Basketball
Trent R. Boulter (BA ’09) shows off one of four benches he bought for his “man cave.”
Sweet Seats: The Marriott Center’s lower-bowl benches are being replaced with padded blue seats that are wider and offer more leg- room. About 130 of the oldbenches were sold to fans to fund student-athlete scholarships; more will be sold at the August Cougar Kickoff event. The student section will move from the north sideline to behind the west basket, and approximately 75 percent of the seats in the arena have seen a price reduction for men’s basketball tickets.
Swimming and Diving
New Head Coach: John R. Brooks now leads BYU swimming and diving.
Track and Field
First-Team Finish: In addition to Nachelle Stewart Mackie’s (’13) national title (see p. 6) at the 2012 NCAA outdoor championships, Miles B. Batty (’12) placed second in the 1,500-meter, Jared B. Ward (’14) fifth in the 10,000-meter, and Christopher L. Carter (’12) eighth in the 400-meter hurdles. Each received first-team All America honors. Big Splash: Steeplechaser Katy Andrews (’12) became an Internet star after posting a video of herself crashing at BYU’s Robinson Invitational. Watch it at more.byu.edu/steeplechase.
Football
Edwards Honored: Former football coach R. LaVell Edwards (EdD ’78) and his wife, Patti Covey Edwards (BA ’94), were honored with the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame’s Nell and John Wooden Award for Lifetime Coaching Achievement. Hall of Famer: BYU great Ty R. Detmer (BS ’92) became the seventh Cougar to be elected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Lacrosse
Scoring Machine: Ted A. Ferrin (’12), MCLA Player of the Year, led the league this season in assists, points, and goals.
Softball
Cougar to Watch: Outfielder Delaney R. Willard (’12), the 2012 WAC Player of the Year, smashed the WAC single-season RBI record (with 88 RBIs) and was ranked in the NCAA top 25 in nine categories when the Cougars won the WAC Tournament title. Willard and shortstop Jacqueline M. Clayton (’14) were named Easton All-Americans.
Volleyball
All-Americans: Outside hitter Taylor L. Sander (’14) and middle blocker Futi G. Tavana (’12) made the AVCA All-America First Team.
