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Nate Church

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Email: nchurch1@byu.edu
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BYU track balances struggle, success in 3rd day of nationals competition

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By Nate Church
June 12, 2026 10:51 PM
BYU couldn’t hold onto the runner’s high brought by Ben Barton’s national title winning performance Thursday in Friday’s slate of events at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships.
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Sports

BYU star safety Faletau Satuala out for eight weeks with broken foot

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By Nate Church
June 12, 2026 10:47 PM
As summer trudges slowly towards the beginning of the college football season, the offseason continues to bring unfortunate surprises for the BYU Cougars.
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BYU's Ben Barton brings home national title, Hedengren takes 3rd

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By Nate Church
June 11, 2026 10:30 PM
The second day of the NCAA track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon, saw more success from BYU athletes with runner Ben Barton earning the national title in the men’s decathlon.
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BYU's Carter Cutting breaks school record in 1st day of NCAA track and field championships

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By Nate Church
June 10, 2026 10:33 PM
The NCAA track and field championships kicked off Wednesday in Eugene, Oregon, and BYU runner Carter Cutting showed up big for the Cougars.
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Sports

Is the Brendan Sorsby case the end of times? Or a new beginning?

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By Nate Church
June 08, 2026 01:14 PM
The wild west of college sports grew even wilder on Monday, when the 99th District Court in Lubbock County, Texas granted Brendan Sorsby eligibility for the upcoming football season.
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Sports

Are conference championships worth sacrificing for 24-team CFP?

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By Nate Church
June 05, 2026 11:25 AM
While this year’s Big 12 spring football meetings covered topics ranging from revenue share to a new-and-improved Replay Operations Center, the real head-turner was how the conference’s members voted on a major talking point: the expansion of the College Football Playoff.
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Fans from around the world bid farewell to World Cup friendlies at BYU

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By Nate Church
June 04, 2026 09:33 AM
A chorus of Korean, Spanish and English filled the air at South Field on the BYU campus in Provo as fans from around the world filled the stands for the final match of the World Cup friendlies between South Korea and El Salvador.
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Top takeaways from the 2026 Big 12 spring football meetings

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By Nate Church
June 02, 2026 10:42 AM
The Big 12 spring meetings, which wrapped up on Friday, brought new insights into the conference’s goals and stances on key issues.
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Football

BYU wide receiver Cody Hagen retiring from football

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By Nate Church
May 22, 2026 01:00 PM
BYU wide receiver Cody Hagen is retiring from football, according to BYUtv's "BYU Sports Nation,” which said it received confirmation of the news from the program on Friday morning.
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