NEW ORLEANS - Carter Cutting was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Indoor National Scholar Track Athlete of the Year, the organization announced Monday afternoon.
Cutting earned the distinction after an indoor track season where he set the BYU school record in the mile clocking a 3:52.84 at the David Hemry Valentine Invitational to push his record nearly two seconds ahead of former NCAA indoor mile national champion and record holder Miles Batty. The junior ended the indoor season crowned the Big 12 champion in the mile and the NCAA national champion in the same event. Cutting also helped the distance medley relay team place sixth at the NCAA National Championship with a 9:35.98 finish.
The Wilsonville, Oreg. product, who majors in Finance with a 3.81 GPA, then claimed the BYU 1500-meter school record with a 3:35.95 performance at the NCAA National Championship where he finished on the podium in eighth. Cutting notably also set the No. 7 all-time BYU record in the outdoor 800m with a 1:47.02 at the BYU Robison Invitational and was named the 2026 Big 12 Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year.
To view the full release, visit the USTFCCCA website.