2021 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Ryan Spiecha

Ryan Spiecha

  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Fayetteville, Ga.
  • Highschool:
    Starr's Mill

Summary

Biography

Performance List


Records

  • School record holder in the indoor shot put with a mark of 16.64m at the 2018 Big South Indoor Championships
  • Second best outdoor shot put in school history of 16.10m at the 2018 Florida Relays
  • Fourth best indoor weight throw in school history of 17.62m at the 2020 Big South Indoor Championship
  • Eighth best outdoor hammer throw in school history of 52.71m at the 2021 UNF Invite

2021 - Outdoor
  • Won the shot put (15.30m) and third in the hammer throw (48.41m) at the SWU Susan Rouse Invitational
  • Fifth in shot put (15.76m) at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
  • Third in the hammer throw (52.16m) and fifth in shot put (15.30m) at the CCU Chanticleer Challenge
  • Second in the shot put (16.00m) and sixth in the hammer throw (50.84m) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational
  • Tenth with a personal best in the hammer throw (52.71m) at the UNF Inite
  • Seventh in the shot put (15.75m) at the Big South Championships

2020 - Indoor
  • Fourth in the shot put (15.77m) and fourth in the weight throw (personal best 17.62m) at the Big South Indoor Championship
  • Second in the weight throw with a mark of 16.96m at the South Carolina Invitational
  • Third in the weight throw (16.03m) and eighth in the shot put (15.63m) at the Carolina Challenge
  • Second in the weight throw (15.57m) and sixth in the shot put (15.34m) at the Gamecock Opener

2019 - Outdoor

  • Won the shot put at the Big South Outdoor Championships with a mark of 15.75m
  • Fourth in the hammer throw at the Big South Outdoor Championships with a personal best mark of 50.00m
  • Won the discus at the Winthrop Twilight with a mark of 42.28m
  • Second in the hammer throw at the Winthrop Twilight with a mark of 48.67m

2019 - Indoor

  • Second in the shot put at the Big South Indoor Championships with a mark of 15.94m
  • Second in the shot put (15.96m) and sixth in the weight throw (15.35m) at the Liberty Flames Invite
  • Won the shot put at the Clemson Orange and Purple Open with a mark of 15.49m

2018 - Outdoor

  • Third in the shot put (15.55m), third in the hammer throw (48.20m), and fifth in the discus throw (40.59m) at the CSU Spring Break Invitational
  • Seventh in the hammer throw at the Weems Baskin Invitational with a distance of 45.47m
  • Fourth in the shot put at the Florida Relays with a distance of 16.10m
  • Third in the shot put (15.27m) and fifth in the hammer throw (46.77m) at the Gamecock Invitational
  • Fourth in the hammer throw at the Charlotte Invitational with a distance of 47.80m
  • Third in the shot put at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a distance of 15.83m
  • Won the shot put (15.71m), fifth in the hammer throw (47.40m), and sixth in the discus throw (40.15m) at the CSU Tune-Up
  • Fourth in the shot put (15.90m), fifth in the hammer throw (49.38m), and ninth in the discus throw (40.83m) at the Big South Outdoor Championships
2018 - Indoor
  • Fifth in the shot put at the Clemson Orange and Purple with a distance of 15.41m
  • Fourth in the shot put (15.74m) and eighth in the weight throw (14.32m) at the Commodore Invitational
  • Won the shot put at the VMI Team Challenge with a distance of 16.51m
  • Third in the shot put at the Liberty Elite Invitational with a distance of 15.89m
  • Second in the shot put (16.64m) and sixth in the weight throw (15.51m) at the Big South Indoor Championships

2017 - Outdoor

  • Shot Put Champion at the Wake Forest Invitational (15.27m)
  • Won the shot put event at the CSU-Citadel Tune-Up (15.65m)
  • Won the shot put event at the Lowcountry Invitational (15.55m)
  • Second in the shot put at the Weems Baskin Invitational (15.06m)
  • Second in the shot put at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships (15.79m)
  • Third in the shot put at the CSU Spring Break Invitational (15.09m)
2017 - Indoor
  • Fourth in the shot put at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships (14.96m)
  • Six top five finishes in the shot put and weight throw in the Indoor season
  • Nine top five finishes in the shot put, discus throw, and hammer throw in the Outdoor season

High School: Was a two-time state champion in the shot put under coach Chad Walker...School record holder in shot put and discus...Personal bests of 61'' in shot put, 159'' in discus, 177'' in hammer throw and 63'' in weight throw...Held a 3.6 GPA.

Personal: Son of Whiteny and Cheryl Spiecha...Also played high school football...Plans to major in computer science at CSU.

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  • 2017Freshman

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  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2019Junior

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  • 2020Senior

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  • 2021Redshirt Senior

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