Colorado State University Athletics
2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Gordon, Beau
Beau Gordon
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Pueblo, Colo.
- High School:
- Pueblo Central High School
Bio
Personal Bests
Indoor
- Shot put - 55'0.75''
- Weight throw - 59'6.75''
Outdoor
- Discus - 163'3''
- Hammer throw - 192'0'' (17th in CSU History)
- Shot put - 52'6''
Gordon at the Mountain West Championships
2020
- 3rd place, shot put (indoor)
- 7th place, weight throw (indoor)
2019
- 4th place, shot put (outdoor)
- 6th place, hammer throw (outdoor)
- 9th place, discus throw (outdoor)
- 8th place, shot put (indoor)
- 9th place, weight throw (indoor)
2018
- 10th place, shot put (outdoor)
- 12th place, hammer throw (outdoor)
- 9th place, shot put (indoor)
- 9th place, weight throw (indoor)
Accolades
- All-Mountain West Honors (2020 indoors)
COLORADO STATE
Redshirt Senior (2020-21)
(Indoor): Threw shot put and weight throw at all three meets...Recorded WT PR of 59'6.75'' at the Championships at the Peak for seventh place, while taking eighth in SP...At Air Force Invitational, finishing fourth in SP and sixth in WT...Recorded a then-PR in weight throw at AF invite, measuring 59'4.25''...At Wyoming Power Meet, finished sixth in SP and fourth in WT.
(Outdoor): Has appeared in six meets - throwing shot put, hammer and discus in all...Threw the 17th-best CSU hammer of 192'0'' at Jack Christiansen Invite...PR'd the discus with a throw of 163'3'' at Rock Chalk Classic...Placed third in the shot put with a 52'6'' PR at Doug Max Invitational...At CSU Pueblo Meet, threw a then PR in the HT at 188'6'' for fourth place...Threw the 18th-best CSU hammer of 191'2'' at Sooner Invitational for fourth place.
Redshirt Junior (2019-20)
(Indoor): Competed in eight meets - all throwing the weight throw and shot put...At Mountain West Championships, placed third in shot put for six points - CSU's top finisher...At MW Championships, placed seventh in weight throw for two points...Totalled eight points for the team en route to CSU's second-straight Mountain West Indoor Championship...Earned All-Mountain West in shot put...Recorded PR (55' 0.75") in shot put at Don Kirby Invite, while placing 15th in weight throw...Placed second in the weight throw with what was his season-best throw (57' 6.25") at Air Force Holiday Open, while also getting fourth in shot put...Took second in the weight throw at Potts Invite and third in the weight throw...At Air Force Invitational, third in shot put and fourth in weight throw...Second in SP at Colorado Invitational while also placing third in WT...Placed third in SP and fourth in WT at UCCS Mountain Lion Open.
Redshirt Sophomore (2018-19)
(Indoor): Competed in seven meets...Third Ram in the shot put and fourth Ram in weight throw at MW Championships...Tossed a PR in weight throw at Don Kirby Invitational...Won the shot put at Potts Invitational.
(Outdoor): Competed in eight meets...Second Ram finisher in shot put at MW Championships...Fifth top-10 Ram finisher in discus at MW Championships...Third Ram in the weight throw at MW meet...Won the shot put at Jack Christiansen Invitational, Tom Benich Invite and Doug Max Invitational.
Redshirt Freshman (2017-18)
(Indoor): Competed in seven meets...Fourth and fifth Ram in the shot put and weight throw, respectively, at MW Championships...Made official CSU debut at Air Force Holiday Open.
(Outdoor): Competed in six meets...Threw the shot put and hammer throw at MW Championships as the fourth and third Ram, respectively.
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Redshirted each of the indoor and outdoor seasons...Competed in one unattached indoor meet and five unattached outdoor meets.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Pueblo Central High School...Named to 2016 Colorado 4A All-State Team...Named to 2015 Colorado 4A All-State Team...2016 and 2015 Colorado 4A shot put runner-up...Holds school record in shot put and discus...Also played football and basketball...Tallied 230 tackles, four for a loss, and a sack in his three-year football career to go along with 392 yards receiving and two touchdowns...Played in 55 basketball games, averaging 5.6 points per game...In the Colorado state football record book as tied-second with most fumble recoveries in a season (4).
High School Personal Bests
Outdoor
- Discus throw - 158'1''
- Shot Put - 53'10''
Indoor
- Shot put - 55'0.75''
- Weight throw - 59'6.75''
Outdoor
- Discus - 163'3''
- Hammer throw - 192'0'' (17th in CSU History)
- Shot put - 52'6''
Gordon at the Mountain West Championships
2020
- 3rd place, shot put (indoor)
- 7th place, weight throw (indoor)
2019
- 4th place, shot put (outdoor)
- 6th place, hammer throw (outdoor)
- 9th place, discus throw (outdoor)
- 8th place, shot put (indoor)
- 9th place, weight throw (indoor)
2018
- 10th place, shot put (outdoor)
- 12th place, hammer throw (outdoor)
- 9th place, shot put (indoor)
- 9th place, weight throw (indoor)
Accolades
- All-Mountain West Honors (2020 indoors)
COLORADO STATE
Redshirt Senior (2020-21)
(Indoor): Threw shot put and weight throw at all three meets...Recorded WT PR of 59'6.75'' at the Championships at the Peak for seventh place, while taking eighth in SP...At Air Force Invitational, finishing fourth in SP and sixth in WT...Recorded a then-PR in weight throw at AF invite, measuring 59'4.25''...At Wyoming Power Meet, finished sixth in SP and fourth in WT.
(Outdoor): Has appeared in six meets - throwing shot put, hammer and discus in all...Threw the 17th-best CSU hammer of 192'0'' at Jack Christiansen Invite...PR'd the discus with a throw of 163'3'' at Rock Chalk Classic...Placed third in the shot put with a 52'6'' PR at Doug Max Invitational...At CSU Pueblo Meet, threw a then PR in the HT at 188'6'' for fourth place...Threw the 18th-best CSU hammer of 191'2'' at Sooner Invitational for fourth place.
Redshirt Junior (2019-20)
(Indoor): Competed in eight meets - all throwing the weight throw and shot put...At Mountain West Championships, placed third in shot put for six points - CSU's top finisher...At MW Championships, placed seventh in weight throw for two points...Totalled eight points for the team en route to CSU's second-straight Mountain West Indoor Championship...Earned All-Mountain West in shot put...Recorded PR (55' 0.75") in shot put at Don Kirby Invite, while placing 15th in weight throw...Placed second in the weight throw with what was his season-best throw (57' 6.25") at Air Force Holiday Open, while also getting fourth in shot put...Took second in the weight throw at Potts Invite and third in the weight throw...At Air Force Invitational, third in shot put and fourth in weight throw...Second in SP at Colorado Invitational while also placing third in WT...Placed third in SP and fourth in WT at UCCS Mountain Lion Open.
Redshirt Sophomore (2018-19)
(Indoor): Competed in seven meets...Third Ram in the shot put and fourth Ram in weight throw at MW Championships...Tossed a PR in weight throw at Don Kirby Invitational...Won the shot put at Potts Invitational.
(Outdoor): Competed in eight meets...Second Ram finisher in shot put at MW Championships...Fifth top-10 Ram finisher in discus at MW Championships...Third Ram in the weight throw at MW meet...Won the shot put at Jack Christiansen Invitational, Tom Benich Invite and Doug Max Invitational.
Redshirt Freshman (2017-18)
(Indoor): Competed in seven meets...Fourth and fifth Ram in the shot put and weight throw, respectively, at MW Championships...Made official CSU debut at Air Force Holiday Open.
(Outdoor): Competed in six meets...Threw the shot put and hammer throw at MW Championships as the fourth and third Ram, respectively.
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Redshirted each of the indoor and outdoor seasons...Competed in one unattached indoor meet and five unattached outdoor meets.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Pueblo Central High School...Named to 2016 Colorado 4A All-State Team...Named to 2015 Colorado 4A All-State Team...2016 and 2015 Colorado 4A shot put runner-up...Holds school record in shot put and discus...Also played football and basketball...Tallied 230 tackles, four for a loss, and a sack in his three-year football career to go along with 392 yards receiving and two touchdowns...Played in 55 basketball games, averaging 5.6 points per game...In the Colorado state football record book as tied-second with most fumble recoveries in a season (4).
High School Personal Bests
Outdoor
- Discus throw - 158'1''
- Shot Put - 53'10''
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