick McWhorter announces one woman.
Cortnie Barker
- Syracuse, Utah / Syracuse High School
- High Jump: 1.84m/6-0.25
- 2024 UHSAA 6A state champion
- UHSAA 6A Utah state record-holder
Summer Young
- Palo Alto, California / Menlo High School
- Combined Events
- High Jump: 1.73m/5-8
- Placed second at CIF State Track & Field Championships
Monét Ward
- South Jordan, Utah / Bingham High School
- Pole Vault: 3.81m/12-6
- 2024 UHSAA 6A state champion
THROWS
BYU throws coach Niklas Arrhenius announces five women in his 2024 recruiting class.
Katharine Beachler
- Omaha, Nebraska / Millard North High School
- Shot Put: 14.48m/47-6.25
- Hammer: 46.58m/152-10
- Javelin: 43.46m/142-7
- Discus: 43.05m/141-3
- 2024 Nebraska Class A state champion in the shot put and discus
Clara Baker
- American Fork, Utah / American Fork High School
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- Shot Put: 13.17m/43-0
- Discus: 40.00m/131-3
- 2024 UHSAA 6A state champion in the shot put
Brooklyn Montgomery
- Gilbert, Arizona / Camp Verde High School
- Discus: 47.70m/156-6
- Shot Put: 12.62m/41-5
- 2024 Arizona state champion in the discus
Jea Genet
- Gilbert, Arizona / Highland High School
- Javelin: 46.58m/152-10
- 2024 Arizona state champion in the javelin
Heather Thayer
- Katy, Texas / Katy Seven Lakes High School
- Discus: 47.78m/156-9
Athletes Returning From Missions
- Lia Pili / Throws
- Jayda Lee / Throws