University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2013 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Justin Baker
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Sioux City, Iowa
- High School:
- Bishop Heelan
2015: INDOOR: Won the shot put and the weight throw at the UNI-Dome Open with a season-best marks of 59-1.50 and 66-0.00 … earned All-Conference in the shot put, placing third overall with a distance of 56-7.00 … also scored team points in the weigh throw competition with an eighth overall finish.
2015: OUTDOOR: Qualified for the NCAA Championships (6/10) in the shot put, earning honorable mention All-America … participated in the NCAA West Regional (5/28) for the third time in his career, competing in the hammer throw and shot put … threw a huge personal-best in the shot put at the West Regional of 61-6.00 to punch his ticket to the NCAA Championships, ranking him second all-time at UNI … scored team points in the discus, hammer throw and shot put at the MVC Championships (5/16) … notched a personal-best in the discus of 162-1.00 to finish seventh, a school record 206-10.00 in the hammer throw for fifth place, and then earned a second place finish and All-Conference honors with a huge toss of 61-2.25 in the shot put.
2014: INDOOR: Finished with a personal-best throw in the shot put at the Jack Johnson Classic (1/24), throwing for a distance of 59-9.75 to rank him second all-time at UNI … also threw for a distance of 66-1.75 in the weight throw at the MVC Indoor Track and Field Championships (3/1), grabbing a new PR, earning fourth all-time at UNI and placing fourth overall in the field.
2014: OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
2013: INDOOR: Notched a season-best throw of 57-11 in the shot put at the Iowa State Classic (2/7), tying him fourth all-time at UNI … threw for a distance of 56-6.50 in the weight throw for a new personal-best at the Panther Open (1/12) … earned all-conference honors after finishing third in the shot put at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/23).
2013: OUTDOOR: Qualified for the NCAA Division I West Preliminary for the second year in a row in the shot put … set a new personal-best in the hammer throw at the Cornell College Invite (4/6) with a throw of 174-8.
2012: INDOOR: Had a season best throw in the shot put at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/25), finishing with a distance of 54-3.25 ... notched a season-best throw in the weight throw at the Jack Jennett Invitational (1/28) with a distance of 53-9.
2012: OUTDOOR: Qualified for the 2012 NCAA Division I West Preliminary in the shot put ... finished sixth overall at the MVC Outdoor Championships in the shot put with a distance of 54- 9 ... threw a season-best distance in the shot put at the Cornell Invitational (4/14) with a distance of 57-6, finishing in first place overall ... notched a personal-best throw in the discus at the ESU Relays (4/7) with a distance of 157-8.
High School: Lettered in track and field at Bishop Heelan High School … was a four-time state qualifier in the throws events and a two-time state champion … placed second overall in the shot put and second place in the discus throw at the Drake Relays in 2011.
Personal: Son of Douglas and Marilyn Baker … has three siblings, Ashley, Amber and Erica … majoring in sport psychology with a minor in coaching.
