2015-16 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Weston Riesselman
- Position:
- Jumps
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Boone, Iowa
- High School:
- Boone HS
2015: INDOOR: Finished second overall in the long jump at the Iowa Big 4 Duals (1/24) with a mark of 21-9.00 … had a season-best mark in the long jump at the UNI-Dome Open (2/20), jumping 23-4.50 for second place … jumped a personal-best in the triple jump at the MVC Championships (2/28) with a mark of 45-1.00.
2015: OUTDOOR: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the long jump, going for a mark of 23-5.50 … scored team points at the MVC Championships (5/15), placing fourth overall in the long jump with a jump of 24-8.25 … had a season-best in the triple jump at the Husker Spring Invitational (4/11) with a mark of 44-9.00 … placed third overall in the long jump at the Gibson Invitational (4/16) with a leap of 22-10.00 … won the long jump at the Wisconsin Open (5/8) … was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team and the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... earned the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and was named to the MVC Honor Roll.
2014: INDOOR: Set a new indoor personal-best in the long jump at the Jack Jennett Invitational (1/31) with a mark of 24-4.25, making him fourth all-time at UNI … recorded a personal-best in the triple jump at the UNI-Dome Open (2/21) with a mark of 44-6.75 … scored team points at the MVC Indoor Championships (3/1), taking sixth place overall in the long jump.
2014: OUTDOOR: Recorded an outdoor personal-best in the long jump at the Jim Duncan Invitational (4/11) with a mark of 24-2.25 for second place … took first place in the long jump at the Wartburg Outdoor Twilight (4/22) … scored team points at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/16), finishing with a career-high finish at the conference meet in fourth place overall … was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team … was also named to the MVC Honor Roll … selected to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team.
2013: INDOOR: Ran a personal-best in the 60 meters at the Jack Jennett Invite (1/25) with a time of 7.32 … notched a season-best in the long jump at the Dome Open (2/15) with a leap of 22-10.50.
2013: OUTDOOR: Set a personal-best in the long jump at the Kip Janvrin Open (4/25) with a jump of 23-3.25.
High School: Lettered in track and field all four years at Boone High School ... set the school record for the long jump his junior and senior years ... finished third at the state competition in the long jump ... was a finalist for the long jump at the competitive Drake Relays ... helped his team to conference titles in 2008 and 2011 ... also lettered in football for three years.
Personal: Son of Dean and Doris Riesselman ... has one sibling, Lucas … was a member of the National Honor Society for three years and the Honor Roll for four years ... was also an academic letter winner for four years … majoring in movement and exercise science with a minor in psychology.
