Ben Peterson Season 2016-17

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COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BEST: Shot Put – 18.52m, Hammer Throw – 50.21m, Weight Throw – 17.47m.

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Records: Ranks 10th on Penn State all-time shot put performance list.

AWARDS: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors three times (2019-21).
 
ON A NATIONAL STAGE
NCAA East Prelims (5/26-29/21): Qualified in the shot put. 
NCAA East Prelims (5/10-12/19): Qualified for East Prelims in shot put.

AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/14-16/21): Placed ninth in the shot put with a season-best distance of 18.42m. 
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-27/21): Placed ninth in the shot put with a distance of 17.37m. 
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2.28-29/20): Competed in shot put.
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12/19): Finished ninth in shot put finals.
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/22-23/19): Competed in shot put
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/11-13/18):  Finished 14th in shot put with a distance of 55-9.25 (17.00m).
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24/18): Competed in both shot put and weight throw.

2021 Outdoor 
Recorded fourth 18-meter throws on the season including a season best 18.42m at the Big Ten Championships. 

2021 Indoor
Penn State Tri-Meet (2/6): Won the shot put with an indoor season best throw of 18.12m. 

2020 Outdoor
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor
Season: Posted five top-three finishes in shot put, with two top finishes...Threw a personal best (60-9.25, 18.52m.)

Dr. Sander Invitational (1/23-25): Unleashed a personal-best throw of (60-9.25, 18.52m) to win shot put.

2019 Outdoor
Season: Set two personal bests in shot put and hammer throw events. Qualified for NCAA East Prelims in shot put...Ranks 10th all-time in Penn State history in shot put.

ASU Invitational (3/22-23): Threw personal-best distance in hammer throw (164-9, 50.21m). LSU Battle on the Bayou (4/6): Set a personal-best mark and won shot put (60-0.25, 18.29m).

2019 Indoor
Season: Posted five top-10 finishes in shot put and weight throw combined.

Clemson Tiger Paw (2/8-9): Threw  season-best (57-0.75, 17.39m) in shot put.

2018 Outdoor
Season: Recorded then-personal-best (149-6, 45.56m) in hammer throw at Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invitational...Posted an outdoor then personal best of (58-0.5, 17.69m) in shot put.

LSU Battle on the Bayou (4/7): Finished third in shot put (57-11.25, 17.66m). Penn Relays (4/26-28): Threw a season best (58-0.5, 17.69m) in shot put.

2018 Indoor
Season: Tossed a then-personal-best (57-3.75, 17.47m) in weight throw at Nittany Lion Challenge...Posted personal-best of 59-5.5 (18.12m) en route to first-place finish in shot put at Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup (2/2).

Sykes & Sabock (2/2-3): Won shot put with then-personal-best (59-5.5, 18.12m).

BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PR: Shot put - 63-7
Earned four varsity letters in track & field and three in football at Solon High School...Named all-state in 2015-16...Named three-time team MVP…Competed in New Balance Indoor National meet in 2015-16 and Outdoor New Balance National meet in 2015.

PERSONAL
Full name is Benjamin Gerald Peterson...Son of Beth and Steve Peterson...Has three siblings, Nick, Kyle and Katie...Majoring in labor and employment relations...Born on July 16, 1997, in Solon, Ohio.