The men’s cross country team made BYU history at the 2019 NCAA Championships in November, taking home its first national title. The win marked the first NCAA championship for a BYU team since 2004. The women’s team finished second, besting their 2018 seventh-place finish. Check out BYU Photo’s coverage of the wet and muddy event.

He’s run in the Olympics (twice, claiming 13th place the second time) and in the NCAA Championships (winning individual titles in four races); he’s been a columnist for Runner’s World, a commentator on ESPN, an NBC Sports analyst for the Olympics, and a BYU devotional speaker. And now, after coaching at BYU for almost 20 years, Ed Eyestone has been named the USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year, having led BYU to eight top-10 finishes since 2000. Also: in this new BYU Speeches inspirational short, watch Coach Eyestone explain what it means to run like a horse.

Backed by a sunny fall mountainside, BYU Noteworthy covers Lauren Daigle’s song “You Say” in a new video that’s racked up more than 175K views in less than two weeks. And if you’re in an a cappella mood, catch BYU Vocal Point’s cover of “Everything About You” in both English and Chinese.

Alone in South Korea—without a job, money, or housing and zero understanding of the Korean language—17-year-old Ryan Smith discovered what it meant to be “all in.” Sleeping on a couch, teaching English, and eating ramen three meals a day, Smith (then a less-active Church member) ran into the missionaries and things began to change. Fighting through the struggles he faced in Korea, Smith came out on top, learning lessons that helped him when he later served a mission himself, attended BYU, and built tech company Qualtrics, acquired last year for $8 billion. Read more about his life-altering time in Korea and why he thinks everyone should go all in.

According to one study, 85 percent of 18- to 27-year-olds do not consider themselves to be adults. In a new BYU Magazine article, researchers share insights on this extended transition to adulthood—a new phase of life they call “emerging adulthood.” How can you move through this transition successfully? And how can you help those you love to do the same?

As the end-of-semester stress builds for students on campus, BYU president Kevin J Worthen leads off in an Instagram video featuring students and faculty discussing the importance of being thoughtful, kind, and respectful, and emphasizing that each student has a place at BYU.

Ever used hamburger grease to scrub a shower? A giant cardboard box as a makeshift garbage can? Or come home to find your kitchen floor covered in several inches of white suds? You may not have, but some have, and they shared their wild cleaning-check misadventures with us.

Speaking at BYU Tuesday, Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles prescribed a way to heal our receptors of God’s love when they become dysfunctional. Following the prescription restores power, stability, and direction in our lives. Read a summary, watch a highlight video, or view the full talk.

Greg and Jean Bean have a long history with art—and the Y. Both dropped out from BYU in the 1980s, but after decades developing their artistic abilities (Greg became the foremost forensic artist in the Seattle area), both returned to BYU to get their art degrees, graduating in 2017. See more of their art and read about what they’ve gained through artistic efforts.

At Christmastime we turn our focus more to the Savior, and BYU Singers may be able to help. Take a moment to listen to their inspiring and light-filled rendition of “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,” filmed amid dramatic Utah landscapes.