2017 Men's Track and Field Roster
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Root, Calvin
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Calvin Root
- Class:
- Junior
- Custom1:
- Jr.
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Gilbert, AZ
- High School:
- Mesquite HS
- Major:
- Business Management
Bio
Root's Performance History & Personal Bests
2018 Season
Indoor (Senior): Capped season with a silver medal at the Big Sky Indoor Championships ... Finished second in the weight throw with a mark of 61-09.75 … Also placed 13th in the shot put with a toss of 49-11.75 at the conference meet … Week prior completed lifetime best in weight throw of 63-06 (19.35m) at Big Sky Tuner on Feb. 16 … Mark was fourth best in program history, 78th longest in the nation and put him atop the Big Sky performance list … Named Big Sky Field Athlete of the Week for his effort on Feb. 20 … Completed top weight throw in six of eight weight throw events participated in … Crossed over 60 feet in weight throw in seven occasions … Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Senior): Earned first gold medal of collegiate career at Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Finished atop hammer throw standings with a mark of 197-04 … Also took 13th in the shot put and 15th in the discus … Completed season with a 24th-place showing in the hammer (202-04) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Sacramento … Notched lifetime-best mark of 206-07 (62.96m) in the hammer during the Cat-Griz Dual on April 28 … Fifth-best hammer throw in program history and the top mark on the Big Sky performance list … Finished season as 28th best hammer throw in the West Region rankings and 61st in the nation … Earned five first-place finishes in the event, including at the Utah/Weber State Spring Classic on April 7 … Honored as the Big Sky’s Field Athlete of the Week following effort in Salt Lake City … Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team ... Selected as an USTFCCCA All-Academic individual honoree.
2017 Season
Indoor (Junior): Capped season by receiving all-conference honors with a third-place finish in the weight throw (61-02.75) at the Big Sky Championships … Earned the top mark in the weight throw in all six meets competed in prior to the conference meet … Picked up best collegiate throw at Powder River Dual (Jan. 28) with toss of 61-07.50 … Moved to fifth all-time in program history with the mark … Also competed in shot put throughout season … Finished third at the Powder River Dual behind a toss of 50-04.50.
Outdoor (Junior): Earned a silver medal and all-conference honors by taking second in the hammer throw at the Big Sky Championships with a mark of 194-09 … Placed 10th and 11th, respectively, in the discus and shot put … Advanced to the NCAA West Regionals and took 43rd in the hammer throw … Moved to ninth all-time in school history in the event with a throw of 199-08 at the Montana Open (April 29) … Finished first in the hammer in six meets … Also traveled to California and competed in three meets … Took fourth among competitors in the hammer at the Pacific Beach Intercollegiate (April 13).
2016 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Placed third in the weight throw and 11th in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Championships ... Threw a season-best 60-06.50 in the weight throw at the conference meet ... Took third at the Powder River Duals with a season-best shot put mark of 51-02.25 ... Ranked 12th in the conference in the shot put and third in the weight throw during the regular season ... Threw top weight throw mark among competitors of 58-11.25 at four-team meet held at Worthington Arena on Feb. 5 ... Five runner-up finishes in events during campaign.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed for the Bobcats in 11 meets ... Took fourth in the hammer throw (189-09), eighth in the shot put (52-09.50) and 10th in the discus (154-05.00) at the Big Sky Conference Championships ... Had top mark among shot putters at the Tom Gage Classic (52-01.75) ... Eight top-three finishes in events over span of three meets in two weeks two separate times ... Finished eighth in the shot put at the Beach Coast Classic with a mark of 50-06.75 ... Personal bests in discus and hammer throw both set at Montana Open (April 30).
2013 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in five meets in the shot put and weight throw ... Finished third at the Bobcat Open in the weight throw with a season-best 56-01 ... Placed fifth in the shot put at the BRC Dual throwing a season-best 48-09.5.
Outdoor (Freshman): Threw discus, shot put and the hammer in every meet ... Placed eighth in the discus, ninth in the hammer and 15th in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Championships ... Finished third at the MSU Open in the discus by throwing a season best of 160-00 ... Threw a season-best 16-10 in the hammer at the conference championships.
High School: A 2012 graduate of Mesquite High School .. Earned three letters in track and field and one in marching band ... Team captain as a senior ... Set a school record in the shot put and discus as a senior ... Placed sixth in the shot put and 10th in the discus at the Arizona 5A State Championships ... Earned team's Wildcat Pride Award as a senior ... Named team's Most Improved as a junior and Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore ... Played trumpet in the marching band ... Earned rank of Eagle Scout with Boy Scout Troop 589.
Personal: Son of Michael and Michelle Root ... Majoring in business management.
2018 Season
Indoor (Senior): Capped season with a silver medal at the Big Sky Indoor Championships ... Finished second in the weight throw with a mark of 61-09.75 … Also placed 13th in the shot put with a toss of 49-11.75 at the conference meet … Week prior completed lifetime best in weight throw of 63-06 (19.35m) at Big Sky Tuner on Feb. 16 … Mark was fourth best in program history, 78th longest in the nation and put him atop the Big Sky performance list … Named Big Sky Field Athlete of the Week for his effort on Feb. 20 … Completed top weight throw in six of eight weight throw events participated in … Crossed over 60 feet in weight throw in seven occasions … Named to Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.
Outdoor (Senior): Earned first gold medal of collegiate career at Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Finished atop hammer throw standings with a mark of 197-04 … Also took 13th in the shot put and 15th in the discus … Completed season with a 24th-place showing in the hammer (202-04) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Sacramento … Notched lifetime-best mark of 206-07 (62.96m) in the hammer during the Cat-Griz Dual on April 28 … Fifth-best hammer throw in program history and the top mark on the Big Sky performance list … Finished season as 28th best hammer throw in the West Region rankings and 61st in the nation … Earned five first-place finishes in the event, including at the Utah/Weber State Spring Classic on April 7 … Honored as the Big Sky’s Field Athlete of the Week following effort in Salt Lake City … Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team ... Selected as an USTFCCCA All-Academic individual honoree.
2017 Season
Indoor (Junior): Capped season by receiving all-conference honors with a third-place finish in the weight throw (61-02.75) at the Big Sky Championships … Earned the top mark in the weight throw in all six meets competed in prior to the conference meet … Picked up best collegiate throw at Powder River Dual (Jan. 28) with toss of 61-07.50 … Moved to fifth all-time in program history with the mark … Also competed in shot put throughout season … Finished third at the Powder River Dual behind a toss of 50-04.50.
Outdoor (Junior): Earned a silver medal and all-conference honors by taking second in the hammer throw at the Big Sky Championships with a mark of 194-09 … Placed 10th and 11th, respectively, in the discus and shot put … Advanced to the NCAA West Regionals and took 43rd in the hammer throw … Moved to ninth all-time in school history in the event with a throw of 199-08 at the Montana Open (April 29) … Finished first in the hammer in six meets … Also traveled to California and competed in three meets … Took fourth among competitors in the hammer at the Pacific Beach Intercollegiate (April 13).
2016 Season
Indoor (Sophomore): Placed third in the weight throw and 11th in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Championships ... Threw a season-best 60-06.50 in the weight throw at the conference meet ... Took third at the Powder River Duals with a season-best shot put mark of 51-02.25 ... Ranked 12th in the conference in the shot put and third in the weight throw during the regular season ... Threw top weight throw mark among competitors of 58-11.25 at four-team meet held at Worthington Arena on Feb. 5 ... Five runner-up finishes in events during campaign.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed for the Bobcats in 11 meets ... Took fourth in the hammer throw (189-09), eighth in the shot put (52-09.50) and 10th in the discus (154-05.00) at the Big Sky Conference Championships ... Had top mark among shot putters at the Tom Gage Classic (52-01.75) ... Eight top-three finishes in events over span of three meets in two weeks two separate times ... Finished eighth in the shot put at the Beach Coast Classic with a mark of 50-06.75 ... Personal bests in discus and hammer throw both set at Montana Open (April 30).
2013 Season
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in five meets in the shot put and weight throw ... Finished third at the Bobcat Open in the weight throw with a season-best 56-01 ... Placed fifth in the shot put at the BRC Dual throwing a season-best 48-09.5.
Outdoor (Freshman): Threw discus, shot put and the hammer in every meet ... Placed eighth in the discus, ninth in the hammer and 15th in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Championships ... Finished third at the MSU Open in the discus by throwing a season best of 160-00 ... Threw a season-best 16-10 in the hammer at the conference championships.
High School: A 2012 graduate of Mesquite High School .. Earned three letters in track and field and one in marching band ... Team captain as a senior ... Set a school record in the shot put and discus as a senior ... Placed sixth in the shot put and 10th in the discus at the Arizona 5A State Championships ... Earned team's Wildcat Pride Award as a senior ... Named team's Most Improved as a junior and Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore ... Played trumpet in the marching band ... Earned rank of Eagle Scout with Boy Scout Troop 589.
Personal: Son of Michael and Michelle Root ... Majoring in business management.
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
