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Miles Batty Athlete Profile
Personal
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Born in Salt Lake City, Utah
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Parents are Gary Batty and Susan Phillips
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Was class salutatorian with a 4.0 GPA at Jordan High School
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Served in the Brazil Belem Mission (2006-08) for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Recruited by Columbia, Minnesota and Southern Utah
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Double majoring in neuroscience and exercise science
Before BYU
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Prepped at Jordan High
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Co-MVP junior and senior seasons on cross country team
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MVP for track and field senior season
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Holds the school record in the 1600m (4:22)
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5A Utah state champion in cross country
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All-American with a fifth-place finish in the 4x100 mile relay at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships
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All-State in track with a second-place finish in the 1600m
Summary
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Six-time USTFCCCA All-American
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Two-time NCAA National Champion
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Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship recipient (2012)
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Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year for Men's Track & Field and Cross Country (2011)
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Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District (2011, 2012)
Indoor:
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NCAA record holder in the mile with a time of 3:54.54 at the 2012 Millrose Games
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NCAA National Champion in the mile and the distance medley relay (2011)
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USTFCCCA All-American in the mile and distance medley relay (2011, 2012)
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USTFCCCA National Men's Track Athlete of the Year (2011)
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USTFCCCA Mountain Region Track Athlete of the Year (2012)
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USTFCCCA Division I Indoor Scholar Athlete of the Year (2011)
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MPSF champion in the 800 meters and distance medley relay (2012)
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MWC mile champion (2011)
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MWC All-Conference (mile 2009, 2011, distance medley relay 2009, 2011)
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MPSF Champion in the 800 meters and the distance medley relay (2012)
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MWC Championship Team (2006, 2009, 2011)
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USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Team (2012)
Outdoor:
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USTFCCCA All-American in the 1,500 meters (2011, 2012)
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USTFCCCA Mountain Region Track Athlete of the Year (2011)
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MWC All-Conference (1500m 2009, 1500m 2011, 800m 2011)
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MWC Championship Team (2006, 2009, 2011)
2006 | Freshman Year
Indoor:
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Finished fourth in the 3000m at the Cougar Indoor Meet with a time of 8:48.44
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Competed in the 3000m at the UW Indoor Invitational with a time of 8:25.33
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Placed fifth in the 3000-meter steeplechase (9:43.69) at the ASU Invitational
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Competed in the 5000 meters (14:25.73) at the Stanford Invitational
Outdoor:
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Took second in the 1500 meters (3:51.90) at the BYU Invite
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Competed in the 5000 (14:25.41) at the Oregon Invitational
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Came in sixth in the mile (4:11.00) at the Robison Invitational
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Placed sixth in the 5000 meters (15:13.93) at the Mountain West Conference Championship meet
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Competed in the 1500 meters (4:01.97) at the NCAA West Regional meet
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Named Scholar Athlete by the Student Athlete Academic Association and All-Academic team by USTF Coaches Association
2009 | Sophomore Year
Indoor:
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Took second in the mile at the MWC Championships with a time of 4:21.52
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Finished 10th in the mile (4:05.14) at the UW Invitational
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Competed in the mile with a time of 4:12.41 at the BYU Cougar Invitational
Outdoor:
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Finished in third place in the 1500 meters with a 3:57.75 at the MWC Championships
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Took third at the Sun Angel Track Classic in the 1500 meters (3:46.35)
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Won the 1500 meters at the Baldy Castillo Invite with a time of 3:48.28
2011 | Junior Year
Indoor:
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Won the NCAA National Championship in the mile with a time of 3:59.49
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Ran the anchor leg on the NCAA National Championship distance medley relay team (9:29.28)
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Named the National Men's Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
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Named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Indoor Scholar Athlete of the Year in Division I
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Named the USA Track & Field Athlete of the Week after Indoor Nationals
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Won the MWC Championship in the mile with atime of 4:15.23
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Broke the then BYU record in the mile at the UW Husky Classic with a time of 3:55.79
Outdoor:
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Placed 7th in the 1500 meter finals at the NCAA Championships with a time of 3:45.07 to earn All-America honors
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The 2011 COSIDA Academic All-America of the Year for Men's Track & Field and Cross Country
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Won the MWC title in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:56.62
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Won the 800 meters at the BYU Twilight meet with a time of 1:49.22
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Set the school record for the 1500 meters at Mt. SAC with a 3:36.25
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Named to the Bowerman Award Watchlist
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Named Academic All-MWC and an MWC Scholar-Athlete
2012 | Senior Year
Indoor:
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Broke the NCAA Indoor mile record by almost half a second at the Millrose Games with a time of 3:54.54
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Earned All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor National Championships by finishing third in the mile (4:01.86) and the distance medley relay (9:36.07)
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Named the Mountain Region Track Athlete of the Year
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An MPSF Indoor Champion in the 800m (1:49.17) and the distance medley relay (BYU record 9:29.00)
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Named an MPSF Scholar-Athlete
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Division I All-Academic Team
Outdoor:
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Placed second and earned All-America honors in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Division I Outdoor National Champsionships with a time of 3:43.83
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Ran the second-fastest collegiate 1,500 meter time of 3:37.50 at the Occidental High Performance Meet
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Named a Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree
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Awarded the NCAA Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, the most prestigious academic award given by the NCAA
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Ran the 800 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational in 1:49.23
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Ran the 5,000 meters at the 54th Annual Mt. SAC Relays in 13:46.84