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2019 Men's Track & Field Roster

John Reid III
Amy Morris

Nick Colby

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Houston, OH
  • Highschool Russia

Biography

TFRRS Profile

Personal Records
Event Time/Mark Date
Shot Put (I) 11.10m 02/12/2016
Weight Throw (I) 18.77m 02/09/2019
Hammer Throw (O) 57.71  04/20/2019
Discus (O) 52.73m 05/17/2018

Achievements and Accolades
  • 2019 All-OAC Discus Throw (O)
  • 2019 All-OAC Hammer Throw (O)
  • 2019 NCAA Championships Qualifier Weight Throw (I)
  • 2019 All-Great Lakes Region honoree
  • 2019 All-OAC Weight Throw (I) 
  • 2018 All-OAC Discus (O)
  • 2018 All-OAC Hammer Throw (O)
  • 2017 NCAA Championships Qualifier Discus (O)
  • 2017 Academic All-OAC 
  • 2017 All-OAC Discus (O)
  • 2016 All-OAC Discus (O)

2019
  • Broke his PR in the hammer throw and finished 2nd at the Annual Sparky Adams Invite 
    • Took 1st place in the discus throw 
  • At the All - Ohio Championships, finished 1st in the discus throw and 2nd in the hammer throw 
  • At the Colonial Relays, finished 2nd in the hammer throw and 3rd in the discus throw 
  • Finished in 2nd place in the hammer throw at the Otterbein April Fools Invite 
  • Broke  CMU Invite record in the hammer throw and took 1st place 
    • Took 1st place in the distance throw 
  • Had 8 top 3 finishes in the 2019 indoor season 
  • Finished 15th in the nation at the NCAA Indoor Championships
  • Came in 1st place in the Polar Bear Final Qualifier and Multi meet
  • Took the 2nd place honors and broke his personal and school record (18.77 meters) in the Weight Throw at the All Ohio Championships 
  • Placed 1st in weight throw at University of Mount Union Wuske meet  
  • At the 6th Annual Spartan Classic,  finished 1st place in the weight throw 
At the OAC Championships:
Weight Throw (I) - 2nd 
Hammer Throw (O) - 2nd 
Weight Throw (O) - 1st 

2018
  • Placed 1st in the weight throw at the BW Mid-February Indoor Meet
  • Set a personal best in the weight throw at the DIII All-Ohio Indoor Track & Field Championships
  • Placed 3rd in the weight throw at the Joe Banks Indoor Invitational
  • Placed 2nd in the weight throw at the Mount Union Indoor Tune-Up throwing a personal best 17.35m
  • Placed 4th in the OAC Indoor Championships at the weight throw
  • Has won the discus throw at three outdoor events as well as a 2nd place finish in the hammer throw at the Bob Khan Invitational.
  • Placed 2nd in discus and 3rd in hammer throw at the DIII All-Ohio Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Placed 2nd in discus and hammer throw at the 49th Sparky Adams Invitational
  • Finished 2nd in discus and 6th in hammer throw at the BW Harrison Dillard Twilight
  • Won the 2018 Great Lakes NCAA Final Qualifying Meet in discus with a personal record throw of 52.73m
  • Finished 6th in discus at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships

At the OAC Championships:
  • Weight Throw (I) - 4th
  • Discus (O) - 1st
  • Hammer Throw (O) - 2nd

2017 
  • Placed in fifteen out of twenty one appearances
  • Made an appearance in the discus at the outdoor NCAA Championships
  • Earned outdoor All-OAC honors in the discus
  • Season best 16.69m in the weight throw at the indoor OAC Championships
  • Season best 47.31 in the hammer at the California University of Pennsylvania Early Bird.

At the OAC Championships:
  • Weight Throw (I) - 4th
  • Hammer Throw (O) - 11th 
  • Discus (O) - 3rd

2016 
  • Placed in nine out of twenty three appearances
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
  • Earned outdoor All-OAC honors with a 2nd place 46.26m in the discus
  • Season best 13.09m in the weight throw at the Baldwin Wallace Mid-January Meet
  • Season best 47.55m in the discus at the Allegheny Gator Invitational.

At the OAC Championships:
  • Weight Throw (I) - 20th
  • Hammer Throw (O) - 15th 
  • Discus (O) - 2nd

High School
  • Competed for Dan Schafer
  • District and Shelby County Athletic League champion in the discus in senior year
  • All-Ohio senior year and Academic All-Ohio senior and junior year
  • Earned 2nd in the district junior year
  • Was 2nd in the region senior year and 3rd junior year
  • Team field MVP
  • Owns school and Shelby County Athletic League record in the discus
  • Member of the National Honor Society, bowling team, Russia Livestock 4-H Club, Science Olympiad, and Academia
  • Graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

Academics and Personal
  • Exercise science and sports studies double major
  • In the Honors and Leadership Scholars programs
  • General Chemistry Lab Teacher's Assistant
  • Involved in the Knights of Columbus
  • Son of Craig and Patricia Colby.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016First Year

  • 2017Sophomore

    Throws
    6'2"
  • 2018Junior

    Throws
    6'2"
  • 2019Senior

    Throws
    6'2"

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