Alexa Gray | Women’s Volleyball
Alexa Gray was one of the most accomplished players in BYU women’s volleyball history, competing from 2012 to 2015. She became one of only three players in program history to earn AVCA All-America honors three times (excluding honorable mentions).
Gray helped lead BYU to its first-ever NCAA championship match appearance in 2014, earning AVCA All-America recognition in each of her four seasons, including First Team honors in 2015, Second Team in 2014 and Third Team in 2013. She was also named to multiple NCAA All-Tournament Teams, including the 2014 Final Four and a trio of Regionals.
Her performances also earned her three National Player of the Week awards from the AVCA and ESPNW. A four-time AVCA Pacific South honoree, Gray earned First Team honors from 2013 to 2015 and Honorable Mention in 2012.
Within the West Coast Conference, Gray was a two-time WCC Player of the Year (2014–15) and the 2012 Freshman of the Year. She earned All-WCC First Team honors in all four seasons and was named to the WCC All-Freshman Team in 2012. With eight career WCC Player of the Week awards — the most in BYU history — she was one of the conference’s most decorated players.
Gray’s name is found throughout BYU’s record books. She finished her career ranked second all-time in kills and attempts, and she was sixth in points and sets played. In the rally scoring era, she holds BYU’s career records for kills, points and attempts. Her 2015 season remains one of the best in program history, ranking second in kills per set (5.24) and first in attempts per set (12.9), while placing among the top 10 in several other categories.
Following her BYU career, Gray joined the Canadian National Team in 2017, later serving as captain in the 2023 Volleyball Nations League. She earned multiple international honors, including Best Spiker and MVP awards. She competed professionally in South Korea, Italy and Turkey. Her professional achievements include league MVP and championship titles in Italy, as well as two FIVB World Championship crowns.
Gray played in the AU Pro Volleyball Championship in 2025 and will compete for LOVB Salt Lake, one of six teams in the United States’ premier professional women’s volleyball league in 2026.
Tyler Haws | Men’s Basketball
Tyler Haws is one of the most prolific scorers in college basketball history and the all-time leading scorer at BYU with 2,720 career points — the 25th-most in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history.
During his time in Provo, Haws was a 2015 Wooden Award Finalist, Jerry West Award Finalist and Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American. He garnered Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American honors in 2014 and 2015. He was twice named WCC Player of the Week and earned the Sports Illustrated National Player of the Week award in December 2012.
Haws ranked among the elite scored in the country for three consecutive seasons — finishing third in 2015 (22.2 points per game), sixth in 2014 (23.2 per game) and seventh in 2013 (21.7 per game). His 724 makes from the free throw line are the 13th most in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history.
A four-year starter for the Cougars appearing in 139 games, Haws earned multiple district and conference honors on the hardwood, including multiple First Team All-District selections by the USBWA and NABC. He was a three-time All-WCC selection including being named the top player in the league in 2014.
Haws holds numerous program records, including field goal attempts (1,916), free throws made (724), free throw percentage (.883), games started (137), minutes played (4,247), consecutive free throws made (50), double-figure scoring games (122) and 20-point games (74).
Haws was one of 12 players to represent USA Basketball at the 2013 World University Games in Russia. Following graduation, Haws went on to play professional overseas, with stints in Spain, Canada and Poland. Tyler and his wife Summer, have three girls — Goldie, Ella and Paris.
Off the court, Haws has remained closely connected to the game and to BYU. He has served as a mentor to current players, worked in player development and skill training, and frequently represents BYU at community and alumni events. Known for his discipline, faith and leadership, Haws continues to exemplify the values that defined his playing career, inspiring the next generation of Cougars to pursue excellence on and off the court.
Nachelle Stewart Mackie | Women’s Track
During her standout career at BYU from 2009 to 2012, Nachelle Stewart Mackie established herself as one of the most decorated middle-distance runners in program history.
Mackie’s crowning achievements came during the 2012 season, when she captured two NCAA National Championships in the 800-meters, winning both the indoor and outdoor titles to become the only female BYU athlete to win both NCAA event titles in the same season. Her NCAA indoor title came with a historic performance, running the fastest indoor 800m time in Mountain West Conference history at 2:03.89. In addition, Mackie finished the 2012 season undefeated among collegiate runners in the 800m.
A four-time All-American, Mackie earned honors twice in the 800m and twice as a member of BYU’s Distance Medley Relay Team. She also claimed three Mountain West Conference championships — two in 2009 and one in 2012 — and was a two-time NCAA West Regional Outdoor 800m champion in 2010 and 2012. Her consistency and leadership helped BYU capture numerous team titles during her tenure.
Beyond her athletic excellence, Mackie distinguished herself academically. She was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team in 2012 and earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team recognition in 2009, 2010 and 2012. In 2011, she was honored as the Mountain West Indoor Student-Athlete of the Year for her combined achievements on the track and in the classroom.
Following her BYU career, Mackie continued to inspire through her dedication to family, faith and sport. She and her husband, James Mackie, remained passionate about sports while raising their family.
Trevor Matich | Football
Trevor Matich has set a consistent standard of elite achievement during his career as an All-American college offensive lineman, NFL first-round draft pick and longtime NFL veteran and award-winning national sports broadcaster.
A native of Sacramento, California, Matich came to Provo to begin his college football career in 1979 and was a member of the first BYU team in school history to achieve an undefeated regular season on its way to an 11-1 overall record with Marc Wilson under center. The next season, Matich was a part of the Holiday Bowl-winning 1980 team that finished 12-1, guided by quarterback Jim McMahon.
After serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Torreon, Mexico, Matich returned as a key contributor and leader on two of the most successful teams in BYU football history, starting at center for both Steve Young and Robbie Bosco. Matich earned All-Western Athletic Conference honors in both 1983 and 1984 as the Cougars won 24 straight games, culminated by winning the 1984 National Championship.
As the center, Matich made the protection calls on a strong offensive front that protected Steve Young in 1983 as the Cougars finished No. 9 in the nation at 11-1. The next year, Matich earned Associated Press All-America Third Team honors while snapping to Robbie Bosco on the way to a perfect 13-0 season, a victory over Michigan in the 1984 Holiday Bowl and the 1984 National Championship.
Matich finished his BYU career as a four-year letterman on four WAC Championship teams that posted a combined 47-3 record. He then became the first BYU offensive lineman to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft when he was chosen 28th overall by the New England Patriots in 1985. During his 12-year NFL career, Matich started games at left tackle, left guard, center and right guard while also playing right tackle, tight end and long snapper. His tireless approach to preparation earned him the nickname of "the hardest working man in football."
After retiring from the NFL, Matich forged a sports broadcasting career that has seen him earn 17 Emmy Awards. During three decades in television and radio, he has worked with FOX Sports, CBS Sports, NFL Europe, Comcast SportsNet Washington and his current employer ESPN, where he provides football analysis for programming such as SportsCenter, College Football Live and College GameDay on ESPN Radio. Known for his keen insights and exceptional storytelling, Matich originated telestrated breakdowns at ESPN as a pioneer in his field. He is still widely regarded as the best at utilizing the technology to deliver unique analysis and storytelling.
Matich was previously inducted into the Sacramento Sports Hall of Fame and the Rio Americano High School Hall of Fame. He is married to Dana Leigh Langford.
Jack Morris | Baseball
A highly recruited high school basketball player from St. Paul, Minnesota, Jack Morris chose to pursue a baseball career, finding his way to Provo in 1974 with his brother Tom.
Jack spent three seasons at BYU, his freshman season on the JV team and his sophomore and junior seasons on the varsity team. During his career in Provo, his stats didn’t jump off the page, with an ERA of 4.89 and 10 wins in 21 starts, but his coach, Glen Tuckett, said that in his 17 years of coaching the Cougars, “I don’t think I’ve ever coached a player as competitive as Jack.” Tuckett also said he believed Morris could have started on the BYU basketball team or football team. He was that athletic.
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the fifth round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft, Morris would make his major league debut with the Tigers in 1977 and crack the starting rotation in 1979.
Morris played 14 seasons with the Tigers, winning more games in the 1980s than any other major leaguer. In 1984, Morris helped Detroit to a World Series championship. He would go on to win three more, including the 1991 title with the Minnesota Twins and back-to-back championships with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1992 and 1993.dall
An All-Star in 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1991, Morris was the American League wins leader in both 1981 and 1992 and the AL strikeouts leader in 1983. He still holds the major league record for consecutive opening day starts, taking the mound first every season from 1980 to 1993.
Morris was a four-time World Series champion, five-time All-Star and the World Series MVP in 1991. He was a two-time winner of the Babe Ruth Award, in 1984 and 1991. Morris was enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 29, 2018, becoming the first BYU Cougar to be so honored. Morris has three sons, Austin, Erik and Miles.
Mark Philbrick | BYU Photo
After graduating from BYU in 1975, Mark Philbrick was hired as the university’s first full-time photographer. Under his vision and direction, BYU Photo was born.
Over the next 40 years, Philbrick worked for six BYU presidents, covering events all over campus, the United States and in more than 56 countries around the world. Along the way he captured millions of images that created a historic portrait of the university, including many of the greatest moments in BYU sports history.
From 1975 to 2016, Philbrick photographed more than 500 football games, while his images from all the BYU athletic teams and events were used to promote thousands of student-athletes and coaches for conference, regional and national awards.
Throughout his awarding-winning career, Mark Philbrick was recognized as the National Photographer of the Year eight times by the University Photographer’s Association of America, making him the winningest photographer in UPAA history.
In 2016, the UPAA paid the ultimate tribute to his legacy in the profession when the organization’s National Photographer of the Year Award was renamed the Mark A. Philbrick Photographer of the Year Award in his honor. In addition, he served as the UPAA president for five years and was an inductee to the UPAA Master of the Profession in 2011.
Throughout his career, Philbrick’s images were featured in hundreds of publications, such as Sports Illustrated, National Geographic, Parade Magazine, New York Times and USA Today, to name just a few.
In addition to the dozens of students he mentored at BYU Photo, Philbrick also taught photography courses on campus for many years.
After retiring in 2016, Mark and his wife Peggy served missions in the Liberia Monrovia Mission and the Texas Dallas East Mission. They have five children and 21 grandchildren.
Roger Reid | Men’s Basketball Coach
One of the most successful and respected coaches in BYU men’s basketball history, Roger Reid is known for his leadership, consistency and ability to build winning teams. Serving as BYU’s head coach from 1989-1996, Reid compiled an impressive record of 152-77, making him the third-winningest coach in program history.
Reid guided the BYU program to five NCAA Tournament appearances, three WAC regular season championships and two WAC tournament titles. He led the program to six consecutive 20-win seasons, tied for the second-longest streak in program history. The Cougars went 92-18 at the Marriott Center under his guidance, including a perfect 15-0 record during his first season as the head coach, tied for the most home wins by a first-year head coach with Kevin Young.
A two-time WAC Coach of the Year, Reid was recognized for his ability to develop talent and maintain a culture of excellence. While at the helm, he coached three All-Americans and nine All-WAC players during his time in Provo.
Before becoming head coach, Reid served as an assistant coach at BYU from 1978-89 under both Frank Arnold and LaDell Andersen, helping the Cougars reach the Elite Eight for the first time in program history. As an assistant coach he helped coach four additional All-Americans, including the 1981 National Player of the Year, Danny Ainge.
Following his collegiate career, he served as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA from 1998-03. During his five seasons in Phoenix, the Suns made two playoff appearances. Reid also coached in China’s top professional league (2003-05) and was later the head coach at Snow College (2005-07) and Southern Utah (2007-12).
As an athlete, Reid was a two-sport star in baseball and basketball at College of Eastern Utah, where he was named a Junior College All-American in baseball. Reid concluded his collegiate playing days at Weber State, earning all-conference honors in baseball twice and was a key player on the Wildcats’ Big Sky Conference basketball championship team.
Reid and his wife Diane are the parents of five children. Two of their sons, Randy and Robbie, played basketball at BYU.
