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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Wayzata, MN
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- High School:
- Blake School-Northrup Campus
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- Events:
- Throws
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- Major:
- Economics/Finance
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- College:
- Claremont McKenna
Bio
At CMS
Enters junior season ranked No. 10 in CMS history in the discus throw (150'2")
2018-19 (Sophomore): SCIAC Champion (discus, hammer) ... USTFCCCA All-West Region (discus, hammer) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team … Set PRs in all three throwing events at the SCIAC Championships, to win two individual titles ... Came in first in the hammer with a top throw of 49.81 meters (163'5") ... Added a SCIAC title in the discus with a throw of 150'2" (45.78 meters) ... Came in seventh in the shot put with a top distance of 12.61 meters (41'4.5") to provide CMS with 22 total points towards its team title ... Had a first place finish in the discus and second in the hammer at the final SCIAC Multi-Dual at Occidental.
2017-18 (Freshman): SCIAC Champion (discus) ... All-SCIAC (hammer) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Earned the SCIAC Championship in the discus in 2018, with a throw of 144-09 (44.12 meters) ... Also came in third in the hammer throw at SCIACs with a top distance of 153-11 (46.92m) to earn all-league honors, and was 11th in the shot put (38'0") ... Won the discus at the second SCIAC Multi-Dual with a throw of 132'4" (40.33 meters) ... Earned the discus title at his first collegiate event with a throw of 130'8" (39.84 meters) at the first SCIAC Multi-Dual.
Prior to CMS
Attended Blake School-Northrup Campus, where he was a member of the track and field team and was twice named MVP ... Earned "Father of the Team" award ... Three-time state qualifier, while placed third in the state championships in the discus his senior year.
Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he has a dual major in economics and finance ... Minoring in data science.
News Mentions

Evan Hassman Earns Top-Eight Finish in NCAA Steeplechase for All-America Honors
GENEVA, Ohio. - Sophomore Evan Hassman had a late push in the final lap to move up to eighth place in the finals of the 3000-meter steeplechase on...
May 25, 2019

CMS Men's Track and Field Earns 22 USTFCCCA All-West Region Selections
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team had 15 different athletes earn a combined 22 All-West Region selections...
May 23, 2019

Christensen Wins SCIAC Newcomer of the Year, 17 Stags Earn All-SCIAC Honors
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Freshman Miles Christensen earned the SCIAC Men's Track and Field Newcomer of the Year Award, 17 Stags earned all-SCIAC...
May 6, 2019

Video Highlights: 2018-19 CMS Track and Field Dual SCIAC Championships
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's and women's track and field teams both swept SCIAC Championships on Saturday and Sunday at...
April 29, 2019

CMS Men's Track and Field Rolls to SCIAC Title by 40 Points at Home Track
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team had six first-place finishes on Sunday to pull away from the competition...
April 28, 2019

CMS Men's Track and Field Dominates Throws to Take Lead after First Day of SCIAC Championships
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team finished 1-2-3 in the javelin and 1-2 in the hammer throw, with Maxwell...
April 27, 2019

CMS Men's Track and Field Hosts SCIAC Championships This Weekend
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team will serve as the host of the 2019 SCIAC Championships, which will be...
April 25, 2019

CMS Men's Track and Field Sweeps Final Multi-Dual of the Season
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team swept all four opponents in its final SCIAC Multi-Dual of the season...
April 13, 2019

Miles Christensen Finishes Second in 5K at Oxy Carnival, Places Fourth in CMS History
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Freshman Miles Christensen finished second out of 238 runners in the 5000 meters at the Occidental Distance Carnival/Spring...
March 9, 2019

Stags Win Distance Medley Event at Host Rossi Relays
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team served as the host of the annual Rossi Relays on Saturday and came away...
February 24, 2019

Morgan, Christensen, Knowles Earn Individual Wins at Pomona-Pitzer All-Comers
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Freshman Keizo Morgan finished in first place in the 800 meters, freshman Miles Christensen won the mile, and junior Maxwell...
February 16, 2019

Men's Track and Field Opens Campaign at Westmont Indoor Meet
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's track and field team opened up its 2019 campaign on Saturday, with a majority of the team...
January 27, 2019