Israel Adesina

Brought home USTFCCCA First Team All-America accolades after finishing sixth in the men's shot put at the NCAA Indoor National Championships (3/12)
Earned a sliver medal in shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships, throwing an indoor personal-best 20.07m (65-10.25) (2/26) - claimed All-SEC Second Team honors with his second-place finish
Won his second shot put competition of the year at the Music City Challenge (2/12), throwing 19.61m (64-4)
Picked up shot put victory No. 1 during the 2022 season, tossing 19.06m (62-6.5) at the Bob Pollock Meet (1/29)
Opened the 2022 campaign with a second-place finish in shot put at the Hokie Invitational, heaving 19.09m (62-7.75) (1/22)

Outdoor

Earned Outdoor USTFCCCA First Team All-America honors with his shot put placement in Eugene, Oregon at NCAAs
Placed fourth in the shot put at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 20.28m (66-6.5) (6/9)
Punched his ticket to Eugene for NCAAs in the men's shot put, placing fourth in the East region and throwing 19.76m (64-10) (5/25)
Claimed his first-career SEC title in the men's shot put with a winning throw of 20.28m (66-6.50), the heave came on his fifth throw of the night and vaulted him up the standings from fourth to first (5/13)
Took one throw in the men's hammer at the Tennessee Challenge, setting a personal-best at 49.16m (161-3) (5/7)
Finished second in the men's shot put at the 126th Penn Relays with a best throw of 19.64m (64-5.25) (4/30)
Broke his school record in men's shot put at the Crimson Tide Invite, heaving 20.33m (66-8.5) (4/23)
Placed second in shot put at the Tennessee Relays at 18.55m (60-10.5) (4/8)
Threw discus at the Florida Relays, finishing second at 53.45m (175-4) (4/1)

2021 TRACK AND FIELD

Indoor

Claimed First Team All-America honors in his NCAA indoor nationals debut (3/12), heaving a throw of 19.66m (64-6) for sixth-place overall
Took home a silver medal at the SEC Championships (2/27) with a personal-best and school record throw of 19.98 meters (65-6.75), claiming the program records both indoors and outdoors
Achieved a new personal-best in the shot put at the Tiger Paw Invite (2/12) with a heave of 19.73 meters (64-8.75)
Earned his second-straight shot put victory at the Hokie Invitational (1/23), improving his standing as the No. 2 performer in Tennessee history by 43 centimeters (17 inches) with a personal-best of 19.69 meters (64-7.25)
Logged the second-best indoor shot put throw of his career to open the season at the Commodore Indoor (1/16), winning the event with a toss of 19.15 meters (62-10)

Outdoor

With his second-team nod in 2018 and 2021, West became the first athlete in Tennessee history to earn multiple All-America distinctions in the men's shot put (6/10)
Took home second team All-America honors in the shot put after launching the metal sphere 18.72 meters (61-5) to place 13th at the NCAA Championships (6/10)
Needed just one throw to earn his second NCAA outdoor national championship bid, launching the shot put 19.60 meters (64-3.75) on his opening attempt (5/26)
Placed fifth in men's discus at the SEC Championships with a throw of 55.94m (183-6) (5/15)
Scored at the outdoor conference meet in shot put for the third time in his career, finishing fourth at 19.56m (64-2.25) (5/14)
Claimed first place in the shot put at the Tennessee Challenge (5/1) with a mark of 19.42 (63-8.75)
Notched a win in the shot put at the Virginia Challenge (4/17) with a throw of 19.78 meters (64-10.75)
Placed fourth in the discuss throw at the Virginia Challenge (4/16), logging a lifetime-best mark of 56.59 meters (185-8)
Broke his own all-time school record in the shot put, heaving a throw of 19.85 meters (65-1.5) at the Tennessee Relays (4/9) and recorded another personal-best mark in the discus with a throw of 55.90 meters (183-4)
Finished third in the discus throw at the FSU Relays (3/26), heaving a personal-best mark of 53.99 meters (177-1)
Heaved a mark of 19.82 meters (65-0.5) in the shot put at the FSU Relays (3/25), improving his own program record from three years ago by three centimeters and placing No. 4 in the NCAA and No. 12 in the world this season

2020 TRACK AND FIELD

Indoor

Finished sixth in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) with a throw of 18.90m (62-0.25)
Took first place at the Virginia Tech Challenge (2/22) in the shot put, tossing a mark of 18.75m (61-6.25)
Secured his second consecutive shot put victory with a toss of 18.99m (62-3.75) at the Doc Hale Elite Meet (2/8)
Heaved a new indoor personal-best of 19.26m (63-2.25) for the No. 2 mark in Tennessee indoor history and first-place in the men's shot put at the Texas Tech Invite (2/1)
Tied his indoor shot put PR at the Tennessee-Indiana Duals (1/11), launching 19.09m (62-7.75) for the No. 5 mark in school history
Logged a personal-best in the weight throw to open the season, posting a mark of 18.44m (60-6) for third place at the Tennessee-Indiana Duals (1/11)

Outdoor

Did not compete, as the 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis

2019 TRACK AND FIELD

Outdoor

Competed unattached at the Bloomington High Performance meet, breaking his own shot put school record with a heave of 20.33m (66-8.5)
Tied his personal best in the shot put while competing unattached at the Tennessee Challenge, recording a throw of 19.79m (64-11.25)

2018 TRACK AND FIELD

Indoor

Set Tennessee freshman record in the shot put at Clemson's Tiger Paw Invite (2/9), tossing for 19.09m (62-7.75) and fourth place; also took 20th in the Tiger Paw Invite for 17.22m
At Clemson's Bob Pollock Invitational (1/26), finished second in the shot put (18.30m) and seventh in the weight throw with throw of 17.49m
Won the shot put at the UAB Vulcan Invite (1/13) with throw of 17.67m
Placed second in the shot put at Indiana-Tennessee Dual (1/6) with toss of 18.18m
Made college debut at Hoosier Open (12/8), taking third in the shot put (18.10m) and 13th in the weight throw (15.94m)

Outdoor

Finished 12th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/6) with a 19.43m throw
At the NCAA East Prelims (5/26), finished ninth in the shot put with a 19.39m best throw
Broke his own school record in the shot put at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11) with a 19.79m mark, good for third place
Placed 19th in the discus at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11) with a 49.13m mark
Set a then-school record in the shot put at the National Relays (4/27) with a 19.70m throw that earned a second place finish

PERSONAL

Completed degree in Kinesiology in May 2022
Recipient of the Roy A. Wedekind Athletic Scholarship Endowment

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2021-22 Track & Field / XC Roster

Roster

Israel Adesina

Fuji Anday

Canaan Anderson

Msgana Araya

Favour Ashe

Christopher Bailey

Carolyn Barksdale

Elliot Barner

Olivia Barnes

Sara Borton

Garison Breeding

Riley Buchholz

Emmanuel Bynum

Avery Clover

Skylar Coffey

Ellison Colarossi

Ainsley Cooper

Chance Crawford

Alex Crigger

Will Cronin

Jette Davidson

Peyton Davis

Emma Dilullo

Brooke Dixon

Blake Ewaskey

Jasmine Fehr

Thomas Gardiner

Kayla Gholar

Georde Goodwyn

Mike Griffin

Rasheeme Griffith

Ja'Kwan Hale

Conner Hawkins

Chandler Hayden

Kameron Helmlinger

Prom'Myse Hoosier

Joe Hoots

Avery Jackson

Olivia Janke

Hannah Jefcoat

Shatara Johnson

Alex Kay

Emily Knight

Georgios Korakidis

Chris Langlois

Natalie Lark

Caroline Lewis

Joella Lloyd

Latavia Maines

Kathleen Maley

Eleanor Mancini

Will Mazur

Sarah McCabe

Marilyn McCarthy

Carey McLeod

Matthew McMillan

Eli Nahom

Uchechi Nwogwugwu

Mia O'Neil

Jensen Overbay

Kala Penn

Wayne Pinnock

Allison Rand

Skyler Reynolds

Anthony Riley

Ethan Robinson

Kyla Robinson-Hubbard

Preston Ruth

Dylan Scarnato

Sarah Schmitt

Sydney Seymour

Danielle Shipp

Yariel Soto

Erin Spreen

Nicole Sreenan

Maia Stewart

Devin Sullivan