Career Bests
2018-19
Indoor Track & Field
Placed seventh in the shot put at the Summit League Championships … launched the shot put an indoor best of 60-7 ¼ at the Nebraska Tune-Up to finish runner-up … the mark ranks third in South Dakota program history for the indoor shot put … launched the shot put past 60 feet for the first time to win the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational with a mark of 60-3 ¼ … threw the shot put 60-2 ½ to win the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … also won the SDSU Holiday Invitational shot put … tallied eight top-10 finishes during the season with three event titles … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Outdoor Track & Field
All-American in the discus … earned second-team all-America honors with an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships by launching the discus a season-best 189-2 … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in both the discus and the shot put … reached the NCAA Championships in the discus for the second-straight year … earned all-Summit League honors in the discus, finishing runner-up at the Summit League Championships with a throw of 177-6 … also placed fourth in the shot put at the Summit League Championships … launched the shot put a personal best 61-3 at the league meet to move to second on USD’s all-time charts in the shot ... tallied 12 top-10 finishes during the outdoor season with seven event wins … swept the shot put and discus at the Wildcat Classic, sending the discus 179-8 and the shot put 60-1 ¾ at the meet … earned Summit League Athlete of the Week (3/26) honors for his performance at the Wildcat Classic … captured the discus at the South Dakota Challenge with a throw of 188-6 … won the discus at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
2017-18
Indoor Track & Field
Placed fifth in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a throw of 55-3 ¾ … also took ninth in the weight throw with a distance of 55-10 ½ at the Summit meet … recorded a season best shot put throw of 55-11 ¾ at the Nebraska Tune-Up … moved to fifth in USD program history in the shot put with the throw of 55-11 ¾ … finished runner-up with a shot put throw of 55-0 ¾ at the SDSU Holiday Open … also took second in the shot put at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … sent the weight throw a season best 55-10 ½ twice during the season, at both the Summit Championships and the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … recorded seven top-10 finishes during the season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Advanced to his first NCAA Championships in the discus … Summit League Champion in the discus with a throw of 196-6 … the throw broke the Summit League Championships meet record and the South Dakota school record … placed sixth in the shot put with a throw of 57-7 ½ at the Summit meet … also took 10th in the hammer throw at the league meet in 169-5 … placed 11th in the discus at the NCAA West Preliminary with a throw of 181-7 to advance to the finals … Drake Relays champion in the discus with a throw of 191-3 … one of 21 Coyotes in USD history to win a title at the Drake Relays … captured the shot put at the Sioux City Relays in 58-4 ¾ … that mark ranks fourth in USD program history … victorious in the discus at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays with a throw of 185-8 … won the shot put at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational with a distance of 57-3 … tallied 14 top-10 finishes during the season, including five event wins … earned Academic All-Summit League honors ... named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll.
2016-17
Indoor Track & Field
Placed sixth in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a season best throw of 53-3 ¾ … also took 12th in the weight throw at the Summit meet in 56-3 ¾ … the Summit throw of 53-3 ¾ in the shot put ranks seventh on USD’s all-time charts … the weight throw distance of 56-3 ¾ moved him to 10th in USD history for the event … placed third in the shot put at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet with a throw of 51-11 ¼ … took third in the weight throw with a mark of 53-11 ¼ at the USD Last Chance Meet … threw the shot 50-8 at the SDSU Classic for 13th place … tallied five top-10 finishes during the season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the discus with a runner-up performance of 173-1 … also placed fifth in the shot put and took 10th in the hammer throw at the Summit League Championships … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the discus, where he placed 30th … recorded a personal best of 174-8 at the NCAA West Preliminary to move to third on USD’s all-time charts in the discus … notched a personal best of 55-11 ¼ in the shot put at the Summit meet to rank fifth on USD’s all-time charts … won the discus at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays with a throw of 174-6 … also won the discus at the USD Twilight and the Wildcat Classic … ranks 10th in USD history in the hammer throw with a distance of 164-0 from the Howard Wood Dakota Relays … placed 17th in the discus at the Drake Relays … recorded 15 top-10 finishes throughout the season with three event wins … made the Summit League honor roll.
Dakota Wesleyan
Broke Dakota Wesleyan's school record in the discus with a throw of 169-11 ... twice earned GPAC athlete of the week honors ... set personal bests of 52-0 for the shot put, 140-0 in the hammer throw and 49-0 in the weight throw.
Prep
South Dakota state champion in the discus ... five-time all-Dakota 12 Conference for track and field ... held personal bests of 158-10 in the discus and 54-0 in the shot put ... led the Quarriers to three South Dakota state titles in football ... earned all-state and Elite 45 honors for football ... helped the Quarriers finish runner-up at the South Dakota state tournament in basketball ... Dell Rapids High School student body president.
Personal
Son of Dean and Elaine Hammer ... kinesiology and sport management major with an emphasis in exercise science.
