Track: BYU recruit is Gatorade Athlete of the Year
Spanish Fork sprinter Natalie Stewart, who has signed with BYU, is the 2007-08 Gatorade Utah Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year, the sports drink maker announced today.
Stewart joins her twin sister, Nachelle, in becoming the second Spanish Fork athlete to win the award. Nachelle Stewart was last year's winner.
Natalie Stewart, who carries a 4.0 GPA, is now a finalist for the Gatorade National Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year award, which will be announced later in June.
Natalie was a triple-winner at the recent Class 5A stte meet and led her team to the state title. She won the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter dash.
"Natalie is arguably the greatest sprinter ever in the state of Utah, and her sister Nachelle isn't too far behind," said Spanish Fork coach Dave Boyack.
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In other track recruiting news, Sky View High's McKade Brady has also signed to compete for BYU.
The Cougars apparently offered Brady a scholarship after he ran the 400 meters in 47.90 seconds at the 4A state meet last month. Brady was also a state placer in the 200 and in the 100 as a junior.
He was offered a football scholarship at Navy, and preferred walk-on status at BYU, Utah and Utah State after being named the Region 5 defensive player of the year last fall.
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Former BYU receiver Tyler Anderson, who has been coaching football in central Florida, helped deliver recruit O'Neill Chambers to BYU earlier this year. But now Anderson will be doing some football recruiting himself.
Anderson was named an assistant football coach at Southern Virginia University on Tuesday. He will also be the director of athletic retention and the head men's and women's track coach at the school in Buena Vista, Va.
Anderson, the former head football coach at Tooele High after a standout career at BYU, will work for head coach Mike Smith at SVU. Smith was formerly head coach at Copper Hills High and Dixie High in Utah.
Anderson has been the head coach at Harmony High in Harmony, Fla.
Stewart joins her twin sister, Nachelle, in becoming the second Spanish Fork athlete to win the award. Nachelle Stewart was last year's winner.
Natalie Stewart, who carries a 4.0 GPA, is now a finalist for the Gatorade National Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year award, which will be announced later in June.
Natalie was a triple-winner at the recent Class 5A stte meet and led her team to the state title. She won the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter dash.
"Natalie is arguably the greatest sprinter ever in the state of Utah, and her sister Nachelle isn't too far behind," said Spanish Fork coach Dave Boyack.
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In other track recruiting news, Sky View High's McKade Brady has also signed to compete for BYU.
The Cougars apparently offered Brady a scholarship after he ran the 400 meters in 47.90 seconds at the 4A state meet last month. Brady was also a state placer in the 200 and in the 100 as a junior.
He was offered a football scholarship at Navy, and preferred walk-on status at BYU, Utah and Utah State after being named the Region 5 defensive player of the year last fall.
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Former BYU receiver Tyler Anderson, who has been coaching football in central Florida, helped deliver recruit O'Neill Chambers to BYU earlier this year. But now Anderson will be doing some football recruiting himself.
Anderson was named an assistant football coach at Southern Virginia University on Tuesday. He will also be the director of athletic retention and the head men's and women's track coach at the school in Buena Vista, Va.
Anderson, the former head football coach at Tooele High after a standout career at BYU, will work for head coach Mike Smith at SVU. Smith was formerly head coach at Copper Hills High and Dixie High in Utah.
Anderson has been the head coach at Harmony High in Harmony, Fla.
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Jay, do you know the college plans of Natalie's sister? Does she also have scholarship offers? These are very gifted athletes.
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