Career Bests
2022-23
Indoor Track & Field
Placed seventh in the shot put at the Summit League Championships in 53-10 ¼ (16.41m) … member of the Coyotes’ Summit League Championship title-winning team … launched the shot put an indoor best of 55-11 ¼ (17.05m) at the South Dakota Kickoff … moved to ninth in South Dakota program history in the shot put (55-11 ¼) … won the discus at the SDSU Holiday Open in 170-8 (52.01m) … tallied eight top-10 finishes during the season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Garnered all-Summit League honors in the discus … placed third in the discus with a mark of 164-3 (50.06m) and eighth in the shot put in 53-7 ¾ (16.35m) at the Summit League Championships … won the shot put at the USD Tune-Up with a season-best throw of 54-1 ¼ (16.49m) … also threw a season-best in the discus at the USD Tune-Up, launching it 173-4 (52.83m) for second place … took third in the discus at the USD Early Bird in 173-3 (52.82m) … notched 10 top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2021-22
Football
One of 29 Coyotes who competed in all 12 games … started all but one game along the defensive line … finished as the team’s 10
th-leading tackler with 27 stops including three for loss and one sack … credited with one pass breakup and four quarterback hurries … aided a defense that ranked 24
th nationally against the run (121 ypg) and 35
th overall (343 ypg) … unit was the last team nationally to allow a rushing touchdown to a running back (game seven) … Coyotes ranked 23
rd nationally in scoring defense (20.7 ppg) … had a season-high six tackles at home against Illinois State (10/23) … had four tackles and a sack at Missouri State in the Valley opener (9/25) … MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award winner … MVFC honor roll member ... named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
Indoor Track & Field
Did not compete.
Outdoor Track & Field
Redshirted … competed unattached at a trio of home meets … threw the discus 175-0 for fourth at the South Dakota Challenge … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2020-21
Football
Season was reduced to four games in the spring due to COVID-19 ... played in all four games and started at defensive tackle the final three … totaled 14 tackles including 2.5 for loss, which were third-most on the team … had a season-best six tackles, including two for loss, in the home game against Missouri State (3/13) … was not charged a year of eligibility due to NCAA rules related to the pandemic ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member.
Indoor Track & Field
Did not compete.
Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the discus, placing third with a throw of 170-8 (52.01m) … also finished 10th in the shot put at the Summit League Championships … won the shot put at the USD Twilight meet in 53-10 ½ (16.42m) … recorded a season-best discus throw of 173-10 (52.98m) at the same meet with a third-place finish … notched a season-best shot put throw of 56-3 ¾ at the South Dakota Tune-Up for fourth place … recorded eight top-10 finishes during the season.
2019-20
Football
One of 30 Coyotes who competed in all 12 games … competed mainly at defensive tackle in the middle of the line … totaled 16 tackles including seven solo stops … forced a fumble and had three tackles including one for loss in the season opener against 25
th-ranked Montana (8/31) ... MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award ... MVFC Honor Roll member.
Indoor Track & Field
Competed at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet, placing 11th in the shot put with a throw of 50-4 … made the Summit League honor roll.
Outdoor Track & Field
Season cancelled by NCAA and The Summit League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19
Football
One of 37 Coyotes who competed in all 11 games … had 14 tackles including eight solo stops … had 1.5 tackles-for-loss and was credited with two quarterback hurries … posted three tackles in a game three times including against top-ranked North Dakota State (10/27).
Indoor Track & Field
Competed at six meets during the season … launched the shot put an indoor best of 53-1 ½ at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet to place fourth … the mark ranks 10th in the shot put on the Coyote top-10 list … notched a personal best of 49-6 ¼ for the weight throw at the SDSU Indoor Classic … placed fifth in the shot put at the Jack Johnson Classic with a throw of 51-6 ½ … tallied four top-10 finishes during the season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the discus at the Summit League Championships … placed third in the discus at the Summit meet with a throw of 168-4 … also took ninth in the shot put at the league meet … sent the discus a season best 170-7 at the South Dakota Challenge with a fourth-place finish … won the discus at the Sioux City Relays with a throw of 154-11 … notched a season best in the shot put of 53-1 ¾ at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays for a fifth-place finish … recorded nine top-10 finishes during the season.
2017-18
Football
One of seven true freshmen who competed for the Coyotes … saw action in six games, mainly on the defensive line … made his collegiate debut in the win against No. 3 Youngstown State (10/7) … credited with two tackles during the year … recovered a fumble in the win against Indiana State (10/14) ... MVFC Honor Roll member.
Indoor Track & Field
Competed at five meets during the season … placed sixth in the shot put at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet with a season best of 51-0 … launched the shot put 50-11 at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet … also recorded a weight throw mark of 40-5 ½ at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet.
Outdoor Track & Field
Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the discus … earned all-Summit League honors in the discus with a throw of 178-4 for third place … the mark ranks third in South Dakota program history for the discus … also took ninth in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a throw of 53-5 ¾ … placed 33rd in the discus at the NCAA West Preliminary with a throw of 167-1 … captured the shot put at the Kip Janvrin Open with a personal best throw of 55-1 ½ … the mark ranks sixth in school history in the shot put … won the shot put and the discus at the USD Twilight … finished runner-up at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays with a throw of 173-5 in the discus … won the shot put at the Red Raider Open in 53-0 … sent the shot put 54-6 at the Baldy Castillo Invitational … notched 16 top-10 finishes during the season ... named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Prep
Two-time all-state honoree who helped lead Kennedy to a state runner-up finish in 2016 ... a three-time all-conference and two-time all-district performer ... allowed two sacks in more than three years of varsity experience ... also competed in basketball and track and field for the Cougars ... a two-time state champion in the discus with a runner-up performance in the shot put at the 2017 Iowa Class 4A Track & Field Championships ... personal bests of 183-5 for the discus and 63-9 1/2 for the shot put are Kennedy High School records ... holds the 10th-best shot put throw in Iowa high school history ... holds all school lifting records ... an AP scholar who has been named to various honor rolls.
Personal
Son of Tim and Shana Coker ... business major ... member of the Coyotes' football and track & field teams.
