2019-20 Track and Field Roster
Biography
2019 Outdoor: Did not compete due to a season-ending injury.
2018 Outdoor: Competed in the javelin throw at 10 meets…Won the event at five regular-season meets…Opened the season with a throw of 216-6 (65.99m, first) at the South Alabama Jaguar Opener (3/2-3)…Earned back-to-back titles at the 2018 Drury Hotels Joey Haines Invite (3/30-31) with a mark of 230-2 (70.16m) and at the Joe Walker Invite (4/13-14) with a distance of 232-5 (70.84m)…Also won the Georgia Tech Invitational (4/20-21) and Arkansas Twilight (5/4) titles…Named adidas® Ohio Valley Conference Male Field Athlete of the Week twice on April 18 and May 9 after his performances at the Joe Walker Invite and the Arkansas Twilight…Set a personal-best throw of 242-5 (73.89m) to win javelin at the Ohio Valley Conference Track & Field Championship (5/10-12)…Selected as OVC Male Co-Field Athlete of the Year…Finished third (235-2, 71.67m) at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field West Preliminary (5/24-26) to advance to the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon…Claimed Second-Team All-America honors with a 10th place finish (223-4, 68.07m) in the javelin at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships (6/6-9)…SEMO's first All-American in the javelin in 28 years (Bob Cahoon, 1990) and fourth javelin All-American in the program's outdoor track & field history…Ranked seventh in the NCAA Division I West Region, ninth in entire DI and first in OVC for javelin…Tops Southeast Missouri program record books for javelin.
University of Mount Olive: Placed first in javelin at the 2016 Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a school-record distance of 201-9 (61.50m)…Ranked 16th in the NCAA Division II for javelin as a freshman.
Prep: Attended West Buckland School…Ranked fifth in the United Kingdom for javelin as a senior…Finished 10th in the event at Nationals during his sophomore year and ranked ninth in the U.S. rankings…Graduated from West Buckland School in 2016…Also played soccer, rugby, volleyball, cricket and hockey.
Personal: Born Dec. 13, 1997…Son of Christian and Sarah Engelking…Full name is Jonathan Engelking…Majoring in Biology: Biomedical Sciences...Favorite food is Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream.
Historical Player Information
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2019-20Senior
Javelin
6'2"