Utah State University Athletics

Joseph Turner | TFRRS Profile
HONORS: All-Mountain West Outdoor: Discus (2024, 2025); USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2026); Academic All-Mountain West (2024, 2025, 2026); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2026).

INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks 10th all-time at USU in the shot put with a mark of 18.19 meters (59-8.25), set in 2026.

OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks sixth all-time at USU in the discus with a mark of 56.37 meters (184-11), set in 2025.

2026 (JR)
Indoor: Placed sixth in the shot put and seventh in the weight throw at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, respectively, throwing 16.82 meters (55-2.25) and a personal-best 17.96 meters (58-11.25)… Won the shot put competition at the Washington-hosted Husky Classic with a personal-best toss of 18.19 meters (59-8.25), which ranks 10^th all-time at USU… Set a personal best in the indoor discus with a mark of 49.73 meters (163-2), placing sixth at the BYU December Invitational.
Outdoor: Finished seventh in the shot put at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with a personal-best mark of 16.97 meters (55-8.25)… Posted a season-best throw of 52.37 meters (171-10) at the UVU Collegiate Invitational, placing fifth… Won the shot put at the Utah Tech Invitational with a heave of 16.55 meters (54-3.75)… USTFCCCA All-Academic Team selection… Academic All-MW honoree… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

2025 (SO)
Indoor: Finished 10th in the weight throw at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a season-best mark of 17.58 meters (57-8.25)… Finished first in the weight throw at the Idaho-State hosted Stacy Dragila Open with a distance of 16.85 meters (55-3.5)… Set a season best in the indoor discus with a throw of 47.76 meters (156-8.25) as he placed fourth at the BYU December Invitational.
Outdoor: Placed 44th in the discus at the NCAA West First Rounds with a mark of 50.37 meters (165-3)… Finished third in the discus at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with a personal-best throw of 56.37 meters (184-11), earning All-MW accolades with the sixth-farthest throw in program history… Set a season best in the shot put with a distance of 14.75 meters (48-4.75) as he placed seventh at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational… Finished first in the discus at the Utah Tech Invitational with a throw of 49.24 meters (161-6.5)… Earned Academic All-MW honors.
 

2024 (FR)
Indoor: Placed 11th in the weight throw with a mark of 14.29 meters (46-10) at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Set a season best in the weight throw with a mark of 16.11 meters (52-10.25) as he finished fourth at the Utah State-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Meet.
Outdoor: Finished 39th in the discus with a mark of 51.04 meters (167-5) at the NCAA West First Rounds… Won silver in the discus with a season-best mark of 55.39 meters (181-8) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, earning All-MW recognition… Set a personal best in the hammer with a throw of 52.40 meters (171-11) as he placed sixth at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational… Totaled four podium finishes in the discus on the season at the Utah Tech Invitational (third), San Francisco State-hosted Mike Fanelli Track Classic (second), Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational (third) and MW Outdoor Championships (second)… Academic All-MW recipient… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.
 

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time letterwinner in shot put and discus at Lyman (Wyoming) High School… Two-time state champion in discus (2021, 2019) and one-time state champion in shot put (2021)… Was the 2021 Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year in Wyoming… Career-best marks of 18.64 meters (61-2) in the shot put and 55.60 meters (182-5) in the discus… Two-year letterwinner in football and one-year letterwinner in basketball in high school… Helped the Eagles win the 2A state football championship in 2020… Named All-Conference, All-State and to the Super 50 team following his senior season as he played in the Wyoming Shrine Bowl.

PERSONAL: Son of Joshua and Kristin Turner… Has four siblings… Served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kennewick, Washington from 2021-23… Majoring in finance.

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