2013 Track and Field Roster
Roster

Jordan Williams
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Monticello, Iowa
- High School:
- Monticello
Performance History and Personal Bests
2012: INDOOR: Took fourth in the shot put at the MVC Indoor Championships with a personal-best throw of 57-00.75 (17.39m) ... placed seventh in the weight throw at the MVC Indoor Championships with a season-best toss of 59-11.25 (18.27m) ... finished the season tied for fourth on the UNI all-time list in the indoor shot put at 57-00.75 (17.39m).
OUTDOOR: Won his second consecutive MVC title in the discus, throwing 182-11 (55.75m) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... threw 192-02 (58.57m) in the discus to win the Messersmith Invite on May 4 and move into second place all-time at UNI ... placed third in the shot put and ninth in the hammer throw at the MVC Championships ... posted a season-best shot put mark of 60-02.00 (18.34m) on May 4 at the Messersmith Invite, making him just the second man in UNI history to top 60 feet in the shot put ... qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in the discus and shot put ... ranked in the nation's Top 15 in the discus.
2011: INDOOR: Placed second at the MVC Indoor Championships in the weight throw with a personal-best throw of 60-06 (18.44m) ... fifth place in the shot put at the MVC Championships with a throw of 55-02.00 (16.81m) ... season-best shot put throw of 55-02.75 (16.83m) at the UNI-Dome Open on Feb. 18 ... finished the season at No. 5 on the UNI all-time list in the weight throw at 60-06.
OUTDOOR: Missouri Valley Conference Champion in the discus with a personal-best throw of 182-06 (55.63m) ... qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in both the discus and hammer throw, finishing 19th in the discus and 48th in the hammer throw ... recorded a personal-best hammer throw of 194-07 (59.32m) for seventh place at the Musco Invitational (4/23) ... took sixth place in the shot put and ninth place in the hammer at the MVC Championships ... season-best shot put mark of 53-05.50 (16.29m) ... finished the season at No. 4 on the UNI all-time list in the discus and No. 5 in the hammer throw.
2010: INDOOR: Seventh at the MVC Championships in the shot put, throwing 16.42m (53-10.50) for a season-best ... won the shot put at the Panther Open (1/16), took second at the UNI-Dome Open (2/19) and placed third at the Jack Jennett Invitational (1/30) ... tenth in the weight throw at the MVC Championships ... threw a season-best 17.18m (56-04.50) to take first place in the weight throw at the UNI-Dome Open.
OUTDOOR: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in the shot put and discus ... third at the MVC Championships in the shot put, earning All-MVC honors with a season-best throw of 17.04m (55-11) ... posted a season-best in the discus at the Central Open with a throw of 52.28m (171-06) ... won the discus at the Cornell Invitational (4/10).
HIGH SCHOOL: Took runner-up honors in 2008 in the shot put with a heave of 56-10.50...Finished third in 2008 and fourth in 2007 in the discuss at the state track meet setting a school record with a heave of 171-11...Took the Tri-Rivers Conference crown, along with the district title in both 2007 and 2008 in the discus and shot put...2007 football academic all-district...2A All-State honors in the shot put and discus in 2008...Took the runner up spot at the Drake Relays in 2008 in the discuss...Also involved in speech, drama, band and choir.
PERSONAL: Son of Greg and Jill Williams...Born May 22, 1990...Majoring in business administration.