2024 Track & Field Roster

Jake Tucker

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Newport, Ore.
  • High School Newport High School
  • Major Learning and Pedagogy

Biography

Indoor Personal Bests Event Outdoor Personal Bests
16.50m at Big Sky Championships (2/23-25/23) SP 16.55m at Big Sky Championships (5/10-13/23)
 

2024 Outdoor: Finished eighth in the shot put at the Willie Williams Classic with a mark of 15.93 meters…Placed fourth in the shot put at the UNLV Home Meet with a mark of 16.06 meters…Threw a season best 16.22 meters at the Beach Invitational…Finished 11th in the shot put at the Desert Heat Classic with a mark of 16.01 meters…Finished 14th in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a mark of 14.93 meters.

2024 Indoor: Finished sixth in the shot put at the Lumberjack Team Challenge with a mark of 15.48 meters…Placed third in the shot put at the Ron Mann Classic with a mark of 15.95 meters…Finished sixth in the shot put at the NAU Tune Up with a season best mark of 16.24 meters…Finished ninth in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a mark of 15.98 meters.

2023 Outdoor: Finished third in the shot put at the GCU Invitational with a mark of 16.15 meters…Finished seventh in the shot put at the Willie Williams Classic with a mark of 15.95 meters…Finished ninth in the shot put at the Desert Heat Classic with a mark of 15.89 meters…Finished fourth in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a personal best mark of 16.55 meters.

2023 Indoor: Finished sixth in the shot put at the Axe ‘Em Open with a mark of 14.86 meters…Finished fifth in the shot put at the Lumberjack Team Challenge with a mark of 16.40 meters…Finished fourth in the shot put at the Ron Mann Classic with a mark of 15.90 meters…Finished fifth in the shot put at the NAU Tune Up with a mark of 16.11…Finished sixth in the shot put at the Big Sky Conference Championships with a personal best mark of 16.50 meters.

2022 Outdoor: Competed in the men's shot put at the Sun Angel Classic Invitational (14.88m).

2022 Indoor: Set personal best shot put mark of 16.08 meters at NAU Tune Up.

2021 Outdoor: Threw a personal best of 15.40 in the shot put at the UNLV Silver State Classic.

2021 Indoor: NAU did not compete.

High School: Set a personal best in the shot put with a mark of 17.145 meters  (56'-3")...Set a personal best in the discus with a mark of 45.66.92 meters (149'-10")

TF Accomplishments: 2019 4A Shot Put State Champion...Placed 3rd at 2019 4A State Discus Championships...2019 Hershey Nationals Shot Put All-American (5th place)...2018 4A State Shot Put Runner-up.

Why did you choose NAU?

I enjoyed meeting the Athletes and coaches with the team as well as the area of Flagstaff. Coming to NAU gave me the opportunity to compete on a division-1 track team and receive a great education. 

Personal: Son of Paul and Tiana...Brother to Sydney...Birthday is October 31...Majoring in Learning and Pedagogy.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

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  • 2021Sophomore

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  • 2022Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2023Redshirt Junior

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  • 2024Redshirt Senior

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