2018-19 Men's Cross Country & Track & Field Roster

Mark Wagner

Ryan Amador

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Ht./Wt.:
    - /
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Letters:
    0
  • Hometown:
    Jonesboro, Ark.
  • High School:
    Jonesboro HS
  • Prev School:
    Jonesboro HS

Summary

Biography

2019-20 Team Captain

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in six meets for the Trojans in the throws ... Set season-bests in both the shot put (13.67 meters) and hammer throw (43.53 meters) at the Little Rock Open (Apr. 6) ... Set his personal-best in the discus (42.75 meters) at the ASU Red Wolf Open (Apr. 20) ... Placed 19th in both the shot put and discus at the 2019 Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (May 12) ... Won the hammer throw at the UCA Open (Apr. 12) with a mark of 43.14 meters.

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in four meets in the shot put and weight throw ... Set PR in the shot put at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (Feb. 19) with a mark of 13.38 meters ... Registered a 12.63 meter throw at the Samford Open (Jan. 19) ... Notched a PR in the weight throw of 13.89 meters at the Arkansas State Invitational (Jan. 25) ... Finished 21st at the Sun Belt Championships with a mark of 13.85 meters.

Jonesboro H.S.: Was a two-year letterman in track and football and was a four-year letterman in wrestling... Named the Best Male Athlete for wrestling and track and earned the Sportsmanship Award for wrestling... Received the Fighting Heart Award, honor bestowed on an athlete who succeeded in the face of tough times... Was a Tyler Emmons Scholarship winner... Won the 2018 Lowell Manning Award, awarded to the best overall male athlete... Was a state qualifier in the discus and shot put while winning the state championship in the discus... Was a 2018 Big East Conference Champion in Arkansas... Placed at state during the 2017 and 2018 wrestling seasons... Was vice president for FCCLA and graduated with honors.

Personal: Hometown is Jonesboro, Arkansas... Majoring in health and education promotion.

AMADOR'S PERSONAL-BESTS
Shot Put: 13.67m - Little Rock Open (Apr. 6, 2019)
Discus: 42.75m - ASU Red Wolf Open (Apr. 19, 2019)
Hammer Throw: 43.53m - Little Rock Open (Apr. 6, 2019)
Weight Throw: 13.89m - ASU Invitational (Jan. 25, 2019)

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