University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Keegan Tritle
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lisbon, Iowa
- High School:
- Lisbon Community HS
2020 INDOOR: Placed second in shot put at the Jimmy Grant Invite (12/14)… Placed third at the Hawkeye Invitational (1/10)… Competed at the Bison Team Cup (1/18)… Placed third at the Jack Jennett Open (1/23)… Placed second at the Black and Gold Premier (1/31)… Placed seventh at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/29).
2019 OUTDOOR: Competed in the shot put and the hammer throw at the Husker Spring Invite (April 6)... Recorded a personal-best of 49.61m in the hammer throw at the Musco Twilight (April 13)... Placed third in the shot put at the Musco Twilight... Placed second in the shot put at the Tom Botts Invite (April 20)... Competed in the shot put at the Drake Relays (April 27)... Competed in the shot put and hammer throw at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (May 3)... Placed second in the shot put at the MVC Championship (May 12)... Competed in the shot put at the NCAA DI West Regionals (May 25).
2018-19 INDOOR SEASON: Finished second at the Jimmy Grant Invitational in the shot put with a distance of 17.66m… Won at the Hawkeye Invitational in the shot put with a distance of 17.96m… Finished third in the shot put with a distance of 18.38m at the Bison team Cup… Finished second in the shot put at the Black & Gold Premier with a distance of 18.01m… Finished third at the 2019 Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational in the shot put with a distance of 18.37m… Finished second at the Iowa State Classic in the shot put with a distance of 18.42m… Won in the shot put with a distance of 19.08m at the Badger Red & White Classic… Finished second and was honored as an All-American at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships in the shot put with a distance of 18.72m.
2018 Outdoor: Notched a PR in both the hammer throw and discus throw at the Gibson Invite (4/6) … Took second in the shot put with a score of 17.79m at the Musco Twilight (4/12) … Notched a score of 18.15m and a first place finish in the shot put at the Tom Botts Invite (4/20) … Took first in the shot put at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/4) … Finished all-conference in the shot put at the MVC Championships (5/11) after second place throw of 18.27m.
2018 Indoor: Opened the season with a personal best throw of 14.58 in the weighted throw at the Cyclone Duals (12/8) … Took second place in the shot put at the Jack Jennett Open (1/25) … Placed third in the shot put with a score of 16.99m at the Mark Messersmith Invite (1/27) … Notched a score of 17.91 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/10), earning second place … Threw for a personal best of 18.61m in the shot put at the Shell Shocker Meet (2/16) … Competed in the MVC Championships (2/25).
2017 INDOOR: Participated in the men’s shot put at the Hawkeye Invitational (1/14), notching a final score of 49-10.00.2017 OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in track and field at Lisbon Community High School … is a three-time 1A state champion in the shot put, including a personal-best throw of 57-2.00 … is also a three-time Drake Relays qualifier, placing second, sixth and 14th … was four-sport athlete … earned all-state honors in football his junior and senior seasons and was a four-time all-district selection … finished his wrestling career with a 22-2 overall record … was named to the all-conference and all-district squads all four years on the baseball team.
PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Tracy … Has three siblings, Micheala, Aaron and Brian … majoring in criminology with a minor in social sciences at UNI… Was a part of the Honor Roll.
