After cutting 0.41 seconds off her previous best to go 2:06.12 and finish first in the 200 breast trial Saturday morning, Miller Lung sliced another 1.09 seconds off her time to finish national runner-up at 2:05.03 in the final.

“I’ve worked so hard to be at this level and now I get to enjoy the reward,” said Miller Lung. “I could not have done it without my amazing coaches and teammates behind me, always pushing me to be better and telling me that I was capable of this.”

Miller Lung and Lucy Bell of Stanford went head-to-head in the trials and final with Miller Lung edging Bell in the trial and Bell earning the win of 0.75 seconds in the final. BYU’s breaststroke specialist held off Indiana’s Brearna Crawford by 0.63 seconds to secure the runner-up spot. Miller Lung also finished ahead of 2024 Olympians in Tennessee’s Irish bronze medalist Mona McSharry and Virginia’s Aimee Canny of Team South Africa.

With her second-place finish in the 200 breast and seventh in the 100 on Friday, Miller Lung leaves nationals having secured two All-America honors to cap a season further adorned by 17 race victories and nine school-record performances.

Miller Lung also put her stamp on several historical marks for the Cougar women’s program at nationals. The junior from Clovis, California recorded BYU’s fourth all-time national runner-up performance and first since Hiroko Nagasaki did so, also in the 200 breast, in 1991. Miller Lung’s two All-American finishes at the 2025 NCAA Championships is the most by a BYU women’s swimmer since K.C. Cline Lemon took two in the 100 and 200 back in 1990.

Miller Lung joins Cline Lemon as only the second two-time All-American in BYU’s NCAA women’s swimming era. Melanie Rile Menezes (1982) and LeLei Fonoimoana (1977-79) earned multiple All-American honors for the Cougars at AIAW Championships. With 29 points tallied for BYU in two races, Miller Lung leads the program to its best nationals finish (23rd) since taking 11th with 99 points in 1991.

“Today is a testament, not only to Mackenzie’s hard work, effort, talent and dedication, but that of all our athletes and coaches,” said BYU head swim and dive coach Tamber McAllister. “We are proud to be part of such a historic moment.”

Alexia Jackson Hansen completed BYU’s diving season with the conclusion of her first career appearance at nationals. The junior from Mesa, Arizona scored a 210.35 to finish 43rd in the national platform trials on Saturday morning.

Despite coming up short of advancing to finals on 3-meter and platform, BYU head dive coach Tyce Routson is proud of Jackson Hansen’s accomplishments during the 2024-25 season.

“It was a major accomplishment for Alexia to break that barrier and reach NCAA Championships,” Routson said. “Her hard work, consistency and endurance paid off through a heavy back end to the season.”

Andersen, Millar-Crossman win Big 12 gymnastic awards

Following the conclusion of the 2025 Gymnastics Big 12 Championship, Brynlee Andersen and Eliza Millar-Crossman were honored by the conference with Big 12 yearly awards. Andersen brought home BYU’s first-ever Big 12 Event Specialist of the Year honors, while Millar-Crossman earned her second-straight Scholar Athlete of the Year honors.

The Cougars competed in the First Session of the Big 12 Championship earlier today, scoring a 196.275 for the top score of the meet, fourth place overall. Andersen scored a 9.875 on beam and a 9.8 on floor while Millar-Crossman scored a 9.850 on beam and 9.825 on floor.

BYU now awaits its placing for the NCAA Regionals. The teams, all-around competitors and individual event specialists will be announced on Monday, March 24, 2025, before regional competition. The Selection Show will air on ESPNU at 10 a.m. MT.

Cougar baseball wins first Big 12 baseball series at Cincinnati

BYU captured its first Big 12 baseball series of the year with a 4-2 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon at UC Baseball Stadium.

With the 2-1 series win over the Bearcats, BYU improved to 13-9 on the year and 3-3 in the Big 12, while Cincinnati dropped to 12-11 (1-5).

In what turned out to be a pitching duel, BYU starter Garrison Sumner (3-1) was impressive, going six innings with a career high nine strikeouts to hold Cincinnati to just one run for his third win of the year. Sumner, combined with relievers Ashton Johnson and Brayden Marx, scattered six hits and gave up just one earned run with 10 strikeouts to just one walk. Marx, who faced five Bearcats in 1.2 innings work, got the save–his first as a Cougar.

“We talked to our pitchers about pounding the strike zone and getting ahead in the count, and they did just that,” said BYU head coach Trent Pratt. “Garrison filled the strike zone and kept them off guard all game. This is a resilient group, and they keep fighting. If they get down, they are not afraid and they play hard for each other. Eventually good things happen, like today.”

BYU heads home to continue Big 12 play with a three-game series versus West Virginia at Miller Park, March 27-29. The games are schedule for 6:30 p.m. MDT on Thursday and Friday with the Saturday game scheduled Saturday at 1:30 p.m. MDT. All three games will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and BYU Radio.

BYU softball sweeps Houston

BYU softball hit four home runs, including two from Hailey Morrow, as it swept the series at Houston with an 8-4 win at Cougar Softball Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Cougars (19-6, 4-2 Big 12) took an early 4-0 lead before scoring four more to retake the lead, one they would not relinquish, to secure their first Big 12 series sweep of the season.

The Cougars will return to the state of Utah and visit Utah Valley in a midweek contest on Tuesday, Mar. 25 at 6 p.m. MDT on ESPN+.

Cougar men’s tennis upsets No. 11 UCF

BYU men’s tennis took down No. 11 UCF, 4-2, at home on Thursday evening. This is the highest-ranked team the Cougars have beaten in over 25 years.

“Super proud of every player on our team, our coaching and support staff,” said head coach Zack Warren. “It was a special evening in Provo, one these boys have been working extremely hard for. They’ll always keep this with them and we’ll look to continue to build on it.”

After a tight team match, Redd Owen was able to clinch the win in a long second-set tiebreak, winning the breaker 8-6. This was the sixth point of the night and gave BYU the points it needed to secure its first Big 12 win since joining the conference.

The Cougars moved to 1-2 in conference play and picked up their first-ranked win of the year after suffering close losses to No. 70 Denver and No. 69 Texas Tech.

BYU stays at home as it now takes on No. 2 TCU on Thursday, March 27 at 5:00 p.m.

BYU men’s volleyball swept at Grand Canyon

No. 6 BYU fell 3-0 (16-25, 17-25, 19-25) against No. 14 GCU on Saturday evening in a conference matchup at the Global Credit Union in Phoenix.

The Cougars (15-7, 3-3) suffered its second-lowest hitting percentage of the season, with a .144 team clip. GCU dished out 10 aces in the match, holding BYU to zero from the line for the first time this year.

Senior outside hitter Miks Ramanis led BYU in kills, finishing with 10 on a .400 hitting percentage while also leading the team in digs with seven.

After a bye-week, the Cougars will host Stanford from April 3-4 in the Smith Fieldhouse, with both matches streaming live on BYUtv.

Cougar women’s tennis gets 4-0 win over West Virginia

In their second ever matchup against the Mountaineers in Morgantown, W.V., the Cougars clinched a 4-0 victory after winning five-straight matches.

“It’s not easy playing on the road, so coming home with two wins this weekend is huge for us,” said head coach Holly Hasler. “We went into the weekend with an intense focus on problem-solving. Today was cold and windy; it rained and halfway through we moved indoors. The focus stayed strong and we got the job done. I’m very proud of these ladies.”

The Cougars are now 14-6 this season and 4-3 in the Big 12, and the currently boast a three-match win streak.

The Cougars will return home on Thursday, Mar. 27, to take on Iowa State at 12 p.m. MDT. Check the BYU women’s tennis schedule for links to livestreams and live stats.