2019 Track & Field Rosters

Aaron Akens

Aaron Akens

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Mesquite, Texas
  • HS / Prev Schools:
    North Mesquite HS

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
-2016 NCAA Track and Field Championship West Preliminary Qualifier
-2015 USATF Junior Outdoor Championship Qualifier
-3x Southland Conference Point Scorer

2018 Season
-Placed first in the Hammer Throw with a distance of 58.18m at the 67th Annual TSU Relays
-Multiple second and third place finishes between The Sketcher’s Performance Carl Knight Invitational and the UIW Invitational
-Placed second in the Hammer Throw at the Southland Conference outdoor Track & Field Championships with a distance of 60.60m
-Was a regional qualifier in the NCAA West Preliminary Round. Competed in the Hammer Throw placed in the top forty with a distance of 58.96m

2017 Season
-Finished eleventh in the New Mexico Classic in the Shot Put with a distance of 14.69m
-Placed fourth in the Weight Toss with a distance of 17.71m at the Southland Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships

2016 Season 
-Competed in the UTSA Invitational in the Disk Throw and finished first with a distance of 50.42m
-Finished fifth at the ACU Wes Kittley Invitational for Shot Put with a distance of 14.20m
-Was a regional qualifier for the NCAA Division l West Preliminary Round. Competed in the Disk Throw with a distance of 48.94m

2015 Season
-Competed in the 64th Annual TSU Relays in the SP with a distance of 14.64m and finished sixth
-Finished third in the Disk Throw with a distance of 47.48 competing at the East Texas invite
-Competed and finished eighth in the Disk Throw at the Southland Conference Championship with a distance of 48.92m

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Throws

  • 2016Sophomore

    Throws
    6'0"

  • 2017Junior

    Throws
    6'0"

  • 2018Redshirt Junior

    Throws
    6'0"

  • 2019Senior

    Throws
    6'0"