2018 Track & Field Roster

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Tristen Newman

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown The Woodlands, Texas
  • High School College Park
  • Major Chemical engineering

Biography

TFRRS Performance Profile

Personal bests (thru 2018):

  • Shot put: 61-4 1/4i (18.67m)
  • Hammer: 203-8 (61.87m)
  • 35-pound weight throw: 62-9 1/2 (19.06m)
  • Discus: 150-8 (45.93m)
As a senior (2018):
Outdoor
  • Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
  • Team Captain.
Indoor
  • Moved to No. 2 on Stanford's all-time list in the shot put.
  • MPSF All-Academic.
As a junior (2017):
Outdoors
  • Fifth Stanford shot-putter to reach 60 feet, including indoors and outdoors.
  • Moved to No. 4 on Stanford's all-time list in the shot put (60-0 1/4, 18.29m).
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
  • Advanced to NCAA West Prelims for third consecutive year.
  • Had best conference and regional finishes in the shot and hammer.
  • Exceeded lifetime best by more than 27 feet in the hammer, at the Hornet Invite.
  • Broke PB at the Cardinal Classic, throwing the hammer 199-0 (60.65m).
Indoors
  • Improved upon his 2016 best by nearly six feet in the weight throw.
  • Personal best of 62-9 1/2 (19.06m) placed him fourth at the Husky Classic.
  • Had a massive PB in the shot put at the MPSF Championships, throwing 60-7 1/4 (18.47m) for fourth place.
  • Became the fourth Stanford thrower, indoors or outdoors, to break 60.
  • Newman ended season tied for No. 2 on Stanford's all-time indoor performers' list.
  • Stands at No. 7 on Stanford's all-time indoor list in the weight throw.
  • MPSF All-Academic selection.
As a sophomore (2016):
Outdoors
  • Set personal shot put best in opening meet, with 58-10 at the Hornet Invitational.
  • Ended season at No. 6 on all-time Stanford performers' list.
  • Improved on hammer best by nearly 24 feet from freshman to sophomore season.
  • Set personal bests three times in the hammer.
  • Best hammer throw of 192-8 came at the Payton Jordan Invitational.

Indoors

  • Earned personal bests in the shot and weight throw.
  • Twice eclipsed PB in shot, culminating with a 58-1 for 11th at the MPSF Championships.
  • It was the fourth-longest ever indoors at Stanford.
  • Best weight throw of 56-11 1/4 placed 15th at the Don Kirby Elite meet in Albuquerque.

As a freshman (2015):
Outdoors

  • Moved into Stanford's all-time freshmen top five both the shot (third) and hammer (fifth).
  • Advanced to NCAA West Prelims in the shot, placing 38th.
  • Placed 11th at Pac-12 Championships in the shot with a personal best 56-11 1/2.
  • Third in the Big Meet in the shot and fourth in the hammer, setter a personal best 168-9 in the latter.
  • Placed eighth at the U.S. Junior Championships with a 62-6 1/2 with a 12-pound shot.
  • Made collegiate debut at the Outdoor Opener at Cal, with throws of 51-11 3/4 in the shot and 163-4 in the hammer.
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic team.

Indoors

  • Did not compete.

High School:

  • 2014 Texas 5A state meet runner-up in the shot put (62-4 3/4).
  • Set personal best of 63-1 1/2 while winning the Texas 5A District 14 title.
  • Two-time 5A Region 2 shot put champion.
  • Three-time 5A District 14 shot put champion.
  • 2013 Texas 5A runner-up in the shot (59-9 3/4).
  • Swept the shot and the discus (168-10) to win 5A District 14 titles in 2013.
  • Also played football for the Cavs.

Career results:

Year Season (Meets) Event Season Best Conf. Region NCAA
2018 Outdoors (9) SP 60-9 1/4 (18.52) 5 (59-2 1/4) 14 (60-8) --
Hammer 203-8 (62.08) 5 (203-2)  38 (193-4) --
Indoors (5) SP 61-4 1/4 9 (57-11)  -- --
2017 Outdoors (10) SP 60-0 1/4 (18.29) 10 (57-1 1/2) 21 (57-10 1/2) --
HT 199-0 (60.65) 5 (194-0) 44 (177-7) --
Discus 150-8 (45.93) -- -- --
Indoors (4) SP 60-7 1/4 (18.47) 4 (60-7 1/4) -- --
WT 62-9 1/2 (19.14) 5 (62-6 1/2) -- --
2016 Outdoors (7) SP 58-10 (17.93) NM NM --
HT 192-8 (58.72) 10 (182-3) -- --
Indoors (5) SP 58-1 (17.70) 11 (58-1) -- --
WT 56-11 1/4 (17.35) -- -- --
2015 Outdoors (10) SP 56-11 1/2 (17.36) 11 (56-11 1/2) 38 (56-6) --
HT 168-9 -- -- --
Indoors (0) -- -- -- -- --

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

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  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2017Junior

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  • 2018Senior

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