Patti Edwards was the founding member of the American Football Coaches Wife’s Association in 1989, then its president in 1994 and 1995. She was also an award-winning journalist for the Daily Herald. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from BYU when she was 63 years old. Patti and LaVell served a church mission to New York City in 2002-03.

Patti and LaVell Edwards were married for 65 years until his passing in 2016 at the age of 86.

In lieu of flowers, family is asking friends to donate to the Boys and Girls club of Utah County, one of many charities that Patti Edwards has been involved with through the years.

She is survived by three children, 14 grandchildren, and 28 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held for Patti Edwards through Sundberg-Olpin and Wheeler Funeral Homes on Feb. 21.

Chamberlain breaks NCAA indoor mile record

BOSTON –  Riley Chamberlain  broke the previous NCAA mile record by 2.85 seconds, running 4:20.61 Saturday at Boston University’s Track & Tennis Center.

In her first mile of the season, Chamberlain set the NCAA record with a 4:20.61 to finish second, less than three seconds behind New Balance professional Elle St. Pierre. Chamberlain, who held BYU’s previous school record, improved it by 5.58 seconds. The Loomis, Calif. product finished more than half a second ahead of third-place Wilma Nielsen of Oregon. Teammate  Jane Hedengren  ran 4:22.22 in her first collegiate mile, giving her the No. 3 time in the NCAA behind Chamberlain and Nielsen.  Lexi Goff-Thompson  also lined up for the mile invite, crossing in a personal-best 4:36.14 for 21st.

Baseball powers past Western Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky  — BYU pounded out 16 hits, including 10 for extra bases, in a 12-8 victory against Western Kentucky in the finale of their four-game series on Monday.

Ezra McNaughton homered twice and drove in five runs for the Cougars (2-2), with Crew McChesney and Ryker Schow also hitting home runs. Six different BYU players had multiple hits, led McNaughton and Bryker Hurdsman with three each.

Schow cleared the bases with a double in the second inning and the Cougars led 5-0. Western Kentucky rallied to tie the score at 5-all after three, but BYU plated four runs in the top of the fourth, including a three-run homer from McNaughton, to retake the lead.

Seven different pitchers took the hill during the game for the Cougars, with Caysen Bell going 2 1/3 innings for the victory.

BYU opened the 2026 season with a come-from-behind 3-2 win er Western Kentucky on Friday.

Cougar lefty  Ashton Johnson  (1-0) came out of the bullpen in the fourth inning and tossed a six-inning gem, scattering five hits and surrendering just one run for the win. The senior from Eagle Mountain, Utah, faced 26 Hilltoppers with two strikeouts in the victory.

BYU dropped Game 2 to Western Kentucky, 5-2.WKU (1-1) led 5-0 when BYU (1-1) scored two runs in the top of the ninth on a single by Schow, doubles by  Ridge Erickson  and  Ezra McNaughton  and RBIs by  Bryker Hurdsman  and  Ryder Robinson for a final score of 5-2.

BYU pitchers  Nate Gray,  Bryant Ball  and  Ethan Zufall  combined to surrender five runs on just five hits while striking out six Hilltoppers. The Cougars out-hit WKU nine to five but stranded 11 runners in the loss.

The Hilltoppers took a 2-1 lead in Game 3 on Saturday in the bottom of the fourth inning on a double, two walks and wild pitch that scored WKU catcher Camden Ross.

The Cougars fought back in the top of the fourth to even the scoring at 2-2 fueled by three consecutive singles by  Keoni Painter, Hurdsman  and  McNaughton.

WKU retook the lead 4-2 in the bottom of the eighth on a walk, hit batter and wild pitch followed by a one-out single, in what proved to be the game winner.

Overall, BYU scored two runs on six hits while stranding eight runners, while WKU scored four runs also on six hits with five left on base.

The Cougars will participate in the Tony Gwynn Legacy in San Diego beginning Thursday against Nebraska-Ohama.

Softball drops all three games in Texas

The BYU softball team continued its rocky start to the 2026 season, falling to 1-8 with three losses at the States Up Invitational in Sam Marcos, Texas, over the weekend.

On Friday, Texas State earned a 10-2, six-inning victory against the Cougars. Bre Townsend homered to tie the game at 2-2 in the top of the sixth inning. In the bottom of the sixth, the Bobcats batted around and scored eight runs.

In the late game on Friday, No. 18 Clemson shut out BYU 7-0. The Tigers scored four runs in the top of the first to take an early lead and the Cougars managed just four base runners in the game.

Saturday morning, No. 9 Arkansas beat up BYU 11-1 in five innings. The Razorbacks plated seven runs in the fourth inning and allowed just four Cougar hits.

The final game of the tournament against Wichita State was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Next up for BYU is the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, Calif., where the Cougars will play CSUN, Hawaii, Long Beach State and Auburn and No. 24 Washington.

Men’s volleyball cruises past Menlo College on consecutive nights

No. 7 BYU men’s volleyball secured a 3-0 sweep (25-23, 25-18, 25-15) over Menlo College Saturday night at the Smith Fieldhouse.

The Cougars’ win streak increased to seven games with the victory, with all seven of them coming in sweeps.

BYU only trailed once in the match. The Cougars’ win margins from each set got larger as the match drew on to wear out Menlo.

Trevor Herget’s 11 kills on 15 swings and  Teilon-Jonathan Tufuga’s seven kills led the way in the Cougar attack.  Kyle Zediker  posted a career-high four kills on five attacks, with  Connor Oldani  and  Max Philippe  also contributing four kills each. In his first career appearance for the Cougars,  Tennison Lighthall  put down two kills and a match-winning ace in his debut.

In addition to his career-high kill counter, Zediker dished out 28 assists for the BYU offense. The Cougars compiled eight service aces and eight blocks in the victory.

BYU hit .358 to Menlo’s .169 in the sweep.

On Friday, Herget led the Cougars with 11 kills and hit .350 in another sweep (25-21, 25-18. 25-21) of Menlo. Tafuga and Oldani added eight kills each. Gavin Chambers contributed five kills (.500) and added five block assists. The Cougars hit .333 and posted a side out percentage of 70.5.

BYU (11-2 overall, 2-0 MPSF) will host Fort Valley State for two matches at the Fieldhouse Friday and Saturday.

No. 23 Utah holds off  Cougars in women’s gymnastics

SALT LAKE CITY — No. 23 BYU women’s gymnastics fell to Utah 198.025-196.025 Friday night at the Huntsman Center.

Senior  Kylie Eaquinto  competed in the all-around for the first time this season, scoring a career-high 39.275.

Mya Kirkham  opened BYU’s night on the uneven bars with a 9.800. Despite a fall in the middle of the rotation, the Cougars finished strong with a 9.825 from  Kylie Eaquinto  and a 9.800 by  Alilah Alvarado.

Utah jumped out to an early lead after the first rotation, 49.225-48.975.

The Cougars moved to vault in the second rotation. True freshman  Scarlett Sonnenberg  scored a 9.825, followed by  Deb Silva’s 9.850. Eaquinto added a 9.800, and a pair of 9.775s from Kirkham and  Ava Jorgensen  brought BYU’s vault total to 49.025.

After a 49.750 on bars, highlighted by a perfect 10 from Avery Neff, Utah extended its lead to 98.975-98.000 heading into the third rotation.

Sonnenberg opened BYU’s floor rotation with her second 9.825 of the night.  Daisy Stephenson  tied her career high with a 9.875, followed by a 9.850 from  Brynlee Andersen-Broekman  and a 9.825 from Silva. With Eaquinto’s 9.825, the Cougars closed out floor with a 49.200.

The Utes held a 148.475-147.200 lead as the Cougars moved to beam for the final rotation.

Sonnenberg got things started on beam with a 9.800. Alvarado and Jorgensen added a pair of 9.75s before Eaquinto posted a 9.825 for her first beam routine of the season. The Cougars earned a team beam score of 48.825, helping them secure a 196.025 in tonight’s competition.

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Akina earns top 10 finish at Burns Intercollegiate

LIHUE, Hawaii — Kihei Akina  (68-69-69-206) took home his fifth top-10 finish by placing sixth (4-under par) in the John A. Burns Intercollegiate at the Ocean Course at Hokula on Saturday. Akina achieved his lowest 54-hole total score of his career which beat the 207 number he posted at the Arizona N.I.T. in January.

As a team, the Cougars (281-277-290-848) closed out the event in ninth at 8-over par.

“We missed a couple key tee shots early on holes two and three and couldn’t quite recover today in the difficult conditions,” director of golf  Todd Miller said. “This team is usually near the top in par-3 scoring, but this week we were 29-over par which was second to last in the field. For most of the tournament we hung in there even though we didn’t have our best stuff, so it’s pretty hard to finish the tournament the way we did.”

LMU (276-276-278-830) secured the victory in Hawaii at 10-under par, while leading the field with 55 birdies. UNLV (281-274-279-834) and Texas A&M (277-275-284-836) shared the runner-up spot at 5-under par. The Rebels made the least bogeys of any school while the Aggies led the field in par-4 scoring. New Mexico (281-277-281-839) placed fourth at 1-under par and Long Beach State (278-282-281-841) captured a 1-over-par fifth place to cap off the top-5.