Eyestone to be inducted into the WCC Hall of Honor

SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- BYU head track & field coach Ed Eyestone will be inducted into the West Coast Conference Hall of Honor on Saturday, March 8 at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas. Ten individuals, one from each member institution, will be honored as part of the 2014 WCC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships from March 6-11 at the Orleans Arena..

Ed Eyestone became a 10-time NCAA All-American, and in 1984, went undefeated in NCAA cross-country events. Eyestone is one of only three runners, along with Gerry Lindgren and Suleiman Nyambiu, to capture the NCAA "Triple Crown" by becoming the 1985 NCAA Champion in cross-country, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters. In 1985, the Academic All-American and recipient of the NCAA Top Six Award set a then-NCAA record in the 10,000 meters with a time of 27:41:05. He finished his collegiate career with four NCAA Championships and set the school record in the 10,000 meter, 5,000 meter, 3,000 meter and 2 mile races.


Eyestone claimed conference championship titles for BYU in 1983 and 1984 in cross country, in 1984 and 1985 for the 5,000, in 1984 for the indoor mile, and in 1985 for the indoor two-mile and 10,000. He was the first non-football player to win the WAC's Stan Bates Award. He also won the NCAA Top Six Award in 1986.

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