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Track and Field

2019-20 Track and Field Roster

Molly Sheppard
Aaron C Packard/USD

Taylor Heitman

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lake City, Minn.
  • Highschool Lincoln HS
  • Major Kinesiology & Sport Management

Biography

Career Bests

2019-20
Indoor Track & Field
Recorded a season-best weight throw of 49-9 at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet for 16th place in the field … threw the weight 47-6 ¼ at the Jim Emmerich Invitational … notched a throw of 44-5 ¼ for 18th in the weight throw at the Adidas Classic … 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
Competed at five meets during the season … launched the weight throw a season-best 46-2 ¾ at the SDSU Indoor Classic … threw 45-8 ½ for the weight throw at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet.

Outdoor Track & Field
Threw at four meets outdoors … posted season bests for both the hammer throw and javelin throw at the South Dakota Challenge … sent the javelin 77-3 and the hammer 145-7 at the meet … launched the hammer 142-5 to finish 12th at the Sioux City Relays … made the Summit League honor roll.

2017-18
Indoor Track & Field
Launched the weight throw a season best of 38-9 ¾ for 18th place at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … sent the weight 37-3 at the SDSU Holiday Open.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed second in the high jump at the USD Twilight after clearing 4-11 … recorded a season best of 133-4 in the hammer throw for 15th at the Red Raider Open … also took sixth in the high jump at the Red Raider Open with a jump of 4-9 ¾ … recorded a season best of 77-1 in the javelin at the South Dakota Invitational … tallied four top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.

2016-17
Indoor Track & Field
Totaled a score of 1,868 points in the pentathlon at the Jack Johnson Classic … cleared a season best of 4-11 in the high jump twice during the season at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet and USD Last Chance Meet … made the Summit League honor roll.

Outdoor Track & Field
Did not compete.

Prep
Competed in racing events from 100 meters to 5,000 meters with several disciplines of field events at Lincoln High School ... earned all-Hiawatha Conference honors for track and field from 2012-16 and all-conference honors in cross country in 2014 ... two-time section champion in the 4x800 relay ... three-time academic all-state honoree for track and field ... member of the Tigers' dance team which earned won its sectional in 2013 and 2014.

Personal
Daughter of Darrick and Angela Heitman ... kinesiology and sport management major with an emphasis in exercise science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Multis
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Multis
  • 2018-19Junior

    Multis
  • 2019-20Senior

    Throws