2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Michael Albert

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Buchanan, Va.
  • High School James River

Biography

PR's:
Indoor: 
SP - 49-8.50 (15.15m)..WT - 49-5.50 (15.07m)
Outdoor: DT - 158-5 (48.30m)...HT - 150-0 (45.71m)...SP - 48-4.75 (14.75m)


2019-20
Indoor

  • Competed in six meets, recording four top-eight finishes in the shot put
  • Posted a season-best toss of 47-5.00 (14.45m) in the shot put at the season opening Appalachian Invitational, placing fifth
  • Was eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 47-11.75 (14.62m) at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational
Outdoor
  • Season canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

2018-19
Indoor

  • Set PR's in both the shot put (48-8.50) and weight throw (49-5.50) at the Sun Belt Championships
  • Had best finish of season in the eight throw of third with a toss of 49-4.50 (15.05m)
  • Was seventh in the weight throw at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational with a mark of 49-2.25 (14.99m)

Outdoor

  • Competed at the Sun Belt Championships, placing 12th in the discus (153-5; 46.77m) and 18th in the shot put (45-8.50; 13.93m)
  • Set a PR in the discus, covering 158-5 (48.30m) at the Virginia Grand Prix, which placed him second
  • Was 15th in the hammer at the ADIDAS/Winthrop Invitational with a PR toss of 150-0 (45.71m)
  • Placed fifth in the shot put (45-7.75; 13.91m) and discus (139-11; 42.66m) at the Charlotte Invitational

2017-18
Indoor

  • Tossed a PR of 46-6.75 (12.97m) in the weight throw at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational
  • Posted season-best throw in the shot put of 45-5.00 (13.84m) at the Mountaineer Indoor Track Meet
  • Recorded three top-10 finishes in the weight throw and two top-10 finishes in the shot put
Outdoor
  • Recorded a new PR in the discus at the Sun Belt Championships, covering 152-5 (46.47m) with his toss, which placed him 15th
  • Posted a new PR in the hammer throw, with a mark on 145-2 (44.25m) at the Duke Invitational
  • Was fourth in the discus (149-2; 45.46m) and fifth in the hammer throw (143-4; 43.69m) at the Mountaineer Open Meet
  • Had a pair of seventh place finishes in the discus (143-9; 43.81m) and the hammer throw (142-10; 43.55m) at the Charlotte Invitational
2016-17
Indoor
  • Tossed a PR of 41-5.25 (12.63m) in the weight throw for 25th and threw the shot put 44-11.75 (13.71m) for 14th at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational
  • Threw a season’s best of 46-11 (14.30m) in the shot put for fifth and placed ninth in the weight with a mark of 40-5 (12.32m) at the Mountaineer Open Indoor Meet
  • Opened the season at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational and finished 25th in the weight throw with a toss of 39-5.25 (12.02m) and threw the shot put 46-1.5 (14.06m)
Outdoor
  • Registered his best performance at the Mountaineer Open Outdoor Meet with three personal best performances, 48-4.75 (14.75m) in the shot put, 147-2 (44.87m) in the discus and 127-5 (38.83m) in the hammer
  • Recorded two top-three finishes at the Tennessee Challenge placing third in the discus with a toss of 137-1 (41.78m) and second in the shot put with a throw of 43-9.25 (13.34m)
  •  Competed at six meets and posted ten top-15 finishes

High School PR’s: Shot Put - 55-4...Discus - 165-5

High School

  • State champion in the shot put and discus his senior year
  • Placed second in the both the shot put and discus at the state meet his junior year
  • School record holder in the shot put
  • Was the Division 1A/2A indoor shot put champion in 2016
  • Was crowned the Division 2A West Region discus and shot put champion in 2016

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2019-20Senior

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