University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster
Kyle Atkinson
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Burnsville, Minn.
- High School:
- Burnsville HS
Kyle Atkinson's TFRRS Profile
Kyle Atkinson's IAAF Profile
2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Senior Season: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team... Competed just once during the outdoor season as an unattached athlete... Was second in the shot put at the Gary Wilson Invitational with a toss of 18.29m (60-0 1/4)... Was fourth in the hammer throw at the Gary Wilson Invite with a mark of 55.45m (181-11).
2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Junior Season: Rocked the Maroon and Gold nine times during the outdoor season... Reached the NCAA West Regional in the shot put, finished 42nd... Was 11th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a toss of 17.99m (59-0 1/4)... Was eighth at the Drake Relays in the shot put with a toss of 17.62m (57-9 3/4)... Had a personal best 56.14m (184-2) throw at the Running on Hope Invite to finish sixth... Opened the outdoor season with a seasons best 18.44m (60-6) in the shot put at the Longhorn Invitational to finish third... Was fourth at the LSU Alumni Gold in the shot put... Was fifth at the Clyde Hart classic in the shot put.
2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Reached the NCAA West Regional for the second straight year... Finished 27th at the NCAA West Regional with a mark of 17.83m (58-6)... Was ninth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the shot put with a toss of 18.21m (59-9)... Posted a seasons best 18.31m (60-1) at the ASU Invitational, finishing in second... Tossed a seasons best hammer throw mark of 55.62m (182-6) at the Tommie Twilight meet... Won the LSU Alumni Gold with a shot put throw of 18.21m (59-9)... Was second in the outdoor season opener in the shot put at the Black and Gold Invite in Florida.
2021 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Competed at six meets with six appearances in shot put and three in weight throw... won shot put with a career-best mark of 18.23m (59-09.75) and recorded a career-best mark of 19.18m (62-11.25) to place third in weight throw at the Hawkeye Border Battle... made B1G debut, finishing seventh in shot put at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.
2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: NCAA Championships qualifier in shot put... named Academic All-Big Ten honoree... competed at seven meets with seven appearances in shot put and three in hammer throw... placed 21st in shot put (17.45m, 57-03.00) at the NCAA Championships • placed 11th in shot put (19.03m, 62-05.25) at the NCAA West Prelim... finished 18th in hammer and competed in shot put but did not record a mark at the Big Ten Championships... recorded a career-best mark of 19.53m (64-01.00) to win shot put at the Wisconsin B1G Invitational and rank fifth in program history... recorded a career-best mark of 52.67m (172-09) to place seventh in hammer throw at the M City Classic... ended the season ranked fifth in shot put (19.53m, 64-01.00) among all-time Gophers.
2020 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Redshirted the 2020 indoor track & field season... competed unattached in shot put and weight throw... recorded seven top-10 finishes... recorded a season-best mark of 16.97 meters (55-08.25 ft.) as shot put runner-up at the UST Showcase... recorded a season-best mark of 17.67 meters (57-11.75 ft.) in weight throw at the Minnesota Cold Classic.
2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: The 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.
High School: A graduate of Burnsville High School... finished second in the shot put at the 2018 MSHSL Class AA state meet and repeated the performance at the 2019 MSHSL Class AA state meet... also qualified for the state meet in the discus as a junior and as a senior... played football for the Blaze and was an all-state selection at defensive tackle while being selected to play in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl and the Minnesota Football Showcase... won boys 15-16 shot put national title at 2017 USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Championships.
Personal: Native of Burnsville, Minn.
