Rory Linkletter: Mormon Athlete

Rory Linkletter is a distance runner with Brigham Young University. He started running cross country in ninth grade when a friend dragged him to a summer workout. He ran throughout high school in Herriman, Utah, was All-State twice in cross country and four times in track. He was first finisher on Utah’s fastest high school cross country team at state in 2012.

At BYU, Linkletter took second in the men’s 10,000 meters at the June 2017 NCAA National Championships with a time of 29 minutes, 2.96 seconds. Linkletter’s finish is the best by a BYU distance runner since the college days of head coach Ed Eyestone, who won the NCAA national championship in the 10,000 meter in 1985.

Linkletter was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Jason Linkletter and Tara Thompson Linkletter. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.