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Ward, Josh Wasserman, Oran Whitby-Durocher, Halli Wirthlin, Camille Withers, James Wright, Stephanie Yamauchi-Richins, Kelsey Zilkey, Michala Go Profile Stats Profile Distance Position Redshirt Junior Class Coalville, Utah Hometown Park City HS High School Montana State Previous School Wade Denniston/USU Athletics Wade Denniston/USU Athletics Wade Denniston/USU Athletics Wade Denniston/USU Athletics Wade Denniston/USU Athletics Alyssa Snyder Distance Position Redshirt Junior Class Coalville, Utah Hometown Biography Summary Biography HONORS: First-Team All-American Outdoor: 10,000 meters (2017); All-American: Cross Country (2017); All-Region: Cross Country (2017); First-Team All-Mountain West: Cross Country (2017); Mountain West Cross Country Athlete of the Week (2018); First-Team All-Mountain West Outdoor: 10,000 Meters (2019); First-Team All-Big Sky Indoor: 3,000 meters (2017), 5,000 meters (2017); First-Team All-Big Sky Outdoor: 5,000 meters (2017), 10,000 meters (2017); Academic All-Mountain West (2019 T&F); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2017 XC); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019). INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks ninth all-time in USU history in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:49.17. OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks first all-time in USU history in the 10,000 meters (33:50.95) and third all-time in the 5,000 meters (16:32.35). 2019 (SR) Cross Country (2018): Placed 26th with a time of 20:49.5 at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships… Earned second-team all-Mountain West honors after placing 13th with a time of 21:14.1 at the conference championships… Was the top Aggie finisher in three of the four races she competed in… Best finish of the season was at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run, where she captured third with a time of 20:33… Finished 39th with a time of 21:04.6 at Pre-Nationals. Indoor: Placed 12th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:45.24 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Recorded Utah State-best time of 9:49.17 in the 3,000 meters, which ranks ninth all-time in school history, at the Washington Invitational. Outdoor: Placed 39th in the 10,000 meters with a time of 35:13.98 at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships… Earned first-team all-Mountain West honors after placing third in the 10,000 meters with a time of 34:32.58 at the Outdoor Championships… Ran school-record time of 33:50.95 in the 10,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays, placing 10th in the event… Also competed in the 5,000 meters at the San Francisco State-hosted Mike Fanelli Track Classic, where she placed 11th with a personal-best time of 16:32.35… Earned academic all-MW and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete honors. 2018 (JR) Cross Country (2017): Became the second Aggie woman to earn cross country All-American accolades as she placed 25th at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships with a time of 20:03.39… Earned all-region honors by placing 17th at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships with a mark of 20:38.2… Garnered first-team all-Mountain West honors by placing sixth at the league championships with a time of 20:55.40… Won three races during the season, and was USU’s top finisher in six of the seven races she competed in, finishing second among all Aggies once… Was named the MW Athlete of the Week once during the season after finishing first at the BYU Autumn Classic with a time of 16:28.0… Earned MW Scholar-Athlete accolades. Indoor: Redshirted due to injury. Outdoor: Redshirted due to injury, but earned USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete honors. PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Competed in cross country and track & field at Montana State for two seasons… Earned first-team All-America honors after placing fourth in the 10,000 meters with a school-record and personal-best time of 32:58.31 at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Finals… Became the Bobcats’ fifth first-team All-American… Qualified for the Outdoor Finals by finishing eighth in the 10,000 meters with a time of 34:42.95 at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships… Garnered first-team all-Big Sky accolades by taking second in the 3,000 meters (personal-best 9:34.85) and third in the 5,000 meters (personal-best 16:46.61) at the 2017 Indoor Championships… Garnered first-team all-Big Sky honors after placing first in both the 5,000 meters (16:32.56) and 10,000 meters (35:23.85) at the 2017 Outdoor Championships… Finished 41st with a time of 21:23.30 at the 2016 NCAA Cross Country Mountain Regional Championships… Placed 23rd at the 2015 Big Sky Cross Country Championships and 51st at the NCAA Mountain Regionals, leading the Bobcats in both races… Finished 15th with a time of 18:10.1 at the 2016 Big Sky Cross Country Championships… Placed fourth in the 3,000 meters (10:04.01) at the 2016 Big Sky Championships… Capped opening collegiate campaign with a seventh-place finish in the 5,000 meters (17:40.99) at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in cross country and track and field four times apiece at Park City (Utah) High School... Served as team captain of the cross country team as a senior... Finished in first place at the Highland Invite and second in the Park City Invite... Competed in several prestigious meets, including the Nike Southwest Regionals and Nationals... Finished prep career with school records in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters at both sea level and elevation... Also set the school record in the mile at sea level... Named an AP Scholar with Distinction. PERSONAL: Daughter of Christi and John Snyder... Has a sister, McKenzie, that competed in cross country and track & field at Utah Valley from 2012-14... Majoring in exercise science. PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE: EVENT INDOOR OUTDOOR 800 Meters NA 2:19.68 1,500 Meters NA 4:38.64 Mile 5:00.5 NA 3,000 Meters 9:34.85 NA 3,000-Meter SC NA 11:16.73 5,000 Meters 16:46.61 16:32.35 10,000 Meters NA 32:58.31 DMR 12:15.08 NA POSTSEASON RESULTS: NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR PLACE TIME 2017 25th 20:03.39 NCAA CROSS COUNTRY REGIONALS YEAR PLACE TIME 2015 51st 22:22.49 2016 41st 21:23.30 2017 17th 20:38.2 2018 26th 20:49.5 MW CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR PLACE TIME 2017 6th 20:55.40 2018 13th 21:14.1 BIG SKY CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR PLACE TIME 2015 23rd 19:06.3 2016 15th 18:10.1 NCAA OUTDOOR FINALS YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME/MARK 2017 10,000 Meters 4th 32:58.31 NCAA OUTDOOR WEST PRELIMS YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME/MARK 2017 10,000 Meters 8th 34:42.95 2019 10,000 Meters 39th 35:13.98 MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME/MARK 2019 10,000 Meters 3rd 34:32.58 BIG SKY INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME/MARK 2016 3,000 Meters 4th 10:04.01 2016 DMR 6th 12:15.09 2017 3,000 Meters 2nd 9:47.39 2017 5,000 Meters 3rd 17:10.27 BIG SKY OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME/MARK 2016 5,000 Meters 7th 17:40.99 2017 5,000 Meters 1st 16:32.56 2017 10,000 Meters 1st 35:23.85