Tristen Newman Season 2018-19

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: