University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Tom Yezek
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Northwood, Iowa
- High School:
- Northwood Kensett HS
2022 OUTDOOR: Earned Second Team All-America honors at NCAA Championships with a 14th-place finish in discus (56.82 meters / 186 feet, 5 inches) ... qualified for NCAA Championships with an 11th-place finish at the West Preliminary Rounds in discus with a throw of 55.32 meters (181-6) ... closed out the regular season with a discus throw of 58.21 meters (191-0), which was the third best throw in program history ... earned all-conference honors, finishing second in discus and third in shot put at the MVC Championships ... qualified for both shot put and discus for the West Prelims, but only threw discus ... MVC Male Field Athlete of the Week (April 12) after winning the KT Woodman Classic with a then-career best in the discus with a throw of 56.11 meters (184 feet, 1 inch) ... won the Wisconsin Classic and extended lead in the Missouri Valley in discus with a throw of 58.21 meters (190 feet, 11 inches) ... won discus at the Jim Duncan with a throw of 51.91 meters ... earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll for a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
2021 OUTDOOR: Captured the discus title with a personal best of 55.76 meters and placed sixth in shot put with a toss of 18.04 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … Posted a mark of 55.42m in the discus at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (May 26-29) … Took first in the discus at the Illinois State Invitational (April 30 - May 1) with a mark of 55.29m and at the Gibson Invitational (April 16-17) with a mark of 53.76m … Earned second-place finishes in the shot put with a toss of 17.05m and discus with a mark of 53.37m at the USD Early Bird (April 3).
2021 INDOOR: Competed unattached.
2020 INDOOR: Placed third in shot put at the Black and Gold Premier (1/31)… Competed at the Husker Invitational (2/7)… Placed second in shot put at the Iowa State Classic (2/14)… Placed fifth at the Minnesota Cold Classic (2/21)… Placed second with a personal best mark of 18.71m at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/29).
2018 Outdoor: Placed first in the discus at the Gibson Invite (4/6) with a score of 52.35m … Took third in the discus at the Musco Twilight (4/12) after a score of 51.62m … Finished in the second place in the discus at the Tom Botts Invite (4/20) … Earned a personal best score of 17.85m in the shot put at the MVC Championships (5/11) … Competed in the shot put and discus throw at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds (5/24).
2018 Indoor: Notched a personal best of 15.52m in the weighted throw at the Cyclone Duals (12/8) … Notched a second place score of 16.63m in the shot put at the Panther Open (1/13) … Notched first place at the Jack Jennett Open (1/25) after throwing for 17.74m in the shot put … Competed in the shot put at the MVC Championships (2/24).
2017 INDOOR: Competed in the shot put at the Larry Wieczorek Invite (1/21), throwing for 51-2.75.2017 OUTDOOR: Competed in the shot put and discus at the MVC Championships (5/12), notching a score of 55-4.25 in the shot put and 177-5.00 in the discus… Placed fourth overall with a career-best throw of 171-3.00 to rank second in the MVC at the Tom Botts Invite (4/15)... Earned himself top-five in the MVC and in the top-35 in the NCAA West Prelims after a toss of 176-5.00 in the discus at the Drake Relays (4/28).
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in track and field at Northwood Kensett High School ... is a two-time state champion in the discus, holding the Iowa state track meet record ... three-time Northwood Kensett Track and Field MVP ... finished his senior season ranked No. 9 in the country in the discus ... won the Drake Relays discus title as a senior ... finished second overall at the state meet in the shot put in 2016 ... also placed third at the Drake Relays in
the discus as a junior ... was named Top of Iowa Conference Athlete of the Year.
PERSONAL: Son of Dan and Michelle ... Has five siblings, Nick, Jeff, Sarah, Eve and Ben... Majoring in electrical engineering at UNI.
