Kansas State University Athletics
2019-20 Track & Field Roster
Booth, Aaron
Aaron Booth
- Position:
- Combined Events
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Auckland, New Zealand
Bio
| Personal Bests | |
|---|---|
| Indoor | |
| 60 Meters | 7.07 (NCAA Championships, 2019) |
| 1,000 Meters | 2:44.64 (Razorback Invitational, 2020) |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | 8.51 (Wildcat Invitational, 2019) |
| Long Jump | 7.39m/24-03 (Razorback Invitational, 2019) |
| High Jump | 2.03m/6-08 (NCAA Championships, 2019) |
| Shot Put | 14.28m/46-10.25 (Razorback Invitational, 2019) |
| 4x400 Relay | 3:24.58 (Jim Green Invitational, 2020) |
| Pole Vault | 4.75m/15-07 (Razorback Invitational, 2019) |
| Heptathlon | 5,819 (Razorback Invitational, 2019) |
| Outdoor | |
| 100 Meters | 10.95 (1.3) (Big 12 Championship, 2019) |
| Long Jump | 7.22m/23-08.25 (1.5) (NCAA Championships, 2019) |
| Shot Put | 13.55m/44-05.50 (Big 12 Championship, 2019) |
| High Jump | 1.95m/6-04.75 (NCAA Championships, 2019) |
| 400 Meters | 49.73 (NCAA Championships, 2019) |
| 110 Meter Hurdles | 15.32 (.5) (NCAA Championships, 2019) |
| Pole Vault | 4.71m/15-05.50 (NCAA Championships, 2019) |
| Discus | 43.38m/142-04 (Texas Tech Corky/Crofoot Shootout, 2018) |
| Javelin | 61.08m/200-05 (Big 12 Championship, 2019) |
| 1500 Meters | 4:35.13 (NCAA Championships, 2019) |
| Decathlon | 7,680 (NCAA Championships, 2019) |
The Booth File
- Three-time All-American (2019 Outdoor, 2019 Indoor, 2018 Outdoor)
- 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships Qualifier
- 2020 USTFCCCA Indoor All-American
- New Zealand National record holder in the indoor heptathlon (5,819 points)
- Score of 5,819 in the heptathlon is the second-most in K-State indoor history
- Runner-up at the 2018 and 2019 Big 12 Outdoor Championship in the decathlon
- First Team All-American in the decathlon at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships, scoring a personal best 7,680 points.
- 2019 World University Games Decathlon Gold Medalist, scoring 7,827 points. He also served as the New Zealand Flag Bearer at the Opening Ceremony.
- Two-time Big 12 runner-up in the men's decathlon, placing second in both 2018 and 2019
2019-20
Indoor
Season bests: Heptathlon (5,639), 1000m (2:44.64), 4x400 (3:24.58), pole vault (4.80m/15-9.00), 60m hurdles (8.52), 60m (7.11), long jump (7.19m/23-7.25), high jump (1.99m/6-6.25).... Big 12 top-three performer in the heptathlon, scoring 5,639 points in Ames, Iowa... NCAA Indoor Championships Qualifier.... Placed seventh at the Razorback Invitational in the heptathlon with a scoring output of 5,614 points.... Competed at the Jim Green Invitational in the 60-meter hurdles and long jump events, completing the 60-meter hurdles with a 13th-place finish and a spot in the top five for the long jump.... Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection.... CoSIDA Academic All-District selection.
2018-19
Outdoor
Season bests: 100m (10.95), 400m (49.73), 1,500m (4:35.13), 110mH (15.32), High Jump (1.95m/6-04.75), Long Jump (7.22m/23-08.25), Shot Put (13.55m/44-05.50), Discus (43.32m/142-01), Javelin (61.08m/200-05), Pole Vault (4.71m/15-05.50), Decathlon (7,680)... First Team All-American in the decathlon, placing sixth at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships with 7,680 points, which ranks eighth in K-State outdoor history... Big 12 runner-up in the decathlon, scoring 7,602 points.
Indoor
Season bests: 60m (7.07), 60mH (8.51), 1,000m (2:44.85), Long Jump (7.39m/24-03), High Jump (2.03m/6-08), Shot Put (14.28m/46-10.75), Heptathlon (5,819)... First Team All-American in the heptathlon, placing 8th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with 5,719 points... Scored a New Zealand National Record in the heptathlon at the Razorback Invitational, scoring 5,819 points... Placed eighth in the long jump at the Big 12 Championship, jumping 7.27m/23-10.25.
2017-18
Outdoor
Season bests: 100m (11.09), 400m (49.93), 1,500m (4:36.04), 110mH (15.85), Long Jump (7.08m/23-02.75), Shot Put (13.19m/43-03.25), High Jump (1.93m/6-04), Discus (43.38m/142-04), Pole Vault (4.65m/15-03), Javelin (59.15m/194-01), Decathlon (7,508 points)… Second Team All-America in the decathlon… Placed 14th at the NCAA Championships, where he scored 7,458 points… Started the season with a first-place finish at the Jim Click Shootout in the decathlon, scoring 7,397 points… Went on to place second at the Big 12 Championships, scoring a season-best 7,508 points.
New Zealand
Booth boasts a number of accolades from his native country of New Zealand, including a gold medal performance at the World University Games in Naples, Italy in 2019, scoring 7,827 points... Placed third at the World University Games in 2017 in Tapei, Taiwan, scoring 7,523 points... Also finished third in the decathlon at the 2017 Australian Decathlon Championship (7,246 points) and first (7,138 points) at the 2017 Queensland Decathlon Championships.
Personal
Born on September 12, 1996... Son of Bill and Sue Booth...Has one sibling, Natalie...Major is Undecided.
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