2020-21 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Blaser, William

William Blaser
- Position:
- Shot Put
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Peosta, Iowa
- High School:
- Western Dubuque HS
Bio
2021 OUTDOOR: Recorded a season-best of 17.50m in the shot put to place eighth at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … Took third with a toss of 17.44m in the shot put at the South Dakota Tune-Up (May 7) … Posted a mark of 16.61m in the shot put at the Illinois State Invitational (April 30 - May 1) … Named to the 2021 MVC Track & Field Scholar-Athlete Team.
2021 INDOOR: Finished first in the shot put with a season-best toss of 17.05m at the Wartburg Friday Night Lights Meet (Jan. 29) … Placed fifth in the shot put with marks of 16.78m and 16.46m at the Jack Jennett Invitational (Jan. 22) and the Panther Invite (Jan. 9), respectively.
2020 INDOOR: Placed third in shot put at the Jimmy Grant Invite (12/14)… Competed at the Hawkeye Invitational (1/10), Bison Team Cup (1/18), and the Jack Jennett Open (1/23)… Placed third in shot put at the Cyclone Open (1/24)… Competed at the Black and Gold Premier (1/31)… Threw a personal best in shot put with a mark of 17.65m at the Husker Invitational (2/7)… Placed sixth in shot put at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/29).
2019 OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
2019 INDOOR: Did not compete.
2018 OUTDOOR: Picked up a runner-up finish at the Gibson Invitational (4/6-7) in the shot put with a throw of 57-0.25… Took sixth at the Musco Twilight with a toss of 54-10.25 (4/12)… was fifth at the Tom Botts Open (4/20-21) with a throw of 56-8.5… took 10th at the Drake Relays (4/25-28) with a throw of 56-1… Threw a personal best of 59-4.25 at the Wisconsin Twilight (5-4), good enough for a second-place finish… Finished ninth at the MVC Championship (5/11-13) with a throw of 56-6.75… Closed the season with a throw of 55-10.5 at the NCAA West Prelims (5/24-26).
2018 INDOOR: Opened his collegiate career at the Cyclone Duals (12/8), finishing fourth in the shot put with a throw of 55-2.25… Finished runner-up at the Panther Open (1/13) shot put, after a throw of 54-5.25… Finished sixth in the shot at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invite (1/20) with a throw of 56-1.25… Finished fourth at the Mark Messersmith Invite (1/27) with a throw of 55-3… Took eighth in the shot with a throw of 55-0 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/10)… Was sixth in the Shell Shocker Meet (2/16) with a throw of 57-2.25… Took eighth at the MVC Indoor Championship with a throw of 57-2.75.
2021 INDOOR: Finished first in the shot put with a season-best toss of 17.05m at the Wartburg Friday Night Lights Meet (Jan. 29) … Placed fifth in the shot put with marks of 16.78m and 16.46m at the Jack Jennett Invitational (Jan. 22) and the Panther Invite (Jan. 9), respectively.
2020 INDOOR: Placed third in shot put at the Jimmy Grant Invite (12/14)… Competed at the Hawkeye Invitational (1/10), Bison Team Cup (1/18), and the Jack Jennett Open (1/23)… Placed third in shot put at the Cyclone Open (1/24)… Competed at the Black and Gold Premier (1/31)… Threw a personal best in shot put with a mark of 17.65m at the Husker Invitational (2/7)… Placed sixth in shot put at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/29).
2019 OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
2019 INDOOR: Did not compete.
2018 OUTDOOR: Picked up a runner-up finish at the Gibson Invitational (4/6-7) in the shot put with a throw of 57-0.25… Took sixth at the Musco Twilight with a toss of 54-10.25 (4/12)… was fifth at the Tom Botts Open (4/20-21) with a throw of 56-8.5… took 10th at the Drake Relays (4/25-28) with a throw of 56-1… Threw a personal best of 59-4.25 at the Wisconsin Twilight (5-4), good enough for a second-place finish… Finished ninth at the MVC Championship (5/11-13) with a throw of 56-6.75… Closed the season with a throw of 55-10.5 at the NCAA West Prelims (5/24-26).
2018 INDOOR: Opened his collegiate career at the Cyclone Duals (12/8), finishing fourth in the shot put with a throw of 55-2.25… Finished runner-up at the Panther Open (1/13) shot put, after a throw of 54-5.25… Finished sixth in the shot at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invite (1/20) with a throw of 56-1.25… Finished fourth at the Mark Messersmith Invite (1/27) with a throw of 55-3… Took eighth in the shot with a throw of 55-0 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/10)… Was sixth in the Shell Shocker Meet (2/16) with a throw of 57-2.25… Took eighth at the MVC Indoor Championship with a throw of 57-2.75.
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