PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s track & field and cross country program finished third in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Program of the Year standings.
The USTFCCCA Program of the Year Standings are calculated by adding up the combined finishes of each program’s cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field placements at the NCAA Championships.
| Place | School | Cross Country | Indoor Track & Field | Outdoor Track & Field | Total |
| 1 | Arkansas | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 14 | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 6 | 8 | 17 | 32 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 4 | 16 | 19 | 40.5 |
The Cougars won their second-ever national title in cross country with four runners earning All-American honors. They followed that up with a 14th-place finish in indoor track before finishing 11th at the outdoor championships where James Corrigan became the fifth runner in program history to win a national title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Under Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Ed Eyestone, BYU has now finished in the Top 3 four times since 2018-19 including being named the John McDonnell Division I Men’s Program of the Year in 2022-23.
Creed Thompson was one of six runners in the country to earn All-Americans honors in cross country and First Team accolades in indoor and outdoor track & field.