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2021 Men's Track Roster

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Mitchell Kessler

Mitchell Kessler

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    245
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Crown Point, Ind.
  • Prev School:
    Univ. of Louisville

Summary

Biography

World Athletics Profile

Career Highlights
  • NCAA Provisionals
    • 18.53m, 60-09.50, weight throw, Mo. Southern St. (2020 Indoors)
    • 59.90m, 196-6, hammer, Texas (2021 Outdoors)
  • NCAA Rankings
    • 23rd, hammer, 59.90m, 196-6, Texas (2021 Outdoors)
    • 26th, weight throw, 18.53m, 60-09.50, Mo. Southern St. (2020 Indoors)
  • Harding Career Rankings
    • 1st, weight throw, 18.53m, 60-09.60??????
    • 1st, hammer, 59.90m, 196-6
    • 6th, discus, 46.19m, 151-6
  • GAC Results
    • 1st, shot put, 14.94m, 49-00.25 (2021 Outdoors)
    • 1st, hammer, 53.39m, 175-2 (2021 Outdoors)
    • 4th, discus, 46.19m, 151-6 (2021 Outdoors)
    • 7th, javelin, 38.50m, 126-4 (2021 Outdoors)
  • Event Victories
    • Weight Throw, Oklahoma, 17.88m, 58-8 (2020 Indoors)
    • Hammer, Harding, 58.40m, 191-7 (2021 Outdoors)
    • Hammer, Rhodes, 59.60m, 195-6 (2021 Outdoors)
    • Hammer, GAC Championships, 53.39m, 175-2 (2021 Outdoors)
    • Shot Put, GAC Championships, 14.94m, 49-00.25 (2021 Outdoors)
Awards
  • Conference
    • 2021 All-GAC (first team, shot put)
    • 2021 All-GAC (first team, hammer)
    • 2021 All-GAC (second team, discus)
  • Academic
    • 2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic
Previous Schools
Transferred to Harding from the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky
Stats: Placed eighth in the hammer throw at the outdoor ACC Championships with a mark of 56.50m (185'4") as a junior ... won the hammer at the Louisville Invitational with a season-best throw of 61.28m (201'0") ... placed sixth in the weight throw with a season-best mark of 18.86m (61'10.5") at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships ... placed seventh in the hammer at the 2018 ACC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 55.09m (180'9") ... placed ninth in the weight throw at the 2018 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships with a throw of 17.22m (56'6") ... placed 10th in the hammer at the 2017 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a throw of 51.04m (167'5") ... 14th in the 2017 weight throw at the 2017 ACC Indoor Championships with a throw of 16.67m (54'8.25") ... career best marks are 61.28m (201'0") in the outdoor hammer and 18.86m (61'10.5") in the indoor weight throw.
A 2015 graduate of Crown Point High School in Crown Point, Indiana
Honors: three-time section champion and two-time regional champion in the shot put ... 2015 IHSAA shot put state champion

Personal
Born: Aug. 29, 1996
Major: Management and Business Ethics
Parents: Scott and Kelly Kessler ... has two brothers (Michael and Markus) and one sister (Meghan, former throws coach at Harding)
Never missed a day of high school ... does not drink soft drinks

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Senior

    Throws
    6'3" 240 lbs

  • 2021Senior

    Throws
    6'3" 245 lbs