BYU Track and Field Announces 12th Annual Curtis Pugsley Awards Banquet

PROVO, Utah – BYU track and field will hold its 12th Annual Curtis Pugsley Awards Banquet on Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. MT in the Hinckley Center Ballroom.

The Curtis Pugsley Award is BYU track and field’s highest recognition and is given every year to one athlete from each of BYU’s men’s and women’s teams.

The honor is given based on personal performance during the previous season. The award is named for former BYU track and field athlete Curtis Pugsley (2000-2004), who passed away in 2013 after a battle with cancer. During his time at BYU, Pugsley earned multiple All-American honors and won a conference championship in the decathlon.

The Curtis Pugsley Awards Banquet has traditionally been an exclusive event for the team and coaches to recognize achievements of the athletes from the previous season. For the second-consecutive year, the event will collaborate with the Track and Field Alumni Association as alumni are invited to participate and join in on the celebration.

The program looks forward to connecting Cougars from all years and celebrating past and present success of BYU track and field. 

Men

James Corrigan

• Competed in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the 3000-meter Steeplechase for Team USA, placing tenth in his preliminary heat (8:36.67)
• Placed third at the 2024 USATF Olympic Team Trials in the 3000-meter Steeplechase (8:26.78)
• School record in the 3000m steeplechase (8:13.87) at the Penn Relays Summer Showcase where he was paced to run the Olympic Standard and auto-qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
• 2024 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field 3000-meter Steeplechase Champion (8:29.24)

Lucas Bons

• Third overall in the mile at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and First Team All-American (3:58.60)
• Achieved a 3:54.82 (No. 2 all-time at BYU) in the indoor mile at the 2024 Boston Terrier Classic
• Earned a personal best in the indoor 3000m in 7:53.71

Danny Bryant

• Fourth overall in the shot put at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (20.02m/65-8.25)
•  No. 3 all-time at BYU in outdoor shot put (20.02m/65-8.25)
•  No. 7 all-time at BYU in indoor shot put (18.86m/61-10.5)

Women

Meghan Hunter  

• Named Big 12's Nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year
• Honda Inspiration Award Finalist
• First Team All-American in the 800m placing third and running 2:02.15 at the 2024 indoor championships
• On BYU's all-time record board, Meghan is ranked No. 3 in the indoor 800m and No. 5 in the outdoor 800m

Riley Chamberlain

• Anchored Cougars' distance medley relay team to a national championship
• First Team All-American in the 3000m at the 2024 indoor national championships
• Second Team All-American in the 1500m at the 2024 outdoor national championships
• On BYU’s all-time record board, Riley is ranked No. 2 in the indoor mile, No. 4 in the 3000m, No. 4 in the 1500m and No. 8 in the indoor 800m

Lexy Halladay-Lowry

• First Team All-American, placing fourth in the 3000m and fifth in the 5000m at the 2024 indoor national championships 
• BYU's first-ever individual Big 12 conference champion as she won the 3000m in a Sports Performance Center facility record of 9:03.66
• On BYU's all-time record board, Lexy is ranked No. 2 in the 3000m steeplechase, No. 2 in the indoor 5000m, No. 3 in the 3000m, No. 5 in the indoor mile and No. 8 in the outdoor 5000m