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2020-21 Track & Field Roster

Kade McCall breaks weight throw school record during the DeLoss Dodds Invite on Feb. 2 at new K-State Indoor Track & Field Complex
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Kade McCall earns Second Team All-America Honors in 14th finish in NCAA Championships
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Kade McCall advances to the NCAA Championships in his 8th place throw in West Preliminary
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Kade McCall throws a new personal best in the hammer throw
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Kade McCall
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McCall NCAA Outdoors 2022
Kade McCall

Kade McCall

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Boise, Idaho
  • High School:
    Timberline
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TFRRS Link (Personal Bests)

Personal Bests
 Shot Put  13.30m (43' 7.75") (KU-KSU-WSU Triangular, 1/12/24)
 Weight Throw  21.94m (71' 11.75") (Big 12 Championship, 2/23-24/24)
 Discus Throw  43.42m (142' 5") (Wichita State Invitational, 3/26-27/21)
 Hammer Throw
 (School Record)
 71.87m (235' 9") (Jim Click Shootout, 4/5-6/24)

HONORS
  • 2024 Academic All-Big 12 Team
  • 2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
  • 2023 NCAA Second Team All-American (Outdoor, HT)
  • 2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
  • 2022 NCAA Second Team All-American (Outdoor, HT)
  • 2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete

AS A SENIOR (2024-25)
OUTDOOR
  • Competed unattached in the hammer throw at the Ward Haylett Invite (5/9/25) with a winning throw of 72.55m.

AS A SENIOR (2023-24)
OUTDOOR
  • Became a hammer throw champion at the Big 12 Championship (5/9-11/24) with a winning throw of 69.83m.
  • At the Ward Haylett Invitational (4/26/24) he finished 3rd in the hammer throw with a distance of 64.61m.
  • During the Mt SAC Relays (4/17-20/24) he competed in the men's hammer throw elite event, finishing 7th with a throw of 70.17m.
  • Surpassed 71 meters in the hammer throw at the Jim Click Shootout (4/5-6/24) with a winning throw of 71.87m, 8 feet further than his previous record.
  • In the first outdoor meet of the season at the Hurricane Invitational (3/15-16/24) he finished runner-up in the hammer throw at 69.33m.
INDOOR
  • Recorded his weight throw personal best at the Big 12 Championship (2/23-24/24) medaling with a 3rd place throw of 21.94m, 7 inches further than his previous.
  • At the Steve Miller Invitational (2/16/24) he won the weight throw with a distance of 21.75m.
  • Finished 4th in the weight throw at the Tyson Invitational (2/9-10/24) with a throw of 21.54m.
  • Won the weight throw at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (2/1-3/24) with a distance of 21.72m.
  • At the Texas Tech Corky Classic (1/19-20/24) he competed in the weight throw with a distance of 21.36m in 2nd place.
  • Won the weight throw at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/12/24) with a distance of 21.34m, also throwing the shot put for the first time in 13.30m in 4th place.
  • In the first meet of the season at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2/23) he finished 2nd in the weight throw with a distance of 21.07m.

AS A JUNIOR (2022-23)
OUTDOOR
  • Earned his second Second-Team All-American honors at the NCAA Championships (6/7-10/23) during his 14th place hammer throw performance of 68.72m.
  • During the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24-27/23) he finished 8th in the hammer throw with a distance of 68.94m.
  • Medaled in the hammer throw at the Big 12 Championships (5/12-14/23) with a runner-up distance of 68.97m.
  • Finished 4th in the hammer throw during the Rock Chalk Classic (4/29/23) with a distance of 67.98m.
  • During the Mt. SAC Relays (4/13-15/23) he competed in the hammer throw where he finished 3rd with a distance of 66.99m.
  • Competed in two events in one weekend, at the Texas Relays (3/29-4/1/23) he finished 10th in the hammer throw with a distance of 67.24m, at the Bobcat Invitational (3/31-4/1/23) he finished 10th again with a throw of 60.53m.
  • In the first outdoor meet of the season at the UTSA Invitational (3/17-18/23) he won the hammer throw with a distance of 65.87m.
INDOOR
  • Medaled at the Big 12 Championships (2/24-25/23) in the weight throw in a 4th place distance of 20.68m.
  • At the Tyson Invitational (2/10-11/23) he finished 2nd in the weight throw with a distance of 21.16m.
  • Finished 5th in the Texas Tech Open & Multis (1/26-28/23) with a weight throw distance of 20.67m.
  • Won the weight throw at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13/23) with a distance of 20.12m.
  • Started the season strong in the weight throw at the K-State Winter Invitational (12/10/22) with a distance of 21.08m, beating his previous best of 19.08m from January 2022.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
OUTDOOR
  • Earned Second Team All-American honors at the NCAA Championships (6/8-11/22) where he finished 13th in the hammer throw at 67.71m.
  • In the NCAA West Preliminary (5/25-28/22) he placed 12th in the hammer throw at 64.95m.
  • During the Big 12 Championships (5/13-15/22) he took 2nd in the hammer throw with a distance of 67.31m.
  • At the Drake Relays (4/27-30/22) he finished 3rd in the hammer throw at 67.44m.
  • Won the hammer throw at the UTSA Invitational (3/18-19/22) at a distance of 62.24m.
INDOOR
  • At the Texas Tech Open (1/28-29/22) he recorded a 4th place weight throw of 19.98m.
  • Won the weight throw at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/21-22/22) with a distance of 19.71m.

AS A FRESHMAN (2020-21)
OUTDOOR
  • Went to the NCAA West Preliminary (5/25-29/21) where he placed 19th in the hammer throw at 62.95m.
  • At the Big 12 Championships (5/14-16/21) he placed 6th in the hammer throw at a distance of 63.02m.
  • During the Jim Click Shootout (4/10/21) he threw the hammer throw 65.15m with a 3rd place finish.
  • Competed in two events in the Wichita State Shocker Spring Invitational (3/26-27/21), runner-up in the hammer throw at 60.43m and in the discus throw for the first time at 43.42m.
  • Placed 2nd in the hammer throw at the UTSA Invitational (3/18-20/21) with a distance of 61.79m.
INDOOR
  • During the Big 12 Championships (2/26/21) he finished 6th in the weight throw with a distance of 18.79m.
  • At the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/29-30/21) he placed 2nd in the weight throw with a distance of 17.71m.
  • In his second meet at the K-State Wildcat Invitational (1/9/21) he finished 3rd in the weight throw with a distance of 16.98m.

PRIOR TO K-STATE
  • Attended Timberline High School
  • Set Idaho state record in hammer throw
  • 2018 district champion in discus with a distance of 147'2"
  • Record holder for high school discus, shot put and hammer throw

IN THE CLASSROOM
  • Majoring in Kinesiology

PERSONAL
  • Son of Shane and Kim McCall
  • Has one sibling; Lauren
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