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2023-24 Track and Field Roster

Profile

  • Senior
    Class
  • Jackson, Wis.
    Hometown
  • Germantown HS/Iowa Western CC
    High School
Calvin Knapp
Calvin Knapp
Senior
Class
Jackson, Wis.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2024).

2024 (SR)
Indoor: Set a personal best in the shot put with a mark of 15.95 meters (52-4) as he placed sixth at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain State Games.
Outdoor: Finished eighth in the javelin with a personal-best mark of 52.08 meters (170-10) and 14th in the shot put with a mark of 14.88 meters (48-10) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Placed 42nd in the shot put with a season-best mark of 15.55 meters (51-0.25) at the Long Beach State-hosted Beach Invitational... Earned academic all-MW honors.

2023 (JR)
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Finished 14th in the shot put with a mark of 14.56 meters (47-9.25) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Placed seventh in the shot put with a season-best mark of 15.26 meters (50-0.75) at the Idaho State-hosted Bengal Invitational.

2022 (SO)
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Competed in the shot put at five meets… Placed 10th in the shot put with a mark of 15.27 meters (50-1.25) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Best finish of the season was at the Fresno State Invitational, where he placed seventh in the shot put with a career-best heave of 16.08 meters (52-9.25)... Named a MW Scholar-Athlete.
Football: Played in 12 games, mostly on special teams... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.

JUNIOR COLLEGE 
Spent one season at Iowa Western Community College, where he helped the Reivers to a 7-1 record, including 4-0 in conference play... Helped anchor an offensive unit that averaged 403.1 yards and 42.5 points per game... Also competed on the track & field team and helped the Reivers place second at the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Indoor Championships... Was the conference runner-up in the shot put (49 feet, 4.5 inches) and the bronze medalist in the weight throw (50-10.25), and qualified for the NJCAA Indoor National Championships in both events... Placed 10th at nationals in the shot put.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Spent two seasons at Southwest Minnesota State as a defensive lineman... Redshirted the 2018 season and made 17 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, in nine games for the Mustangs in 2019... Had a season-best six tackles at Upper Iowa CC and recorded five tackles against Bemidji State... Was also a member of the track & field team.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned second-team all-conference honors as a defensive lineman as a prep senior at Germantown High School in Jackson, Wisconsin... During his senior season, he led the conference with 8.5 sacks... Was also a state qualifier on the track & field team.

PERSONAL 
Son of Ken and Debbi Knapp... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:

EVENT INDOOR OUTDOOR
Shot Put 15.95 meters (52-4.0) 16.08 meters (52-9.25)
Javelin NA 52.08 meters (170-10)

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME/MARK
2023 Shot Put 14th 14.56 meters (47-9.25)
2024 Javelin 8th 52.08 meters (170-10)
2024 Shot Put 14th 14.88 meters (48-10)
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