Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

2025 Outdoor: Threw in eight meets...Qualified for the NCAA DI West first round...Recorded seven top 10 finishes and won the javelin event four times...Kilgore opened the outdoor season with a second place finish in the javelin at the Ole Miss Classic reaching 194' 3"...He won the same event at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational with a mark of 187' 10 (57.26m)...He finished sixth at the Georgia Tech Invitational and second at the Clark Wood Open with a throw of 183' 11" (56.05m)...He won the javelin in back-to-back meets starting at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a mark of 197' 2", then moved onto the Sycamore Open and posted 200' 3" (61.04m) to take the title...At the OVC Outdoor he kept his streak going when he won the javelin with a throw of 213' 5" (65.06m). He also finished ninth in the hammer throw with a toss of 127' 5".He wrapped up his career at the DI West first round meet with a javelin throw of 189' 4" (57.72m).

2025 Indoor: Threw in three meets...Finished inside the top 10 in each event...Started the season with a fifth place finish in the weight throw reaching a mark of 49' 5.75, he also finished sixth in the shot put with a throw of 41' 3"...He finished ninth in both events at the Redhawks Open as well...At the OVC Championships he finished ninth in the shot put with a throw of 40' 5" and seventh in the weight throw with a mark of 49' 1.5".

2024 Outdoor: Competed in five meets…Placed in the top-eight in every single meet…Opened the season at the Ole Miss Classic throwing the javelin to the distance of 153’ 6” (46.78m) placing eighth…During the Joey Haines Invite placed fifth in the javelin (169’10”, 51.76m)...Had a mark of 167’ 5” (51.02m) at the Tennessee Invite placing eighth in javelin…Recorded a sixth place finish at the Gary Wieneke Memorial throwing to the distance of 165’ 0” (50.29m)...Posted his best throw of the season at the 2024 Outdoor OVC Track and Field Championships placing fourth in the javelin with a distance of 193’ 4” (58.94m).

2024 Indoor: Did not compete

2023 Outdoor: Threw at seven meets…Finished in the top five every time except once, tallied five top two finishes…Finished with the gold to start the season in the javelin (191' 11", 58.51m) at the South Alabama Invite…Threw for a mark of 181' 0" (9th) at the 2023 Mississippi State Bulldog Relays in the javelin…At the only home meet of the season fell short of first by just one place in the javelin when he achieved a mark of 200' 2" (61.02m)...Notched a fifth place finish at the joe walker invite, throwing for a distance of 193' 8" in the javelin…Finished second to none at the Georgia Tech Invitational when he threw for a distance of 210' 2"...Notched second place in back to back meets at the Memphis Tiger Invitational (200' 9", 61.18m) and the OVC Championship (201' 11", 61.54m)...Threw for a distance of 189' 0" (57.60m) for 44th in the javelin at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.

2023 Indoor: Did Not Compete

2022 Outdoor: Competed in one meet…Placed third in the javelin with a throw of 210’ 8” (64.22m) at the Joey Haines Invite. 

2022 Indoor: Did not Compete.

2021 Outdoor: Competed in ten outdoor meets…Finished second in the Men’s Javelin Throw in at the SIUC Bill Cornell Invite with a throw of 163’ 3” (49.75m)…Threw a personal best at the Tennessee Relays with a throw of 226’ 3” (68.96m) for a second place finish…Finished first at the Sycamore Open in the Men’s Javelin Throw with a throw of 193’ 7” (59.01m)…Took third at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship in the Men’s Javelin Throw with a throw of 186’ 0” (54.05m)…Competed in the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round with his best throw coming in at 177’ 4” (54.05m, 45th).

2021 Indoor: Did not compete.

Prep: Attended Poplar Bluff High School…Competed in the javelin, 100 meters, 200 meters, 4x100 meter relay and 4x200 meter relay…Was a four year letter winner at Poplar Bluff…Named academic all-state as a senior…Captured first place in javelin at districts his junior year…Was a three-time state qualifier in the 4x100 meter relay…Posted a career best javelin throw of 178-0 (54m) and a time of 11.4 in the 100 meter dash…Helped Poplar Bluff secure conference championships in 2017 and 2018…Member of the district championship team in 2018…Coached by Mark Barousse at Poplar Bluff…Also played football, basketball and baseball…Awarded second-team all regional honors for football in 2019…Part of basketball district champs team in 2018 and football conference championship team in 2017…Three-year letter winner for football and basketball…Graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 2020.

Personal: Born January 31, 2002…Son of Mike and April Kilgore…Is a craftsman…Majoring in Physical Education.