Career Bests
2017-18
Indoor Track & Field
Placed eighth in the weight throw at the Summit League Championships with a throw of 56-2 … also took ninth in the shot put with a toss of 53-4 ¼ … won the shot put at the SDSU Holiday Open with a personal best throw of 57-4 ¾ … the mark ranks third in USD school history … also placed third in the weight throw at the SDSU Holiday Open … notched a season best of 61-3 in the weight throw for sixth place at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational … placed third in the weight throw at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet with a throw of 59-1 ¼ … recorded nine top-10 finishes during the season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed fifth in the discus at the Summit League Championships with a season-best throw of 168-7 … also took ninth in the hammer throw in 170-10 and 10th in the shot put in 53-2 ¾ at the Summit meet … notched a season best of 53-9 in the shot put at the Beach Invitational … placed in the top-five of all three throws at the Jimmy John’s ORU Invitational … took third in the discus with a throw of 159-0 at the USD Twilight … finished fifth in the shot put at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays after throwing 52-2 ¾ … notched 12 top-10 finishes during the season.
2016-17
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the weight throw with a third-place throw of 64-8 … broke the South Dakota program record in the weight throw with the toss … also placed fourth in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a season best of 57-3, which ranks third on USD’s all-time charts … swept the shot put (57-0 ¾) and the weight throw (63-8 ¾) at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … also won the weight throw at the Hawkeye Invitational and the USD Last Chance Meet … captured the shot put at the SDSU Classic in 56-10 … sent the weight throw beyond the 60-foot mark seven times during the season with four meets past 63 feet … placed in the top-five of 13 events during the season with five event wins.
Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the shot put … launched the shot put a personal best 60-8 ¾ for third … the mark ranks second on USD’s all-time charts … also placed fifth in the discus and seventh in the hammer at the Summit League Championships … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the shot put … recorded a personal best of 195-6 in the hammer throw at the USD vs. SDSU Dual to move to fourth on USD’s all-time charts … notched a personal best of 174-6 in the discus at the Sioux City Relays to rank fourth on USD’s all-time charts … won the collegiate section of the shot put at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in 57-0 … swept the shot put and the discus throw at the USD vs. SDSU Dual and the Sioux City Relays … also won the shot put at the USD Twilight and the Wildcat Classic … captured the hammer at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in 191-7 … tallied 18 top-10 finishes during the season with eight event wins.
Iowa Western CC
Placed fifth in the weight throw at the indoor nationals in 2016 ... holds a career best weight throw of 59-9 1/2 ... named Midwest Athlete of the Year for indoor track and field ... holds a personal best hammer throw of 184-01.
Prep
Captured 2014 Iowa Class 4A State Championship titles in the shot put (57-04) and the discus (168-2) ... shot put throw of 57-04 broke the Lewis Central High School record ... finished runner-up in the shot put at the 2014 Drake Relays ... took third in the discus and 13th in the shot put at the 2013 state meet ... Hawkeye 10 Conference discus champion in 2013.
Personal
Son of Kim Barents ... Kinesiology and exercise science major.
