Brigham Young University Athletics

Brigham Young University is a private university that seeks to develop students of faith, intellect and character who have the skills and the desire to continue learning and to serve others throughout their lives. Tracing its roots to Utah’s rich pioneer heritage and to Brigham Young Academy, the original school established in 1875, the university continues to provide an outstanding education in an atmosphere consistent with the ideals and principles of its sponsor, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. BYU is located 45 miles south of Salt Lake City in Provo, Utah. The university’s approximately 600-acre campus includes 333 buildings: 112 for academic programs, 61 for administration and physical plant services and 160 for student housing. BYU students come from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and more than 130 countries. Full-time day enrollment for winter semester 2003 totaled 29,374, with another 2,868 part-time day students. Of the full-time day students, 27,616 are undergraduates and 1,758 are graduate students. Of the 1,964 international students enrolled at BYU during winter semester 2003, 21.6 percent (425) are from the Far East, 17.9 percent (352) from Canada, 14.4 percent (282) from South America, 12.6 percent (247) from Europe, 11.8 percent (232) from Central America and Mexico, 8.5 percent (167) from Eastern Europe and Russia, 6 percent (117) from the Middle East, 4.5 percent (88) from Africa and 2.7 percent (54) from the South Pacific. Of the total students, about 53 percent are men and 47 percent are women. Seventy-four percent of the student body is single; 32.9 percent of the men and 18.1 percent of the women are married.

Undergraduate college and schools are as follows: Biology and Agriculture, Business School, Continuing Education, Education, Engineering and Technology, Family, Home and Social Sciences, Fine Arts and Communications, General Education and Honors, Health and Human Performance, Humanities, Independent Study, International Studies, Nursing, Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Religious Education. Over 203 majors are offered.

The athletic teams at Brigham Young University compete in the NCAA Division I Mountain West Conference.

Recent Highlights:

• The National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced its preseason rankings for NCAA Division I schools with BYU women weighing in at No. 24.



• BYU led the Mountain West Conference by having 125 student-athletes named Academic All-Mountain West out of the 622 honored during the spring semester. Teams earning spring academic honors were track and field, swimming and diving, baseball, softball, basketball, golf and tennis. To be eligible for selection student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at BYU while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or significant contributor on their athletic team.



• On the final day of competition at the 2003 NCAA Track & Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif., three more Cougars earned All-America honors, while senior Jaime Cottle, who ran in her final collegiate competition, set a new BYU record in the 1,500 meters. During the four-day competition, a total of seven BYU athletes earned All-America honors, including Trent Powell (pole vault), Chad Simkins (800m), Cassie Andersen (steeplechase), Lisa Antonelli (steeplechase), Aneta Lemiesz (800m), Jamie Cottle (1,500m) and Lindsey Metcalf (high jump).



• BYU's head coach Steve Cleveland captured Coach of the Year for basketball. Four of Cleveland's players joined him in being honored by the MWC media and coaches. BYU's lone senior Hansen was selected to the All-MWC First Team, while juniors Mark Bigelow and Rafael Araujo were voted to the All-MWC Third Team and sophomore Jared Jensen receiving honorable mention.



• The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation named four members of the BYU men's volleyball team to Academic All-Conference for the 2003 season. Jon Alleman, Fernando Pessoa, Mike Burke and Luka Slabe received academic citations for their contributions in the classroom and outstanding play on this year's MPSF Tournament champion team that earned a second-place finish in the NCAA Tournament.



• BYU's Dainiel Summerhays (golf) was named Freshman of the Year, while Glen Millican claimed Coach of the Year accolades.



• BYU outfielder Oli Keohohou and catcher Lauren Watson were named to the Easton Sports 2003 Softball All-American team. Keohohou was also named an NFCA All-American last month for the third consecutive year. Watson's selection marks the first time a Cougar other than Keohohou has been named an All-American.

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