Track & Field
Colin Boevers - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

ColinBoevers

  • class Senior
  • High school Judge Memorial

• 2010 NCAA All-American
• 2010 SEC Champion – Discus
• 2010 All-SEC Outdoor First Team
• 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championship Finalist – Discus
• 2010 NCAA East Preliminary Finalist – Discus
• 2010 SEC Indoor Finalist – Shot Put
• 2008 NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinalist – Discus
• 2008 All-SEC Outdoor Freshman Team – Shot Put
• 2008 All-SEC Indoor Freshman Team – Shot Put
• 2008 USATF Junior Championships Participant – Shot Put, Discus

2009 (Sophomore): Outdoor – Started flight two of the discus competition at the SEC Championships with a personal-best throw of 176-8 that placed fourth overall … Also threw a personal-best shot put mark of 56-6 at the conference meet to finish ninth overall … Placed seventh in the Triton Invitational shot put competition, with a measurement of 56-0 to claim a regional-qualifying mark … Added another NCAA mark at Auburn’s Tiger Track Classic, throwing the discus a distance of 176-5 on the final attempt to place fourth overall. Indoor – Threw season-best shot put mark of 54-03.25 at Kentucky Invitational … At Rod McCravy Memorial Meet posted season-best weight throw mark of 51-07.25.

2008 (Freshman): Outdoor – Broke the UK freshman discus record with a personal-best throw of 181-4 at the Jesse Owens Classic … At Mideast Regional, threw the discus a distance of 176-0 to place 12th overall … Placed seventh in the discus at the SEC Championships with a throw of 179-6 … Finished as top freshman in the shot put at SECs with a personal-best heave of 55-2 … At USATF junior championships placed third in shot put and seventh overall in discus. Indoor – At SEC Championships, was top the freshman in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 56-0.50 to place ninth overall … Threw personal best weight throw mark at McCravy Memorial with a distance of 46-8.75.

High School: Member of the 2007 USA Today High School All-USA Track and Field Team in shot put and discus … Nike All-American in shot put and discus … Two-time state champion in both shot and discus … Holds 3A state records in both shot put and discus … Ranked fourth in the nation for shot put and eighth in the country for discus in 2007 … On state championship teams in 2005 and 2007 … Coached by Bishop Dolegiewicz … Holley Sportsmanship Award in 2006. Personal: Born May 17, 1989 … Parents are James and Susan Boevers … Has two brothers, Eric and Justin … Major is undeclared.

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