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Isaiah Schafer
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Pewamo, Mich.
- High School:
- Pewamo-Westphalia
- Prev School:
- Davenport
Bio
Isaiah Schafer's TFRRS Bio
Isaiah Schafer's IAAF Bio
2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Graduate Season: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team... Completed a redshirt season with the Gophers... Competed in one outdoor meet, the Gary Wilson Invitational... Won the Gary Wilson Invite shot put with a throw of 19.69m (64-7 1/4)... Was second at the Gary Wilson Invite in the hammer throw with a throw of 59.52m (195-3)... Tossed a discus throw of 50.26m (164-11) at the Gary Wilson Invitational to finish sixth.
2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Senior Season: Made a positive impact on the Gophers lineup in his first season with the Maroon and Gold, competing in nine outdoor meets... Was named a First Team Academic All-American for his work in the classroom and in the field... Made his official debut in the uniform at the Longhorn Invitational, winning the shot put with a mark of 19.79m which put him at the No. 4 spot all-time at the 'U'... Posted a then-lifetime best in the hammer throw at the USF Bulls Invitational at 62.01m (203-5) to finish sixth... Won the Clyde Hart Classic shot put event with a throw of 18.91m (62-0 1/2)... Was third at the LSU Alumni Gold in the shot put with a mark of 17.69m (61-4)... Won the shot put at the Running on Hope with a throw of 18.78m (61-7 1/2)... Launched a lifetime best hammer throw mark of 63.57m (208-7) to take second in his flight at the Drake Relays... Won the Drake Relays in the shot put with a toss of 19.21m (63-0 1/4)... Competed in the shot put, discus and hammer throw at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships... Finished 15th at the NCAA West Regional in the shot put with a toss of 19.07m (62- 6 3/4).
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA:
Joining the throws group is Isaiah Schafer from Davenport University where he won the NCAA Division II National Championship both indoors and outdoors this past season the shot put with a mark of 19.89m (65-3 1/4). Schafer's throw was the eighth-best throw in Division II history and was paired with his sixth-place finish in the discus event to earn two First Team All-American honors in 2022. In 2021 Schafer was a CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American, becoming the first male track and field athlete to earn the distinction.
Isaiah Schafer's IAAF Bio
2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Graduate Season: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team... Completed a redshirt season with the Gophers... Competed in one outdoor meet, the Gary Wilson Invitational... Won the Gary Wilson Invite shot put with a throw of 19.69m (64-7 1/4)... Was second at the Gary Wilson Invite in the hammer throw with a throw of 59.52m (195-3)... Tossed a discus throw of 50.26m (164-11) at the Gary Wilson Invitational to finish sixth.
2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Senior Season: Made a positive impact on the Gophers lineup in his first season with the Maroon and Gold, competing in nine outdoor meets... Was named a First Team Academic All-American for his work in the classroom and in the field... Made his official debut in the uniform at the Longhorn Invitational, winning the shot put with a mark of 19.79m which put him at the No. 4 spot all-time at the 'U'... Posted a then-lifetime best in the hammer throw at the USF Bulls Invitational at 62.01m (203-5) to finish sixth... Won the Clyde Hart Classic shot put event with a throw of 18.91m (62-0 1/2)... Was third at the LSU Alumni Gold in the shot put with a mark of 17.69m (61-4)... Won the shot put at the Running on Hope with a throw of 18.78m (61-7 1/2)... Launched a lifetime best hammer throw mark of 63.57m (208-7) to take second in his flight at the Drake Relays... Won the Drake Relays in the shot put with a toss of 19.21m (63-0 1/4)... Competed in the shot put, discus and hammer throw at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships... Finished 15th at the NCAA West Regional in the shot put with a toss of 19.07m (62- 6 3/4).
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA:
Joining the throws group is Isaiah Schafer from Davenport University where he won the NCAA Division II National Championship both indoors and outdoors this past season the shot put with a mark of 19.89m (65-3 1/4). Schafer's throw was the eighth-best throw in Division II history and was paired with his sixth-place finish in the discus event to earn two First Team All-American honors in 2022. In 2021 Schafer was a CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American, becoming the first male track and field athlete to earn the distinction.
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