2017-18 Track and Field Roster
Nate Dyer
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Virgil, Ill.
- High School:
- Kaneland
TFRRS Bio
All-MVC, Hammer Throw (outdoor)
NCAA West Regional Qualifier (hammer throw)
2017-18
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the hammer throw for the first time in his career, where he just missed advancing to nationals with a 19th place finish … Threw a personal-best 206’-3” (62.88m) in the hammer throw to finish second at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/14) and earn the first All-MVC honor of his career … Also competed in the discus at the MVC Outdoor Championships, where he threw a personal-best 136’-6” (41.60m) to finish 13th … Tallied six top-3 finishes in the hammer throw, including wins at the Billy Hayes Invite (5/4) and at the Jesse Owens Classic (4/21).
Indoor: Scored team points in the weight throw at the 2018 MVC Indoor Championships (2/25) with a personal-best toss of 60’-3” (18.36m) … Finished second in the weight throw at the EIU Friday Night Special (2/16) with a toss of 59’-0.75” (18.00m) … Finished third in the weight and sixth in the shot put at the Saluki Fast Start (12/9).
2016-17
Indoor: Finished second in the shot put at the Saluki Fast Start (12/10) with a toss of 47’-7” (14.50m)…Was the only meet he competed at before redshirting due to injury.
Outdoor: Redshirted.
2015-16
Outdoor: Competed in seven outdoor meets in three different events...Set a PR in the hammer throw with a toss of 186'-3” (56.78m), finishing fifth at the MVC Outdoor Championships...Threw the shot a season-best 48'-11” (14.91m) at the MVC Outdoor Championships...Placed second in the hammer throw at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational.
Indoor: Competed in all eight indoor meets...Set a personal-best in the weight throw at the EIU Friday Night Special, throwing 53'-10.25” (16.41m) to take home third place...Set a PR in the shot put at the Gladstein Invitational with a mark of 51'-9.75” (15.79m).
2014-15
MVC Honor Roll
Set a new personal-best in the hammer with a mark of 52.48m at the Pacesetter Quad...Also set a new PR in the shot put at the Pacesetter Quad, throwing the shot 14.94m...Finished ninth in the hammer at the MVC Outdoor Championships...Competed in three events (discus, shot put, hammer throw) at six meets during outdoor season...Indoors, finished fourth in both the weight throw and the shot put at the Saluki Fast Start Meet, setting a new personal-best of 15.60m in the weight...Competed in two events (weight throw, shot put) at seven meets.
High School
Won the 2014 IHSA Class 2A shot put state championship with a toss of 58'-5.25”...won the shot put at the Class 2A Illinois Prep Top Times meet as a senior, the unofficial state indoor meet...three-time state qualifier in both the discus and the shot...Finished third in the discus at the 2010 USTFA Junior Olympics...Named the 2014 Kane Country Chronicle Track and Field Athlete of the Year...Also played fullback for the Kaneland football team.
Personal
Son of Karl and Penny Dyer...Has one brother, Brock...A volunteer coach for the DeKalb County Prairie Runners Club...Majoring in physical education.
