Colorado State University Athletics
2019-20 Track & Field Roster
Heater, James
James Heater
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Johnstown, Colo.
- High School:
- Roosevelt HS
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor
- Shot put – 51'8.5''
- Weight throw – 49'6.25''
Outdoor
- Discus – 129' 7"
- Hammer – 135' 5"
- Shot put – 47' 5.75"
Heater at the Mountain West Championships
2020
- 8th place, shot put (Indoor)
- 11th place, weight throw (Indoor)
COLORADO STATE
Sophomore (2019-20)
(Indoor): Competed in eight meets - all throwing shot put and weight throw...At Mountain West Championships, tossed shot put for a PR of 51'8.5'' (1'7.25'' longer than previous mark), earning eighth place and garnering one point for the team score en route to CSU's second-straight Mountain West Indoor Championship...Made official CSU debut at Air Force Holiday Open, throwing a PR in weight throw of 49'6.25''...Second-best shot throw was 50' 1.25" at Air Force Collegiate Open, meaning his top-two throws where his last two meets...Took eighth in shot put and weight throw at UCCS Mountain Lion Open.
Freshman (2018-19)
(Indoor): Competed unattached in four meets...Threw shot put and weight throw in each meet except for one in which he threw just the weight throw...Made collegiate debut in Air Force Holiday, throwing what would be his season bests in SP and WT.
(Outdoor): Competed unattached in five meets...Threw all, shot put, hammer throw, and discus, in three of the meets...Made outdoor debut at Fum McGraw, notching a PR in hammer throw...Recorded a personal best in shot put at Doug Max Invitational...Registered a personal best in discus at Jack Christiansen Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Roosevelt High School in Johnstown, Colo...Two-time All conference in discus...Two-time all conference in shot put...Conference champion in Shot Put in 2018...Earned most valuable field athlete at RHS in senior and junior seasons...Two-time academic all-state in track and football...Competed in track, football, and basketball...
High School Personal Bests
Indoor
- Shot put – 50-6
- Weight throw – 46-8.5
- 400 meters – 1:08.80
Outdoor
- Discus – 155-1
- Hammer – 81-10.75
- Shot put – 55-2.5
Indoor
- Shot put – 51'8.5''
- Weight throw – 49'6.25''
Outdoor
- Discus – 129' 7"
- Hammer – 135' 5"
- Shot put – 47' 5.75"
Heater at the Mountain West Championships
2020
- 8th place, shot put (Indoor)
- 11th place, weight throw (Indoor)
COLORADO STATE
Sophomore (2019-20)
(Indoor): Competed in eight meets - all throwing shot put and weight throw...At Mountain West Championships, tossed shot put for a PR of 51'8.5'' (1'7.25'' longer than previous mark), earning eighth place and garnering one point for the team score en route to CSU's second-straight Mountain West Indoor Championship...Made official CSU debut at Air Force Holiday Open, throwing a PR in weight throw of 49'6.25''...Second-best shot throw was 50' 1.25" at Air Force Collegiate Open, meaning his top-two throws where his last two meets...Took eighth in shot put and weight throw at UCCS Mountain Lion Open.
Freshman (2018-19)
(Indoor): Competed unattached in four meets...Threw shot put and weight throw in each meet except for one in which he threw just the weight throw...Made collegiate debut in Air Force Holiday, throwing what would be his season bests in SP and WT.
(Outdoor): Competed unattached in five meets...Threw all, shot put, hammer throw, and discus, in three of the meets...Made outdoor debut at Fum McGraw, notching a PR in hammer throw...Recorded a personal best in shot put at Doug Max Invitational...Registered a personal best in discus at Jack Christiansen Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Roosevelt High School in Johnstown, Colo...Two-time All conference in discus...Two-time all conference in shot put...Conference champion in Shot Put in 2018...Earned most valuable field athlete at RHS in senior and junior seasons...Two-time academic all-state in track and football...Competed in track, football, and basketball...
High School Personal Bests
Indoor
- Shot put – 50-6
- Weight throw – 46-8.5
- 400 meters – 1:08.80
Outdoor
- Discus – 155-1
- Hammer – 81-10.75
- Shot put – 55-2.5
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