Colorado State University Athletics
2018-19 Track & Field Roster
Dawson, Adam
Adam Dawson
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Parker, Colo.
- High School:
- Lutheran HS
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor
- Shot Put - 45'0.50''
- Weight Throw - 62'2.25''
Outdoor
- Discus Throw - 187'7'' (9th in CSU history)
- Hammer Throw - 186'10''
Dawson at the NCAA Championships
2021
- 12th place, discus throw
2019
- 17th place, discus throw
Dawson at the NCAA West Preliminary
2022
- 21st place, discus throw
2021
- 8th place, discus throw
2019
- 11th place, discus throw
Dawson at the Mountain West Championships
2022
- 4th place, weight throw (indoor)
- 2nd place, discus (outdoor)
- 4th place, hammer throw (outdoor)
2021
- 2nd place, discus (outdoor)
- 6th place, hammer throw (outdoor)
2020
- 2nd place, weight throw (indoor)
2019
- 5th place, weight throw (indoor)
- 1st place, discus throw (outdoor)
ACCOLADES
- 2021 NCAA All-America Second Team (outdoor)
- 2019 NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (outdoor)
- All-Mountain West, discus (OTF 2019, OTF 2021, OTF 2022)
- All-Mountain West, weight throw (ITF 2020)
COLORADO STATE
Redshirt Senior (2021-22)
(Indoor): Competed in five meets, including the Mountain West Championships...Added five points to the team score after placing fourth in the weight throw at conference with a throw of 59'10.5'', which was a season best...Placed 3rd at the Wyoming Power Meet and Invitational at the Peak in the weight throw.
(Outdoor): Competed in eight meets, including the Mountain West Championships and NCAA West Preliminary Rounds...Added 13 points to CSU's team score at MW meet with a second-place discus and fourth-place hammer throw showing...Hit a hammer throw PR of 187'9'' at conference...Had a season-best 187'0'' at Fresno State Invite...Placed 21st with a throw of 175'2'' at NCAA West regionals.
Redshirt Junior (2020-21)
(Indoor): Did not compete.
(Outdoor): Appeared in six meets attached including the Mountain West Championships, NCAA West Prelims and NCAA Championships...Placed second in the discus and sixth in the hammer throw at MW Meet to add 11 points to the team score en route to the men's championship...Earned his second trip to NCAA Championships after an eighth-place 186'3'' toss at NCAA West Prelims...Finished 12th at NCAAs with a toss of 56.06m/183'11'' to grab All-American Second Team honors...Placed second in the discus (180'6'') and sixth in the hammer (185'0'') at CSU Pueblo Invite...Recorded season-best 185'6'' for fifth place at Rock Chalk Classic...Won the Jack Christiansen discus event...Competed unattached at Jerry Quiller Classic, winning the discus.
Redshirt Sophomore (2019-20)
(Indoor): Competed in three meets including the Mountain West Championships...Placed second in the weight throw to add eight points for the Rams en route to winning the Mountain West Championships...The throw of 61' 4.75" at conference was a season-best...Started the season with a win in the weight throw at the Air Force Holiday Open...Took second at the UCCS Invite in the WT.
Redshirt Freshman (2018-19)
(Indoor): Competed in seven meets...At the MW Championships, finished in fourth as the second-best Ram placement in the weight throw...Threw a PR in the shot put at the Air Force Indoor Team Challenge...Threw a PR in the weight throw at the Colorado Invitational...Made CSU debut at Air Force Holiday Open with a fifth-place finish in the weight throw.
(Outdoor): Competed in 10 meets...Mountain West Champion in the discus throw...Placed 11th at the NCAA West Region Prelims and 17th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships...Made CSU outdoor debut at the Fum McGraw Invite and threw a PR that lasted the season in the Hammer Throw, while also taking first in the discus...Also won the discus at Tom Benich Invite, Doug Max Invitational, Jack Christiansen Invitational.
Freshman (2017-18)
(Indoor): Redshirted...Did not make any appearances.
(Outdoor): Redshirted...Did not make any appearances.
High School
Attended Lutheran HS...2017 All-America, discus...No. 2 all-time performer in Colorado high school history in the discus for all classifications and 3A in behind only 2016 Olympic thrower Mason Finley...2016 and 2017 3A state discus champion...2015 3A state discus runner-up...2016-17 first-team all-state...2015-17 first-team all-league ...Member of 3A state championship track & field team, 2015 and 2016...Holds high school records in the discus (209-2) and javelin (186-0)...Third place in javelin emerging athlete division at 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals...18th place in the discus championship division at 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals...Undefeated in discus during 2016 Colorado high school season...Field Athlete of the Meet at the 2016 Mullen Adidas Runners Roost Invitational...Started competing in track & field as a sophomore in high school...Also competed in varsity baseball with scholarship offers.
In Their Words
Colorado State head coach Brian Bedard on Adam Dawson:
"I always like to sign Colorado kids at CSU. We want to give local talent an opportunity to excel in college. I've been tracking Adam's progress for years, and he's been to several of my throwing camps. This has allowed me to develop a rapport with him and evaluate his coachability. He's been a dual-sport athlete with baseball and track his entire high school career which has limited his practice time. Considering he's had the success he's had training part time for track, we're really excited to work with him as a full-time track athlete."
Indoor
- Shot Put - 45'0.50''
- Weight Throw - 62'2.25''
Outdoor
- Discus Throw - 187'7'' (9th in CSU history)
- Hammer Throw - 186'10''
Dawson at the NCAA Championships
2021
- 12th place, discus throw
2019
- 17th place, discus throw
Dawson at the NCAA West Preliminary
2022
- 21st place, discus throw
2021
- 8th place, discus throw
2019
- 11th place, discus throw
Dawson at the Mountain West Championships
2022
- 4th place, weight throw (indoor)
- 2nd place, discus (outdoor)
- 4th place, hammer throw (outdoor)
2021
- 2nd place, discus (outdoor)
- 6th place, hammer throw (outdoor)
2020
- 2nd place, weight throw (indoor)
2019
- 5th place, weight throw (indoor)
- 1st place, discus throw (outdoor)
ACCOLADES
- 2021 NCAA All-America Second Team (outdoor)
- 2019 NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (outdoor)
- All-Mountain West, discus (OTF 2019, OTF 2021, OTF 2022)
- All-Mountain West, weight throw (ITF 2020)
COLORADO STATE
Redshirt Senior (2021-22)
(Indoor): Competed in five meets, including the Mountain West Championships...Added five points to the team score after placing fourth in the weight throw at conference with a throw of 59'10.5'', which was a season best...Placed 3rd at the Wyoming Power Meet and Invitational at the Peak in the weight throw.
(Outdoor): Competed in eight meets, including the Mountain West Championships and NCAA West Preliminary Rounds...Added 13 points to CSU's team score at MW meet with a second-place discus and fourth-place hammer throw showing...Hit a hammer throw PR of 187'9'' at conference...Had a season-best 187'0'' at Fresno State Invite...Placed 21st with a throw of 175'2'' at NCAA West regionals.
Redshirt Junior (2020-21)
(Indoor): Did not compete.
(Outdoor): Appeared in six meets attached including the Mountain West Championships, NCAA West Prelims and NCAA Championships...Placed second in the discus and sixth in the hammer throw at MW Meet to add 11 points to the team score en route to the men's championship...Earned his second trip to NCAA Championships after an eighth-place 186'3'' toss at NCAA West Prelims...Finished 12th at NCAAs with a toss of 56.06m/183'11'' to grab All-American Second Team honors...Placed second in the discus (180'6'') and sixth in the hammer (185'0'') at CSU Pueblo Invite...Recorded season-best 185'6'' for fifth place at Rock Chalk Classic...Won the Jack Christiansen discus event...Competed unattached at Jerry Quiller Classic, winning the discus.
Redshirt Sophomore (2019-20)
(Indoor): Competed in three meets including the Mountain West Championships...Placed second in the weight throw to add eight points for the Rams en route to winning the Mountain West Championships...The throw of 61' 4.75" at conference was a season-best...Started the season with a win in the weight throw at the Air Force Holiday Open...Took second at the UCCS Invite in the WT.
Redshirt Freshman (2018-19)
(Indoor): Competed in seven meets...At the MW Championships, finished in fourth as the second-best Ram placement in the weight throw...Threw a PR in the shot put at the Air Force Indoor Team Challenge...Threw a PR in the weight throw at the Colorado Invitational...Made CSU debut at Air Force Holiday Open with a fifth-place finish in the weight throw.
(Outdoor): Competed in 10 meets...Mountain West Champion in the discus throw...Placed 11th at the NCAA West Region Prelims and 17th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships...Made CSU outdoor debut at the Fum McGraw Invite and threw a PR that lasted the season in the Hammer Throw, while also taking first in the discus...Also won the discus at Tom Benich Invite, Doug Max Invitational, Jack Christiansen Invitational.
Freshman (2017-18)
(Indoor): Redshirted...Did not make any appearances.
(Outdoor): Redshirted...Did not make any appearances.
High School
Attended Lutheran HS...2017 All-America, discus...No. 2 all-time performer in Colorado high school history in the discus for all classifications and 3A in behind only 2016 Olympic thrower Mason Finley...2016 and 2017 3A state discus champion...2015 3A state discus runner-up...2016-17 first-team all-state...2015-17 first-team all-league ...Member of 3A state championship track & field team, 2015 and 2016...Holds high school records in the discus (209-2) and javelin (186-0)...Third place in javelin emerging athlete division at 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals...18th place in the discus championship division at 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals...Undefeated in discus during 2016 Colorado high school season...Field Athlete of the Meet at the 2016 Mullen Adidas Runners Roost Invitational...Started competing in track & field as a sophomore in high school...Also competed in varsity baseball with scholarship offers.
In Their Words
Colorado State head coach Brian Bedard on Adam Dawson:
"I always like to sign Colorado kids at CSU. We want to give local talent an opportunity to excel in college. I've been tracking Adam's progress for years, and he's been to several of my throwing camps. This has allowed me to develop a rapport with him and evaluate his coachability. He's been a dual-sport athlete with baseball and track his entire high school career which has limited his practice time. Considering he's had the success he's had training part time for track, we're really excited to work with him as a full-time track athlete."
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