John Meyer

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lockport, Ill.
High School:
Lockport Township
Position:
Throws

Last Modified: June 25, 2021

AT MICHIGAN

• First-Team All-American (2021 indoor, shot put)
• Second-Team All-American (2021 outdoor, shot put)

Junior (2020-21)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Threw 18.37m (60-3.25) in the shot put for 16th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 9-11) for second-team All-America honors.
• Threw 19.33m (63-5) in the shot put for 5th at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 26 & 28) to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
• Threw 19.76m (64-10) in the shot put for 3rd at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 14-16), scoring six points for the Wolverines.
• Threw a career-best 20.48m (67-2.25) in the shot put for the win at the B1G Len Paddock Open (May 8)
• Threw a career-best 19.19m (62-11.5) in the shot put for 3rd at the B1G Jesse Owens Classic (April 30-May 1)
• Threw a career-best 19.11m (62-8.25) in the shot put for 2nd at the B1G Husker Invitational (April 16-17), and also placed 19th in the discus at 45.02m (147-8).
• Threw 18.87m (61-11) in the shot put for 3rd at the B1G North Florida Invitational (April 2-3), and threw 48.40m (158-9) for eighth in the open discus.

Indoor Track & Field
• Threw 19.50m (63-11.75) in the shot put for 7th at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 11-13), marking the highest-ever finish in the indoor shot put for a Michigan man.
• Threw a career-best 19.90m (65-3.5) in the shot put for 2nd at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-27)
• Threw 18.48m (60-7.5) in the shot put for 2nd at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 19)
• Threw a career-best 19.32m (63-4.75) in the shot put for 2nd at the SPIRE B1G Invitational (Feb. 12-13)
• Threw a career-best 19.09m (62-7.5) in the shot put for the win at the Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 23)
• Threw 17.63m (57-10) in the shot put for 3rd at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 16)

Sophomore (2019-20)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.

Indoor Track & Field
• Threw a career-best 19.06m (62-6.5) in the shot put for 4th at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-29). Scored five points for the team.
• Threw 16.77m (55-0.25) in the shot put for 11th at the Vanderbilt Music City Challenge (Feb. 14-15)
• Threw 17.97m (58-11.5) in the shot put for 3rd at the Power Five Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)
• Threw a career-best 19.03m (62-5.25) in the shot put for 2nd at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18)
• Threw a career-best 18.79m (61-7.75) in the shot put for the win at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 11)

Freshman (2018-19)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Redshirted.

Indoor Track & Field
• Threw a career-best 18.74m (61-5.75) in the shot put for the win at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19) for a new Michigan freshman record. Also threw 16.10m (52-10) for 10th in the weight throw.
• Threw a career-best 17.98m (59-0) in the shot put for 3rd at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12), and tossed a career-best 16.37m (53-8.5) for 11th in the weight throw.

HIGH SCHOOL

Track & Field: No. 10 indoor shot putter in high school history … Only high school thrower in the country during the 2018 season to surpass 70 feet in the 12 lb. shot put both indoors and outdoors … National leader in the indoor shot put at 70-4.25 (21.44m) and No. 2 nationally in the outdoor shot put at 70-6.5 (21.50m) … Ranked No. 6 in the world on the junior (U20) shot put list (6kg implement) … Owns IHSAA Championships and overall Illinois state records for both the indoor and outdoor shot put … Three-time state champion in the outdoor shot put and two-time champion in the indoor shot put … Finished fourth at the 2017 New Balance Nationals Outdoor shot put competition and third at the 2018 USATF Junior Championships with the six-kilogram shot put … Finished third and runner-up in the discus in 2018 and 2017, respectively … Four-time state championships qualifier in the discus … Ranked No. 29 among high school discus throwers nationally … Per MileSplit, is the sixth-best combined shot and discus thrower in the country

High School Career Bests
Shot Put (12lb) -- 21.50m (70-6.5)
Shot Put (6kg) -- 20.14m (66-1)
Discus (1.6kg) -- 57.88m (189-11)