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2017-18 Men's Track and Field Roster

John Kean
Gene Cassell, Washburn University
John Kean

John Karsten

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 260
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jefferson City, MO
  • Highschool Blair Oaks HS

Biography

2015-16: Placed second in the weight throw with a mark of 56-2 at the GLVC Indoor Championships…best weight throw mark of the season was 58-1¾…added a sixth place showing indoors in the shot put with a throw of 47-11…recorded finishes at the GLVC Outdoor Championships of third in the shot put and discus…had his top performance of 189-2 in the hammer throw, 52-10 in the shot, 159-0 in the discus (at GLVC meet) during the outdoor season…best indoor shot mark was 51-11¾, which made an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark.

2014-15: Finished third in the discus, fifth in the hammer throw and sixth in the shot put at the GLVC Outdoor Championships...best performances in the outdoor season were of 49-0¼ in the shot put, 152-1 in the discus (both team bests for the year) and 176-4 in the hammer throw…was seventh in the shot put and eighth in the weight throw at the GLVC Indoor Championships…best showings were 49-5 in the shot put and 55-4¾ in the weight throw.

PERSONAL: Son of Tim and Sandra Karsten…attended Blair Oaks High School….majoring in mining engineering at Missouri S&T.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Throws
    6'3" 235 lbs
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Throws
    6'3" 235 lbs
  • 2016-17Junior

    Throws
    6'4" 260 lbs
  • 2017-18Senior

    Throws
    6'4" 260 lbs