Posted: May 27, 2021
Reyes claims 14th-place finish at NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Texas Lutheran second-year freshman Scottie Reyes (Dilley/Dilley) finished 14th Thursday at the men's discus at the 2021 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Reyes' best toss of the day came on his third attempt. His mark of 43.79 meters (143 feet, 8 inches).
Reyes qualified 13th out of the 17 men's discus student-athletes that are scheduled to compete at the national championships. Reyes' qualifying mark of 50.17 meters (164 feet, 7 inches) is a Texas Lutheran Men's Track & Field record. Reyes is the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference champion in the discus.
The national championship meet is held at the Irwin Belk Track in Greensboro, N.C.
Reyes is in his second year at TLU, but he has freshman eligibility because the 2020 outdoor track & field season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reyes was one of three freshmen in the 17-man field. He did finish as the top freshman in the field. Ian Bain of Rowan was 15th, and Joseph White of Carthage was 17th.
Steven Hermsen, a sophomore from Carroll (Wis.), won the national championship with a toss of 177-11. He was the top qualifier entering the championship.
Reyes was TLU's first student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA DIII national meet in the men's discus. TLU has had three qualifiers in women's discus for the national meet.
Event 36 Men Discus
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Two seeded flights; random draw within flight.
20 minute flight specific warm-up. No general warm-up.
Max 15 min. before finals. May start early if all are ready.
Advance best 9 AFTER ties to finals. Reverse order.
DIII Champ: # 60.38m 5/23/2013 Carter Comito, Whitworth
Comp# Name Year School Final H# Points
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Final
1 #537 Steven Hermsen SO Carroll (Wis.) 54.22m 177-11 2 10
47.98m 48.49m 52.08m 48.36m 51.42m 54.22m
2 #821 Jack Flynn SR Wis.-Oshkosh 51.26m 168-02 2 8
51.26m X X 50.92m X 49.67m
3 #839 Ben Veverka JR Wis.-Platteville 49.61m 162-09 2 6
47.34m 49.23m X 48.62m 45.50m 49.61m
4 #785 Chris Anderson SR Wis.-Eau Claire 48.81m 160-02 2 5
X 46.43m 47.37m 47.63m 48.81m X
5 #744 Alex Scott SR U. of Chicago 48.45m 158-11 2 4
X 45.33m 48.45m 46.15m X X
6 #840 Alexander Walechka SR Wis.-Platteville 47.95m 157-04 2 3
46.86m 45.15m 47.95m 45.46m 46.05m X
7 #536 Bram Miller SR Carnegie Mellon 47.89m 157-01 1 2
45.83m 47.89m 44.97m X X X
8 #634 Lucas Cooper SR Mount Union 47.46m 155-08 1 1
44.39m 47.46m 45.73m X 46.89m 47.27m
9 #515 Gabe Irons SO Bethel (Minn.) 47.37m 155-05 2
46.81m 45.63m 47.37m 45.70m X 46.40m
10 #667 Seth Bridge JR Pacific Lutheran 47.33m 155-03 1
X 47.33m 45.65m
11 #857 Kevin Ruechel JR Wis.-Stout 45.67m 149-10 2
44.11m 44.88m 45.67m
12 #788 Yakob Ekoue SO Wis.-Eau Claire 44.46m 145-10 1
44.46m 44.38m X
13 #838 Justin Eichler SO Wis.-Platteville 44.03m 144-05 1
43.36m 44.03m 42.87m
14 #733
Scottie Reyes FR Texas Lutheran 43.79m 143-08 1
X 42.75m 43.79m
15 #680 Ian Bain FR Rowan 43.65m 143-02 1
43.65m X 43.10m
16 #846 Alex Poncelet SR Wis.-Stevens Point 37.12m 121-09 2
37.12m X X
17 #539 Joseph White FR Carthage 35.25m 115-08 1
X X 35.25m
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Men - Team Rankings - 1 Events Scored
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1) Carroll (Wis.) 10 2) Wis.-Platteville 9
3) Wis.-Oshkosh 8 4) Wis.-Eau Claire 5
5) U. of Chicago 4 6) Carnegie Mellon 2
7) Mount Union 1