Career Bests
2021-22
Indoor Track & Field
Placed fifth in the weight throw at the Summit League Championships … launched a personal best mark of 63-9 ½ at the Summit meet … moved to seventh on the Coyote Top 10 in the weight throw with that mark of 63-9 ½ … took fourth in the weight throw at the USD Alumni Meet in 62-11 ½ … also finished fourth in the weight throw competition at the Ichabod Mid-Week Challenge … tallied seven top-10 finishes during the season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed seventh in the hammer throw and seventh in the javelin throw at the Summit League Championships … posted career best marks in both events at the league championship, launching the hammer 193-11 and the javelin 169-3 … moved to seventh on the Coyote Top 10 in the hammer throw with a mark of 193-11 … took fourth in the hammer throw at the USD Early Bird … notched six top-10 finishes during the spring … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2020-21
Indoor Track & Field
Finished ninth in the weight throw at the Summit League Championships with a throw of 57-6 ½ (17.54m) … recorded a season-best weight throw of 60-6 ½ (18.45m) at the Dakota Quad Classic … that mark ranks seventh in USD program history for the weight throw … took fifth in the weight at the SDSU Holiday Invitational with a throw of 58-4 ½ (17.79m) … notched seven top-10 finishes during the season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Took 11th in the javelin at the Summit League Championships with a throw of 146-11 … launched the hammer throw a season-best 184-5 (56.22m) at the South Dakota Tune-Up … that mark ranks ninth in USD program history for the hammer throw … also notched a season-best javelin throw at the South Dakota Tune-Up by sending it 149-10 (45.68m) … placed third in the hammer throw at the USD Twilight with a distance of 180-10 (55.13m) … tallied eight top-10 finishes during the outdoor slate … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2019-20
Indoor Track & Field
Launched the weight throw a personal best 56-8 ½ at the Jim Emmerich Invitational, placing sixth in the competition … took fourth in the weight throw at the Adidas Classic with a throw of 56-2 … finished ninth at the Nebraska Tune-Up with a weight throw mark of 54-2 ¾ … tallied four top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
Outdoor Track & Field
Season cancelled by NCAA and The Summit League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19
Indoor Track & Field
Posted a season-best weight throw of 55-7 at the SDSU Indoor Classic … sent the weight 54-8 ¾ at the SDSU Holiday Invitational … placed ninth in the weight throw at the Dakota Realty Alumni Invitational with a mark of 52-3 ¼ … tallied a pair of top-10 finishes during the indoor season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Recorded a season-best mark of 166-8 in the hammer throw at the UC Irvine Spring Break Classic with an eighth-place finish … sent the javelin a season-best 142-5 at the South Dakota Challenge … took seventh in the hammer throw at the Red Raider Open with a mark of 164-6 … notched seven top-10 finishes during the outdoor season … made the Summit League honor roll.
Prep
Broke the Minnesota state record in the hammer throw last June with a throw of 166-10 ... a three-time USATF Minnesota Association Junior Olympics champion, three-time USATF Region 8 Junior Olympics champion and three-time USATF National Junior Olympic Championships qualifier in the hammer throw ... placed 14th at the 2017 USATF National Junior Olympic Championships to cap off his junior season ... plays football, basketball and baseball for Windom Area High School.
Personal
Son of Erin and Terri Elder ... physical education major.
