The Cougars received nine first place votes and a total of 206. Texas Tech came in at second with six first place votes and 205 total votes. TCU had one first place vote, with 197 total votes to come in third in the conference. Colorado and Arizona State rounded out the top five teams in the preseason poll with 174 and 157 votes, respectively.

Coming off their second College Cup appearance, the Cougars are gearing up for another year in the Big 12 Conference. During their first season in the new conference, the Cougars had an overall record of 20-3-3, going undefeated in conference play at 7-0-3. BYU finished its 2023 season ranked No. 4 and made a run to the NCAA College Cup, falling to Stanford 2-0 in the semifinal match.

In addition, Cougar junior Allie Fryer was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, the league announced Thursday.

Fryer is joined by 23 others on the 24-player team voted on by the conference’s 16 coaches, with BYU among 11 schools that had at least one student-athlete recognized.

Fryer is a 2022 WCC All-Freshman Team and a 2023 All-Big 12 Second Team selection, playing in all but one game since joining the team as a freshman.

The Spanish Fork, Utah native played and started in 25 of 26 games last season, recording 10 goals, one assist, 21 points and 60 shots. As one of BYU’s key forwards, Fryer played 1,329 minutes on the pitch and recorded her first collegiate brace against in-state rival, Utah.

The Cougars will take the pitch for their final exhibition game on South Field against Wyoming on Friday, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. MT. BYU’s Big 12 schedule will begin at home against Big 12 newcomer Arizona State on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m.

Here is the complete preseason poll and preseason All-Big 12 team:

2024 Big 12 Soccer Preseason Poll

Place Team, Votes (First Place)

1. BYU, 206 (9)

2. Texas Tech, 205 (6)

3. TCU, 197 (1)

4. Colorado, 174

5. Arizona State, 157

6. UCF, 151

7. West Virginia, 149

8. Oklahoma State, 145

9. Baylor, 100

10. (tie) Arizona. 94

Utah, 94

12. (tie) Cincinnati, 67

Kansas, 67

14. Houston, 61

15. Iowa State, 31

16. Kansas State, 22

2024 All-Big 12 Women’s Soccer Preseason Team

Player (position), Team

Nicole Dallin (F), Arizona

Enasia Colon (MF), Arizona State

Lucy Johnson (D), Arizona State

Pauline Nelles (GK), Arizona State

Tyler Isgrig (F), Baylor

Allie Fryer (F/MF), BYU

Edidiong Etim (F), UCF

Jessica McCullen (D), UCF

Chloe Netzel (F), UCF

Shyra James (F), Colorado

Faith Leyba (D), Colorado

Jordan Nytes (GK), Colorado

Aryanna Jimison (F), Houston

Xcaret Pineda (MF), Oklahoma State

Laudan Wilson (MF), Oklahoma State

Seven Castain (F), TCU

Grace Coppinger (D), TCU

Camryn Lancaster (F), TCU

Oli Pena (MF), TCU

Kylie Bahr (D), Texas Tech

Macy Blackburn (D), Texas Tech

Sam Courtwright (MF), Texas Tech

Ashleigh Williams (F), Texas Tech

AJ Rodriguez (MF), West Virginia

BYU swim and dive announces 2024-25 meet schedule

BYU men’s and women’s swim and dive announced its 2024-2025 meet schedule on Thursday.

“We are anxiously awaiting the start of the 2024-2025 season,” said BYU head coach Tamber McAllister. “With a talented group of recruits arriving, missionaries returning and experienced athletes leading the way, we look forward to finding ways to increase the success of our program nationally and within the Big 12.”

The Cougars will open the regular season Oct. 4-5 at Colorado Mesa’s Intermountain Shootout in Grand Junction, Colorado.

After a tri-meet at Texas A&M, BYU will host its first of three dual meets when UNLV comes to Provo on Nov. 2. Fans can also cheer on the Cougars at the Richards Building Pool during dual meets with UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 10 and Denver on Jan. 18. The regular season closes Feb. 7-8 with the first intra-conference rivalry showdown between BYU and Utah since 2011. The 2025 edition of the annual rivalry dual meet will be held at Ute Natatorium in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Postseason competition begins with the 2025 Big 12 Swim and Dive Championships Feb. 25-March 1 at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way, Washington.

BYU swimmers and divers will look to make themselves at home in Federal Way deep into March as it hosts the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships (March 10-12) as well as both NCAA Women’s (March 19-22) and Men’s Swim & Dive Championships (March 26-29).

Those swimmers short of advancing to NCAA’s may compete at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship March 13-15 in Ocala, Florida.

“Each of these meets will help our athletes step up their individual contributions and find ways to improve and be more competitive,” McAllister said.

BYU’s regular season meet schedule features three challenging road meets with teams that finished the 2023-24 season ranked in the final CSCAA Top-25 Poll. Texas A&M men’s and women’s swimming finished 10th and 12th, respectively, while SEC newcomer Texas came in at eighth in the men’s rankings and third in the women’s.

The Cougars’ first Big 12 action of the season will come at Arizona in a dual meet Dec. 20-21 in Tucson. The Wildcat men finished last season ranked No. 22. Defending men’s national champion Arizona State awaits the Cougars at the Big 12 Championships.

BYU men’s swim and dive returns nine all-conference performers in 2024-25, including defending Big 12 100 fly champion Jordan Tiffany. All-Big 12 swimmers Tanner Edwards, Luigi Riva, Diego Camacho Salgado and Joshua Reed join Tiffany as returners from BYU’s 2024 NCAA Championships delegation.

With eight entries at NCAA’s a season ago, the Cougars sent their most athletes to nationals since 1998 and notched an all-time high for the program in solely swimming entries. The Cougars went on to score seven points in Indianapolis and finish 35th; their highest team finish since 2016.

BYU women’s swim and dive concluded 2024 with nine all-conference honors, three broken school records and 23 program top-10 performances. Diver Alexia Jackson and swimmers Regan Geldmacher, Emma Marusakova, Mackenzie Lung, Halli Williams, Victoria Schreiber and Tatum Cooley comprise the Cougars’ returning All-Big 12 performers in 2024-25.