University of Tennessee Athletics
2018-19 Track & Field / XC Roster
Roster
Whitener, Seth

Seth Whitener
- Position:
- Throws
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Ga.
- High School:
- North Paulding
Bio
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- Weight Throw: 22.03m (2019)
Outdoor Track
- Hammer: 68.59m (2017)
SEC Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2019 - Weight Throw - 4th - 22.03m
Outdoor Track
- 2019 - Hammer Throw - 7th - 67.09m
- 2017 - Hammer Throw - 7th - 65.52m
HONORS
- 2019 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic Individual
- 2019 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 USTFCCCA Indoor Second Team All-American - Weight Throw
- 2018 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic Individual
- 2018 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 USTFCCCA Outdoor Second Team All-American - Hammer Throw
- 2017 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic Individual
- 2017 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2015-16 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
INTERNATIONAL
- Finished 10th in the hammer throw at the 2017 USATF Outdoor Championship as he posted a mark of 66.55 (218-4) on his final attempt, the top mark for a non-senior NCAA D1 student-athlete
2019 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Finished 14th in the weight throw with a mark of 20.30m (66-7.25) at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/9)
- Had a personal-best throw of 22.03m (72-3.5) at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/23) to take fourth overall
- Tabbed second at the Carolina Challenge, logging a season-best weight throw of 20.91m (68-7.25)
- Earned a third-place result at the Hokie Invitational with a weight-throw toss of 20.60m (67-7)
- Finished runner-up in the weight throw (20.28m / 66-6.5) at the Tennessee-Indiana Duals
- Competed in the hammer at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/25) and finished 19th with a mark of 215-10
- At the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11), placed seventh in the hammer with a throw of 67.09m (220-1)
- Took eighth in the hammer at the Virginia Challenge (4/20) with a mark of 62.26m (204-3)
- At the Tennessee Relays (4/13), finished second in the hammer with a mark of 65.72m (215-7)
- Threw a mark of 66.48m (218-1) to take second in the hammer at the Stanford Invitational (3/30)
- Finished second in the hammer throw with a mark of 65.58m (215-2) at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge (3/23)
2018 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Took 10th in weight throw (19.83m) at Tiger Paw Invite (2/10)
- Threw career-best 21.14m (69-4.25) to take third in weight throw at Bob Pollock Invitational (1/27)
- Won the weight throw at the UAB Vulcan Invite (1/13), posting 21.00m
- Finished as runner-up in weight throw (21.12m) at Indiana-Tennessee Dual (1/6)
- In season debut at Hoosier Open (12/8), took fourth in the weight throw with throw of 20.45m
- Finished 26th at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26) with a throw of 61.55m
- Placed ninth at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11) with a season best throw of 64.76m
- Notched a second-place finish at the Tennessee Relays (4/12) with a best throw of 63.23m
2017 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Took 13th place in the weight throw at the SEC Indoor Championship with a mark of 19.50
- Notched a new personal best of 20.32m (66-8) in the weight throw as he finished in sixth place at the Tiger Paw Invitational
- Surpassed his previous weight throw PR four times during the VT "Doc Hale" Elite Meet, notching his best mark of 20.30m (66-7.25) which ranks fifth in school history
- Set a then-PR of 19.86m (65-2) on his final attempt to move from eight place to third place at the Razorback Invitational
- Took fifth place at the Commodore Invitational with a mark of 19.31m in the weight throw
- Tallied a mark of 19.37m and took second place at the Indiana-Tennessee Dual
- Posted a 35-lb weight throw of 19.08m (62-7.25) at the Hoosier Open.
- Also posted a personal best in the shot put at the Hoosier Open as his throw went 14.56m (47-9.25).
- Finished 15th in the hammer throw at the 2017 NCAA Championship with a mark of 66.14m as he earned Second Team All-America honors
- Set the school record in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Prelims with a toss of 68.59m (225-0) as he booked a spot at the NCAA Championship
- Scored two points as he took seventh place in the hammer throw competition at the SEC Championship with a top mark of 65.52m
- Posted a personal best in the hammer throw for the fourth time in five meets this year at the SEC Relays as he posted a throw of 66.26m, moving into third place on the school's all-time top 10 list
- Set a new personal best in the hammer throw at the USC Open as he placed second overall and first among collegians with a throw of 65.74m
- Took third place in the hammer throw at the Tennessee Relays with a throw of 63.15m
- Moved into fourth place on the school's all-time top ten list with a personal best hammer throw of 65.41 as he won the college division competition at the Florida Relays
- Set a personal best in the hammer throw with a toss of 62.54m in the first competition of the outdoor season at the Tennessee Rust Buster
2016 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Set a PR in the weigh throw at the Tyson Invitational (18.10m) on Feb. 12
- Posted his second best weight throw of the season (17.95m) at the VT "Doc Hale" Elite Meet on Feb. 5
- Had his season best throw in the shot put (13.78m) at the Indiana-Tennessee Dual on Jan. 9
- Finished 16th in the hammer throw at the SEC Outdoor Championships (59.39m)
- Set a PR in the hammer throw (60.32m) at the Penn Relays on April 30, finishing sixth
- Finished third at the Seminole Invitational in the hammer throw (60.02m)
PERSONAL
- Recipient of the John D. Colbert Memorial Scholarship Endowment
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