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2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster

Kael Knittel
Sam Wright
Sam Wright
Michael Pierce
Michael Pierce
Michael Pierce
Michael Pierce
Michael Pierce
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Kyle Jones

Owen Fraser

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kirksville, MO
  • Highschool Kirksville

Biography

CAREER BESTS & RESULTS

2024: Was the GLVC champion in the shot put with a throw of 55-1½, while also finishing second in the discus throw at 166-8 and fourth in the hammer throw at 182-2…reached NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks in all three of those events and finished sixth in the discus throw at the national meet with a mark of 175-feet…set a new school record in the discus throw as he finished sixth at the Drake Relays with a mark of 181-3…finished fourth in the shot put (51-10) and sixth in the weight throw (58-4½) at the GLVC Indoor Championships…had seasonal bests in those events of 56-0 in the shot put and 60-3¾ in the weight throw during the season…member of College Sports Communicators Academic All-America second team and All-District team…member of GLVC All-Academic team and recipient of the Br. James Gaffney Distinguished Scholars Award.

2025: Became Missouri S&T’s first-ever individual national champion in track & field when he captured the discus throw at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships…had the four best throws in the competition, led by his winning mark of 194-6…also competed in the shot put and hammer throw at the national meet, finishing 12th in the hammer at 189-5 and 16th in the shot put at 56-feet…won two titles at the GLVC Outdoor Championships, winning the discus with a school record mark of 199-10 and hammer at a career-best 200-8, while also taking second in the shot put with a mark of 55-11¼…had his best shot put performance of the season at Central Missouri of 58-9½…recorded five first place finishes in discus throw competitions during the season…member of College Sports Communicators Academic All-America first team and All-District team…member of GLVC All-Academic team and recipient of the Br. James Gaffney Distinguished Scholars Award.

Personal: Attended Kirksville High School…son of Benton and Lindsey Fraser…majoring in mechanical engineering at Missouri S&T.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

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  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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  • 2025-26Senior

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