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2018 UW-Stout Men's Track and Field Roster

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Sam Elsner

Sam Elsner

  • Hometown:
    Pardeeville
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Ht/Wt:
    - /
  • High School:
    Portage
  • Position:
    Throws
  • Major:
    Health, Wellness & Fitness

Summary

Biography

2018
  • earned indoor national championship in shot put...outdoor national championship in discus...second at indoor national championship in weight throw...eighth at outdoor national championship in shot put and discus
  • won the national discus title on first throw of the day with school record mark of 191-7, winning by nearly 13 feet....all of his marked distances would have won the national title
  • indoor NCAA Division III Field Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) after scoring 18 points at national championship at Birmingham Southern.
  • won the shot put, extending his own school record with a mark of 58-feet, 2-inches. Elsner placed second in the weight throw with a mark of 61-feet, 9.75-inches to earn the WIAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet award, March 3-4 at UW-Stevens Point
  • After winning the hammer throw with a career-best throw of 201-feet, 6-inches and the discus (175-1), plus finishing sixth in the shot put (55-6.25), Elsner garnered 23 team points at the 2018 WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship at UW-River Falls, May 4-5
  • set indoor school record in shot put (58-2/17.73m) and weight throw (65-0/19.81m)
  • set outdoor school records in discus (191-7/58.40m); shot put (55-7.50/16.95m); second on all-time list in hammer (201-6/61.43m)
  • won the discus event in seven of eight meets
  • finished season with five All-America awards, six for his career

2016
  • competed at the University of Minnesota
  • won the discus at the Tom Cat Twilight with a mark of 58.96 meters
  • added a title at the Holst Invitational in the discus with a meet record throw of 54.97 meters

2014
  • earned All-America honors with eighth place finish in discus (169-1), a career-best mark
  • earned all-WIAC second team honors with a second place finish in discus (162-3)
  • named team's rookie of the year
  • selected as WIAC field athlete of the week after winning discus at UW-River Falls Invitational (167-8)
  • won first at Emory Invitational in both discus and shot put
  • best shot put mark, 47-3 at UW-La Crosse Invite
  • best hammer throw mark of 158-3 at WIAC Championship...
  • Indoor - competed both weight throw (51-9.75) and shot put (42-10.75)

High School
school record holder in discus
Badger North Conference Record Holder.
two time Badger North Conference Champion

Parents
Thomas and Lori Elsner

Sam Elsner's Career Statistics

Sam Elsner's Minnesota Career Statistics

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  • 2014Freshman

    Throws
  • 2018Senior

    Throws
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