University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2023-24 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Jacob Baier
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ankeny, Iowa
- High School:
- Ankeny HS
2024 OUTDOOR: MVC Honor Roll ... All-MVC honors ... Finished second in the hammer throw with a personal-best 60.95 meters at the Good Friday Challenge ... Took second in the hammer throw with 57.85 meters at the Arkansas Spring Invitational ... Placed second in the hammer throw with a personal best throw of 60.99 meters at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Finished third in the hammer throw with 60.53 meters at Musco Twilight ... Kip Janvrin Open champion in the hammer throw (60.39m) ... Placed 13th in the hammer throw at the Drake Relays (58.58m) ... Finished in third place in the hammer throw (60.76m) at the Badger Challenge ... Placed third in the hammer throw (60.75m) at the MVC Outdoor Championships.
2024 INDOOR: Finished 8th in the Weight throw with a throw of 17.09 meters at the ISU Holiday Classic ... Placed ninth in the weight throw with a career-best 17.50 meters at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Finished third in the men's weight throw with 16.55 meters at the Jack Jennett Invitational ... Placed second in the weight throw with 17.44 meters at Friday Knight Lights ... Finished in 13th place in the weight throw with 16.57 meters at the Iowa State Classic ... Finished fifth in the weight throw with 17.40 meters at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Placed 17th in the weight throw with 16.60 meters at the MVC Indoor Championships ...
2023 OUTDOOR: Placed 4th in the Hammer throw with a career-best 55.28 meters and placed 15th in the discus throw (42.46m) at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Came in 5th place in the men's hammer throw with a career-best of 56.53 meters at the Fighting Illini Challenge ... Placed seventh in the hammer throw with a career-best throw of 58.01 meters at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Won the hammer throw (57.55m) at the Kip Janvrin Open ... Finished 8th in the hammer throw with a career-best 58.34 meters at Drake Relays ... Placed fourth in the hammer throw with a career-best 59.36 meters at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic ... Placed 9th in the Hammer throw (55.18m) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ...
2023 INDOOR: Placed 2nd in the shot put, competing unattached with a throw of 54 feet, 10 inches at the Jack Jennett Invitational ...
2022 INDOOR: Placed fourth in shot put with a 14.90m throw and placed third in weight throw with a 14.42m throw at the Jack Jennett Invitational (January 21)... Placed third in shot put with a throw of 15.48 meters at the Friday Knight Lights Invitational.
2021 OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
2021 INDOOR: Posted a personal-best in the shot put with a throw of 14.81m at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12-13) … Placed sixth in the weight throw with a personal-best of 14.91m at the Panther Invite (Jan. 9) … Recorded a mark of 14.36m in the weight throw and a mark of 14.20m in the shot put at the Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6).
High School: Placed 6th for Discus in State (2019)... Qualified for state in Discus (2017,18,19) and Shot Put (2019)... Drake Relays Participant for Discus (2018,19) and Shot Put (2019)... Conference Champ and All-Conference Ankeny HS All-Time List for 5th in Discus... 2019 Track and Field Athlete of the Year... [Football] Team Captain in 2019 and 2nd Team All-District in 2019
Personal: Majoring in Business Administration
