2011 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Tanner Hurt
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Newton, Iowa
- High School:
- Newton
Performance History and Personal Bests
2012: INDOOR: Took fourth place in the weight throw at the MVC Indoor Championships with a toss of 62-08.00 (19.10m) ... career-best weight throw of 63-07.50 (19.39m) at the Iowa Invitational on Feb. 17 ... finished his career at No. 4 on the UNI all-time list in the weight throw.
OUTDOOR: Missouri Valley Conference runner-up in the hammer throw for the second straight year ... season-best mark in the hammer throw of 203-05 (62.01m) at the Messersmith Invite on May 4 ... placed fourth in the discus at the MVC Championships with a throw of 161-03 (49.15m) ... NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the hammer throw for the second straight year, entering the meet at No. 14 in the West Region.
2011: INDOOR: Posted a career-best mark of 59-11.25 (18.27m) in the weight throw at the MVC Indoor Championships, placing fourth ... personal-best shot put mark of 49-02.25 (14.99m) at the Panther Open (1/15).
OUTDOOR: Broke the school record in the hammer throw to take second place at the MVC Championships on May 13, throwing 206-01 (62.82m) ... NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the hammer throw, finishing in 22nd place ... also placed 10th in the discus at the MVC Championships ... season-best discus throw of 163-03 (49.77m).
2010: INDOOR: Posted a season-best in the shot put at the UNI-Dome Open (2/19), throwing 13.97m (45-10) ... also recorded a season-best in the weight throw at the UNI-Dome Open, throwing 16.37m (53-08.50) ... took third place in the weight throw at both the Panther Open (1/16) and the UNI-Dome Open (2/19).
OUTDOOR: Placed eighth in the discus throw at the MVC Championships, throwing 46.60m (152-11) ... also took eighth place in the hammer throw at the MVC Championships with a throw of 54.24m (177-11) ... threw a season-best 50.60m (166-00) in the discus at the Central Open (5/7) ... claimed a season-best in the hammer throw at the Kip Janvrin Open, throwing 55.74m (182-10) ... took first place in the discus at the Kip Janvrin Open and in the hammer throw at the Cornell Invitational.
2009: INDOOR: Took third place at the UNI-Dome Open in the weight throw with a season-best toss of 53-00.25 ... finished seventh at the Jack Jennett Invitational in the weight throw with a throw of 52-05.25.
OUTDOOR: Took runner-up honors at the MVC Championships in the discus, throwing a season-best 169-01 ... took fourth place at the Messersmith Invitational in the discus with a throw of 163-05 ... recorded a season-best toss of 176-05 in the hammer throw at the Messersmith Invitational, finishing in third place ... took first place at the Central Invitational in the hammer throw with a heave of 174-11.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time conference champion in the discus ... took fifth place in discus at 2007 Drake Relays ... two-time letter winner in football ... participated in speech, drama, choir, band and student government ... graduated with honors.
PERSONAL: Son of Darren and Karen Hurt ... born Nov. 30, 1988, in Marshalltown, Iowa ... one of six children ... majoring in exercise science.
