2015-16 Track and Field Roster
Josh Freeman
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fox River Grove, Ill.
- High School:
- Cary-Grove
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2015-16
Outdoor First Team All-American, Shot Put
Indoor First Team All-American, Shot Put
NCAA West Regional Qualifier, Discus & Shot Put
Silver Medal, NACAC U-23 Championships, Shot Put
MVC Outdoor Champion, Shot Put
MVC Indoor Champion, Shot Put
All-MVC, Shot Put, Discus (Outdoor)
All-MVC, Shot Put (Indoor)
Four-time MVC Field Athlete of the Week
Outdoor: Finished sixth in the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, earning All-America First-Team honors...Qualified for the NCAA West Regional in both the discus and the shot put....Competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials, finishing 16th in the shot put...Won his fourth-straight MVC outdoor shot put title, becoming the first thrower in the MVC's 108-year history to win four-straight MVC outdoor shot put titles...Took home third in the discus at the MVC Outdoor Championships, earning All-MVC laurels...Won six-straight shot put event titles, a streak that began with the first outdoor meet (Bill Cornell Spring Classic) and ended at the NCAA West Regional...Placed second in the shot put at the NACAC U-23 Championships in El Salvador.
Indoor: Earned All-America First-Team honors in the shot put with a seventh place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships...Claimed first place in the shot at the MVC Indoor Championships...Won six event titles in shot put throughout the indoor season...Set a personal-best in the weight throw at the MVC Indoor Championships with a mark of 62'-3.75” (18.99m)...Competed at seven indoor meets.
2014-15
Outdoor First Team All-American, Shot Put
Indoor First Team All-American, Shot Put
Outdoor Regional Qualifier, Discus
MVC Indoor Champion, Shot Put
MVC Outdoor Champion, Shot Put, Discus
All-MVC, Shot Put, Discus (Outdoor)
All-MVC, Shot Put (Indoor)
MVC Most Outstanding Male Field Athlete
MVC Field Athlete of the Week (2/17/15)
Indoor All-American, shot put...Placed first in shot put at the MVC Indoor Championships with a 18.66m mark...Finished eighth in shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships...Held SIU's highest mark of the season for shot put at 19.40m...Took first place in shot put five times throughout the indoor season...Competed in shot put at nine indoor meets and the weight throw in six...Took first in the weight at the Indiana Relays...Set a PR in the weight at the MVC Indoor Championships, scoring points for Southern with a personal-best 18.88m throw and a sixth-place finish...Outdoor All-American, shot put...First Saluki to earn outdoor all-American shot put honors since 1966...NCAA Regional Qualifier, Discus...MVC Outdoor Champion, Shot Put and Discus becoming first Saluki male to win both since 1984...MVC Most Outstanding Male Field Athlete...MVC Field Athlete of the Week for the week of Feb. 17, 2015...Took first place in shot put at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a 19.70m mark...Threw a personal-best 57.09m to take first in the discus at the MVC Outdoor Championships...Placed 20th with a 53.34m mark in discus at the NCAA West Regional...Competed in discus, hammer and shot put in eight outdoor meets...Won six event titles; four in the shot and two in the weight.
2013-14Outdoor National Qualifier, Shot Put
NCAA Regional Qualifier, Shot Put, Discus
MVC Outdoor Champion, Shot Put
All-MVC, Shot Put (Outdoor)
MVC Outdoor Championship Shot Put record holder
Honorable Mention All-American, Shot Put
MVC Most Outstanding Male Field Athlete
Two-time MVC Field Athlete of the Week
Indoor National Qualifier, Shot Put
All-MVC, Shot Put (Indoor)
SIU All-Time Shot Put record holder (Indoor & Outdoor)
Indoor National Qualifier, Shot Put...All-MVC, Shot Put (Indoor)...Placed second in shot put at the MVC Indoor Championships with a 18.73m mark...Finished 10th in shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships...Held SIU's highest mark of the season for shot put, at 19.43m...Threw for SIU's second-longest distance in weight throw at 18.47m...Took first place in shot put three times throughout the indoor season...Competed in shot put and weight throw in 10 indoor meets...Outdoor National Qualifier, Shot Put...NCAA Regional Qualifier, Shot Put...MVC Outdoor Champion, Shot Put...All-MVC, Shot Put (Outdoor)...Honorable Mention All-American, Shot Put...MVC Most Outstanding Male Field Athlete...Two-time MVC Field Athlete of the Week...Took first place in shot put at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a 19.86m mark...Set a new MVC Outdoor Championships record with his 19.86m shot put mark...Threw 46.51m to place 12th in hammer throw at the MVC Outdoor Championships...Placed second in discus at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a 52.47m mark...Qualified for NCAA Regionals in shot put and discus...Finished third of 46 in shot put with a 19.51m mark at the NCAA West Region Prelims...Placed 21st with a 18.11m mark in shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships...Holds SIU's all-time indoor shot put record...Holds SIU's all-time outdoor shot put record...Competed in discus, hammer and shot put in nine outdoor meets.
2012-13
MVC Champion, Shot Put (Outdoor)
All-MVC, Shot Put (Indoor)
Fifth (Indoor) and Sixth (Outdoor) in SIU Shot Put History
Won eight shot put titles across both the indoor and outdoor seasons...Competed in the shot put and weight throw in nine meets indoors, and the shot put, hammer throw and discus in eight meets outdoors...Finished in the top-three 15 times across both seasons...Finished second in the shot put at the USATF Junior Championships, qualifying for the Pan-Am Junior Athletics Championships in Medellin, Columbia.
High School
Two-time USATF All-American, three-time all-conference and three-time all-county in high school...Holds school record in shot put and discus...2012 3A state champion in shot put and discus...Ranks third in Illinois history in the shot put with a mark of 66-0...Part of first Cary-Grove school to win sectional title...Voted team MVP in 2012...All-time points leader in Cary-Grove Track and Field history...Named 2012 track and field athlete of the year by the Northwest Herald...Set a Cary-Grove school record in the discus with a toss of 181-3....Member of the 2009 state championship football team.
Personal
Born on August 22, 1994 in Barrington, Ill... Son of William and Stacy Freeman...Has one sister, Nicole...Majoring in Sport Administration.
