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2022-23 Track and Field Roster

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Dylan Clark

  • Position Throws
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Seckman
  • Hometown Arnold, Mo.

Biography

2023 Outdoor: Threw at eight meets…Chalked up 20 top five finishing including nine top three finishes…Won OVC male field athlete of the year…Started the season off with a first and fourth place finish in the shot put (52' 10.75",16.12m) and the discus (163' 6", 49.83m) at the 2023 South Alabama Invitational…During the Mississippi State Bulldog Relays threw for distances of 53' 0.75" and 192' 1" in the shot put and hammer for fourth and achieved a mark of 164' 11" (5th) in the discus…Finished third, fourth, and fifth in the shot put (53' 4.25", 16.26m), hammer (197' 4", 60.15m), and the discus (166' 5",50.72m)...Tacked on another fourth and third place finish with throws of 197' 2" (60.09m) in the hammer throw and 52' 6.5" (16.01m) in the shot put at the Cougar Classic…With a mark of 177' 11" (54.22m) clark achieved a new PR for fourth in both the discus and the hammer throw (197' 7", 60.23m)... Notched a first place finish in the shot put (57' 0", 17.37m), fourth in the discus (168' 10", 51.47m) and the hammer throw (196' 6", 59.90m) at the Memphis Tiger Invitational stood one spot below first on the podium with marks of 170' 3" (51.89m) and 54' 11.25" (16.74m) in the discus and shot put at the Arkansas Twilight…Wore the gold twice at the Ohio Valley Outdoor Championship in the shot put (58' 2.5", 17.74m) and the Discus (177' 3", 54.03m), also tacked on a third place medal in the hammer throw with a distance of (201' 3", 61.34m)...Notched a mark of 196’ 11” (60.02m) in the hammer throw (36th) and placed 48th in the shot put with a throw of 54’ 4” (16.56m) at the NCAA West Preliminaries.

2023 Indoor: Threw in all eight meets…Achieved nine top three finishes…Was named to Field athlete of the week once…At the Edmonds-Wilt Invitational finished second and third in the shot put and weight throw, with throws of 53' 8.5" (16.37m) and 63' 6.25" (19.36m)...Recorded two fourth places finishes at the Redhawks Invite, throwing for 50' 8” (15.44m) in shot put and 62' 6.5" (19.06m) in the weight throw…Placed second in the Weight Throw 66’ 1.75” (20.16m) during the John Gartland Invitational…Recorded a PR at the 2023 Indiana Relays placing fourth in the weight throw with a mark of 66’ 8” (20.32m)... In the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic event  finished third place in the weight throw with a throw of 68’ 1.5’’ (20.76m)... At the 2023 Hoosier Hills meet set a new PR in the weight throw while placing first with a throw of 69’ 5.25’’ (21.16m)... At the Redhawks Open he competed in the weight throw 67’0’’ (20.42m) for a second place finish and shot put 52’ 7.5’’ (16.04m) for a third place finish… At the OVC championship he set a new PR in the shot put with a throw of 54’ 8.75’’ (16.68m, 3rd) and finished with the silver medal in the weight throw throwing for a 66’ 10’ (20.37m) mark.

2022 Outdoor: Competed in 10 meets…Had nine top three finishes…Earned two second-place finishes at the Jaguar Open in the hammer with a throw of 190’ 4” (58.02m) and in the discus with a new personal best throw of 172’ 11” (52.72m)...Notched a third-place finish in the hammer with a throw of 194’ 1” (59.15m) at the Rhodes College Track & Field Invitational…Posted a throw of 172’ 1” (52.46m) in the discus earning a third-place finish in the Joey Haines Invite…Finished second overall in the hammer with a mark of 200’ 7” (61.14m) at the Redbird Challenge..Won the discus with a throw of 165’ 3” (50.38m) and took third in the hammer with a mark of 199’ 10” (60.90m) at the Memphis Tiger Invitational…Earned a second-place finish at the Wichita State Shocker Open in hammer with a throw of 199’ 0” (60.67m)...At the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships, he placed second in the hammer with a throw of 196’ 7” (59.91m), fourth in the discus with a mark of 168’ 2” (51.27m) and seventh in the shot put with a throw of 50’ 11” (15.52m). 

2022 Indoor: Won the weight throw title at the OVC Indoor Championships...Saw action in eight meets…Had seven top-three finishes…Began the season with a third-place finish in the weight throw with a throw of 62’ 6.75” (19.07m) at the Fred Wilt Invitational…Finished second in the weight throw with a throw of 63’ 5” (19.33m) and third in the shot put with a throw of 47’ 5” (14.45m) at the Redhawks Invite…Placed first at the John Gartland Invitational in the weight throw with a throw of 61’ 11” (18.87m)...Posted a second place finish in the weight throw with a 61’ 10.25” (18.85m) mark at the 2022 Hoosier Hills…At the Redhawks Open, he earned a third-place finish in the weight throw at 64’ 2.25” (19.56m)...Set a new PR in the weight throw with a throw of 65’ 3.25” (19.89m) which earned a first- place finish and finished sixth in the shot put (49’ 9.25” (15.17m) at the OVC Indoor Track & field Championships.

2021 Outdoor: Earned a personal best at the Ole Miss Classic in the Men’s Discus Throw with a throw of 169’ 3” (51.60m)…Earned a first place finish and a personal best in the Men’s Hammer Throw at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships with a throw of 208’ 7” (63.59m)…Earned another personal best and a second place finish in the Men’s Shot Put at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship with a 54’ 2” (16.51m)…Competed in the NCAA Division I Preliminary Round in the Men’s Hammer Throw with a throw of 202’ 2” (61.63m).

2021 Indoor: Competed in four indoor meets…Placed second at the Sycamore Team Challenge sponsored by Gill Athletics in the Men’s Weight Throw with a mark of 53’ 2.75” (16.22m)…Placed first at the Redhawks Invite in the Men’s Shot Put with a throw of 48’ 8” (14.83m)…Placed second at the Redhawks Invite in the Men’s Weight Throw with a throw of 55’2.25” (16.82m)…Earned a personal best and placed first at the Redhawks Open in the Men’s Weight Throw with a throw of 57’ 11.25” (17.66m).

2020 Indoor: Competed in eight meets…Had three top-five finishes…Ranked fifth in the OVC for shot put…Was third in the shot put (48-5.5, 14.77m) and fifth in the weight throw (51-11.25, 15.83m) at the SEMO vs. SIUE Dual Meet (12/6/19)…Took fifth in the weight throw (50-9.25, 15.47m) at the 2020 Hoosier Hills (2/14)…Notched a season high weight throw mark of 52-0 (15.85m, ninth)…Also set a PR in the shot put of 49-10 (15.19m, seventh)…Finished ninth in both the shot put (47-2.25, 14.38m) and the weight throw (51-7.25, 15.73m) at the 2020 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/26-27).

2019 Outdoor: Appeared in nine meets…Notched two top-five finishes…Set a new personal-best shot put throw of 46-2 (14.07m, ninth) at the Rhodes Invitational (3/15-16)…Was also 10th in hammer throw (144-3, 43.98m)…Posted a discus mark of 147-1 (44.83m) for eighth at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational (3/22-23)…Finished fourth overall in discus with a mark of 104-8 (31.90m) at the Drury Hotels Joey Haines Invite (3/29-

30)…Registered a career best discus distance of 147-8 (45.01m) for fifth at the Georgia Tech Invitational (4/19-20)…Added a personal-best hammer throw feat of 163-5 (49.81m, seventh) at the SIUE Gateway Classic (5/3)…Placed sixth in the hammer throw (161-0, 49.07m) and seventh in the discus (146-11, 44.78M0 at the OVC Outdoor Track & Field Championship (5/9-11) in Cape Girardeau…Also tallied a shot put mark of 41-0.25 (12.50m, 12th).

2019 Indoor: Competed in eight meets…Posted two top-five finishes…Finished fifth in both the shot put (43-2.25, 13.16m) and the weight throw (51-5.75, 15.69m) at the SEMO vs. SIUE Dual Meet (12/7)…Posted a personal-best weight throw distance of 53-11.25 (16.44m, eighth)at the Redhawks Open (2/15)…Notched a weight throw mark of 49-11.25 (15.22m, ninth) and a shot put feat of 43-4.5 (13.22m, 12th) at the OVC Indoor Track & Field Championship(2/20-21).

Prep: Three-time Class 5 State Qualifier at Seckman High School...Finished eighth in the discus as a senior, seventh as a junior and third as a sophomore...Finished first at the De Soto Invitational with a throw of 180-9.

Personal: Born December 27, 1999...Son of Lewis Clark and Michelle Bickers...Majoring in General Studies.

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