The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013-14 Track & Field / Cross Country: Men Roster
Roster
Ryan Crouser
- Position:
- Throws
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Boring, Ore.
- High School:
- Barlow
• 2016 Rio Olympic Games Gold Medalist (Shot Put)
• Four-Time NCAA Shot Put Champion (2016 Indoor; 2014 Indoor & Outdoor; 2013 Outdoor)
• Nine-Time USTFCCCA First Team All-American
• Two-Time USTFCCCA Second Team All-American
• 2014 USTFCCCA Men’s National Field Event Athlete of the Year
• Two-Time Nominee for Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year
• Eight-Time Big 12 Shot Put Champion (2015, 2014 Indoor & Outdoor; 2013 Outdoor; 2012 Indoor; 2015 & 2014 Discus)
• 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
• 2015 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
• 2012 Big 12 Indoor Freshman of the Year
CAREER BESTS
Outdoor:
Shot Put: 74-3.75 (22.65m)
Discus: 209-8 (63.90m)
Indoor:
Shot Put: 71-3.50 (21.73m)
2015-16
Outdoor:
• Won a gold medal as a member of Team USA in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, setting an Olympic record 22.52m in the shot put
• Cemented his spot in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with a throw of 22.11m (72-6.50) in the shot put
Indoor:
• NCAA Champion with toss of 69-9.75
• Set a Collegiate Record in the shot put at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 21.73m (71-3.50)
• Won the shot put after throwing a personal best of 21.28m/69-9.75 at the Husky Classic, setting both a school and meet record
• Won the shot put and set a meet record with a throw of 20.02m/65-8.25 at the Texas A&M 11-Team Invitational.
• Set a facility record and finished 1st in the shot put with a throw of 19.99m/65-7.00 at the Power Five Invitational
2014-15
Outdoor:
• Won the shot put at the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a throw of 21.11m/69-3.25. This was his 3rd consecutive Texas Relays victory.
• Won the discus at the Texas Invitational with a throw of 193-1 (58.85m)
• Won the shot put and set a facility record with a throw of 2-.52m/67-4.00 at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the discus and set a facility record at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 58.92m/193-4. This makes back-to-back wins in the discus at the Big 12 Championships
• Finished 5th in both the shot put and discus at NCAA Championships
Indoor:
• 2nd place in shot put at NCAA Championships with mark of 20.93m/68-8.00.
• Won the shot put at the Big 12 Championship with a throw of 21.14m/69-4.25, setting meet record and facility records.
• Earned 1st place in the shot put with a throw of 20.25m/66-5.25 at the Arkansas-Texas Dual meet
• Threw 20.95m/68-9.00 at the UW Invitational to place 1st in the shot put.
• USTFCCCA South Central Region Male Field Athlete of the Year
2013-14
Outdoor:
• Undefeated in shot put winning all five meets
• NCAA Champion with toss of 69-3.50
• Big 12 Conference Championship record and school record of 70-2.25
• Big 12 Conference Championship record and school record in discus with throw of 209-8
• Posted wins in four of six meets he threw discus
• Finished third in discus at NCAA West Preliminaries
• School’s nominee for Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year
Indoor:
• NCAA Champion in shot put with mark of 69-7.00, dominated the field by nearly four feet
• Undefeated season in shot put winning all four meets
• Broke school record at New Mexico Collegiate Invitational with toss of 69-8.00
• Won Big 12 Conference Championship with mark of 67-8.25
• Won Cherry and Silver with throw of 67-0.00
2012-13
Outdoor:
• NCAA champion in the shot put with a throw of 20.31m (66-7.75)
• Joined Dana LeDuc (1976 outdoor) as the only Longhorns to win an NCAA shot put title
• Also placed 8th in the discus with a toss of 59.21m (194-3) at NCAA Championships to claim first team All-America honors
• Qualified for NCAA meet in both events by placing 1st in the shot put (19.18m/62-11.25) and 4th in the discus (57.84m/189-9) at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in Austin
• Set a new personal best, school record and meet record with a winning toss of 21.09m (69-2.50) in the shot put at the Big 12 Championships
• In addition, he placed fourth in the discus at the Big 12 meet with a throw of 55.42m (181-10)
• Won Texas Relays shot put with mark of 20.43m (67-0.50)
• Earned Big 12 Athlete of the Week for his performance at the Texas Relays
Indoor:
• Did not compete... redshirt season
2011-12
Outdoor:
• Finished 4th in discus at NCAA Championships
• Claimed 16th in shot put with a toss of 18.50m (60-8.50)
• Reached the NCAAs in the shot put by finishing 4th at the West Prelims with a season-best toss of 19.32m (63-04.75)
• Finished 7th in shot put at 17.78m (58-4.00) and 5th in the discus, throwing 56.01m (183-09) at the Big 12 Championships
• Placed 4th in the discus (55.67m/182-07) and 4th in the shot put (17.30m/56-09.25) at the Penn Relays
• Won the discus throw at the Texas Invitational with a toss of 55.48m
• Placed third in the discus at the Texas Relays with a mark of 59.58m (195-06)
Indoor:
• Finished 5th in shot put at NCAA Championships (65-05.50/19.94m)
• Captured the Big 12 title in the shot put with a mark of 19.90m (65-03.50)
• Became Texas’ 1st Big 12 champion in the shot put and just the 3rd freshman in league history to win the event
• Secured Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors for his performance
• 2nd-place in the shot put (19.78m/64-10.75) at the New Balance Invitational
• Won the shot put with a mark of 20.29m (66-07.00) at Razorback Invitational
• Opened his collegiate career with a win at the Arkansas Dual by a throw of 19.72m (64-08.50)
PRIOR TO TEXAS
• Named the 2011 Gatorade Oregon Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year
• During 2010-2011 season, he set three national records: high school indoor shot put record with a throw of 77-2.75 (23.53), the U.S. prep indoor record by throwing a 16-pound shot 63-11 (19.48) and the national high school record in the discus with a throw of 237-6 (72.36m)
• Claimed the Oregon Class 6-A State titles in both shot and discus in 2011 • Set the national sophomore class record in the discus with his personal- best throw of 202-6 (61.72m) in 2009
• Won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships in Italy with a meet record mark of 70-9 (21.56m)
• Won the silver medal in the discus at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships
• State champion in shot put and discus as a freshman and senior
• Won National Championship in shot put, discus and javelin
• Two-year letterman in basketball
• Four-year letterman and team captain in track and field at Sam Barlow
• 2-time team Most Valuable Player
• High school valedictorian
• Member of the National Honor Society
PERSONAL
• Son of Mitch and Lisa Crouser
• Has one brother, Matt
• Father was a thrower in college, competing his final 2 years at Idaho and serving as a discus alternate on the 1984 U.S. Olympic team
• Uncle, Dean Crouser, was a 3-time NCAA champion for Oregon, winning the shot put and discus in 1982 and the discus in 1983
• Uncle, Brian Crouser, is a 2-time NCAA javelin champion (1982, 1985) and was a key member of Oregon’s NCAA outdoor championship team in 1984, finishing 4th in the javelin, and was an Olympian in 1988 and 1992
• Cousin, Sam Crouser, was a 2-time NCAA javelin champion at Oregon
• Cousin, Haley will be a member of the team at UT this year after transferring from Oregon
• Field of study is Finance - Graduate Program.
