2021-22 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Nehring, Alec

Alec Nehring
- Event(s):
- Throws
- Indoor:
- Fifth Year
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Manhattan, MT
- High School:
- Manhattan HS
- Major:
- Educational Leadership
Bio
Nehring's Performance History & Personal Bests
2020-21 Season: Participated in a total of 10 outdoor meets … Ended year with an appearance at the NCAA West Preliminary Round .. Entered regional meet ranked 50th overall and finished 26th overall with a personal-best throw of 58-08.75 (17.90m) … Mark moved him to fifth all-time among Bobcats in the event … Placed seventh in the shot put and 13th in the discus at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Had seven first-place showings in the shot put over the course of the season … Also competed in the discus and finished as high as second in the event … Was honored by the NCAA with a postgraduate scholarship following his final athletic year of eligibility ... Named to the Big Sky Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams ... Also a USTFCCCA All-Academic recipient.
2019-20 Season
Indoor (Senior): Placed fifth at the Big Sky Championships with a mark of 57-06.50 (17.54m) in the shot put … Competed in seven meets over course of the season … Set new personal best in event of 59-02 (18.03m) at Bobcat Preview on Dec. 6 … Remained as sixth best mark in program history … Was the 60th best mark on the Division I performance list … Had two first-place showings and two runner-up finishes during year … Named to Big Sky Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams … Selected as a letterwinner by the coaching staff ... Selected as a First Team Academic All-American by CoSIDA, the Bobcat men's program's first ever first team honoree.
2018-19 Season
Indoor (Junior): Set a lifetime best and completed an all-conference performance at the Big Sky Championships … Took third in the shot put to earn back-to-back bronze medals at meet … Mark of 58-01 was a personal best and moved to sixth in program history in event … Participated in seven meets for the Bobcats … Took first in shot put four times and second twice during season … Threw farther than 55 feet in shot put in five straight events … Ended season fourth on Big Sky performance list ... Named to Big SKy Winter All-Academic team.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete in any meets … Named a Google Cloud Academic All-District 7 selection ... Selected by CoSIDA as an Academic All-American, being listed as a Second Team honoree ... Recognized by USTFCCCA as an All-Academic selection.
2017-18 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Made a podium appearance to close season at Big Sky Indoor Championships … Achieved lifetime-best shot put of 56-11.25 en route to earning bronze medal at conference meet … Mark was eighth best in program history and tied for 94th in the nation… Also finished 24th in the weight throw at the Big Sky Championships … Completed lifetime best in weight throw of 53-01 at home meet on Jan. 19 … Completed top shot put in field at Bobcat Invitational (Feb. 2) … Earned four runner-up finishes and placed third in a throwing event three times … Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Closed out season by scoring four points for the Bobcats at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Took fifth in the discus by completing a lifetime-best throw of 169-00 (51.52m) … Mark was the 10th best in program history … Also ranked seventh on final Big Sky performance list and was 97th on the West Region rankings chart … Crossed over 160-foot mark in the discus for the first time at the Triton Invitational on April 14 … Completed five third-place showings during the season, including two during the Cat-Griz Dual on April 28 … Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team.
2016-17 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in seven meets for the Bobcats … Participated in the Big Sky Indoor Tack and Field Championships in Pocatello … Finished 10th in the shot put behind a personal-best mark of 53-10.25 … Also took 18th in the weight throw (46-02.75) … Earned top weight throw mark of 50-04.50 of college career at Mountain States Games … Earned a season-best finish of second in the shot put at the Powder River Dual … Total of 10 top-five finishes throughout the season … Named to Big Sky All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Freshman): Capped season with a sixth-place finish in the discus (164-02) and seventh in the shot put (53-08.25) … Appeared in a total of 10 meets … Earned runner-up finishes in the shot put, hammer and discus in the opening Bobcat Invitational (March 25) … Also finished second in four other events … Traveled to California and competed in the Pacific Beach Intercollegiate, Bryan Clay Invite and Beach Invitational … Named to Big Sky All-Academic Team.
High School: A 2016 graduate of Manhattan High School ... Earned four letters in football, basketball and track and field ... All-State Class B quarterback, holding the school's season passing yards record ... All-State basketball honoree... State champion in the discus and shot put in 2015 ... Holds Manhattan High School's discus record ... Three time team Class B state champion in track and field ... 2014-15 English Student of the Year ... National Honor Society ... Student Body Vice President and Senior Class President.
Personal: Son of Jeff and Heather Nehring ... Undeclared major.
2020-21 Season: Participated in a total of 10 outdoor meets … Ended year with an appearance at the NCAA West Preliminary Round .. Entered regional meet ranked 50th overall and finished 26th overall with a personal-best throw of 58-08.75 (17.90m) … Mark moved him to fifth all-time among Bobcats in the event … Placed seventh in the shot put and 13th in the discus at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Had seven first-place showings in the shot put over the course of the season … Also competed in the discus and finished as high as second in the event … Was honored by the NCAA with a postgraduate scholarship following his final athletic year of eligibility ... Named to the Big Sky Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams ... Also a USTFCCCA All-Academic recipient.
2019-20 Season
Indoor (Senior): Placed fifth at the Big Sky Championships with a mark of 57-06.50 (17.54m) in the shot put … Competed in seven meets over course of the season … Set new personal best in event of 59-02 (18.03m) at Bobcat Preview on Dec. 6 … Remained as sixth best mark in program history … Was the 60th best mark on the Division I performance list … Had two first-place showings and two runner-up finishes during year … Named to Big Sky Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams … Selected as a letterwinner by the coaching staff ... Selected as a First Team Academic All-American by CoSIDA, the Bobcat men's program's first ever first team honoree.
2018-19 Season
Indoor (Junior): Set a lifetime best and completed an all-conference performance at the Big Sky Championships … Took third in the shot put to earn back-to-back bronze medals at meet … Mark of 58-01 was a personal best and moved to sixth in program history in event … Participated in seven meets for the Bobcats … Took first in shot put four times and second twice during season … Threw farther than 55 feet in shot put in five straight events … Ended season fourth on Big Sky performance list ... Named to Big SKy Winter All-Academic team.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete in any meets … Named a Google Cloud Academic All-District 7 selection ... Selected by CoSIDA as an Academic All-American, being listed as a Second Team honoree ... Recognized by USTFCCCA as an All-Academic selection.
2017-18 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Made a podium appearance to close season at Big Sky Indoor Championships … Achieved lifetime-best shot put of 56-11.25 en route to earning bronze medal at conference meet … Mark was eighth best in program history and tied for 94th in the nation… Also finished 24th in the weight throw at the Big Sky Championships … Completed lifetime best in weight throw of 53-01 at home meet on Jan. 19 … Completed top shot put in field at Bobcat Invitational (Feb. 2) … Earned four runner-up finishes and placed third in a throwing event three times … Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Closed out season by scoring four points for the Bobcats at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Took fifth in the discus by completing a lifetime-best throw of 169-00 (51.52m) … Mark was the 10th best in program history … Also ranked seventh on final Big Sky performance list and was 97th on the West Region rankings chart … Crossed over 160-foot mark in the discus for the first time at the Triton Invitational on April 14 … Completed five third-place showings during the season, including two during the Cat-Griz Dual on April 28 … Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team.
2016-17 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in seven meets for the Bobcats … Participated in the Big Sky Indoor Tack and Field Championships in Pocatello … Finished 10th in the shot put behind a personal-best mark of 53-10.25 … Also took 18th in the weight throw (46-02.75) … Earned top weight throw mark of 50-04.50 of college career at Mountain States Games … Earned a season-best finish of second in the shot put at the Powder River Dual … Total of 10 top-five finishes throughout the season … Named to Big Sky All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Freshman): Capped season with a sixth-place finish in the discus (164-02) and seventh in the shot put (53-08.25) … Appeared in a total of 10 meets … Earned runner-up finishes in the shot put, hammer and discus in the opening Bobcat Invitational (March 25) … Also finished second in four other events … Traveled to California and competed in the Pacific Beach Intercollegiate, Bryan Clay Invite and Beach Invitational … Named to Big Sky All-Academic Team.
High School: A 2016 graduate of Manhattan High School ... Earned four letters in football, basketball and track and field ... All-State Class B quarterback, holding the school's season passing yards record ... All-State basketball honoree... State champion in the discus and shot put in 2015 ... Holds Manhattan High School's discus record ... Three time team Class B state champion in track and field ... 2014-15 English Student of the Year ... National Honor Society ... Student Body Vice President and Senior Class President.
Personal: Son of Jeff and Heather Nehring ... Undeclared major.
Big Sky Preview
Friday, February 11
Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 12
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 05