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2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster

John Barber

  • Class Senior
  • Position Throws
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Sugar Land, Texas
  • High School William B. Travis

Biography

Career Performance List
 
Career Honors:
2018 NCAA East Regional Qualifier
(Discus – Outdoor)
2018 NCAA East Regional Qualifier (Shot Put – Outdoor)
2018 Patriot League Champion (Shot Put – Outdoor)
2018 First Team All-Patriot League (Shot Put – Outdoor)
2018 Second Team All-Patriot League (Shot Put – Indoor)
Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Four Times)
 
2020-21 (Senior Season): INDOOR: Did not compete during the indoor season … OUTDOOR: Did not compete during the outdoor season.
 
2019-20 (Junior Season): INDOOR: Thrower who competed in the shot put during the indoor season … Notched a season-best distance of 17.95m (58-10.75) in the shot put at the Army-Navy Indoor Star Meet, claiming second place in the event … Just missed the podium at the Patriot League Indoor Championship with a throw of 17.56m (57-07.50) to take fourth in the shot put … OUTDOOR: Competed in the shot put and the discus during the outdoor season, which was shortened by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) … At the San Diego Collegiate Challenge, recorded distances of 17.38m (57-00.25) and 54.95m (180-03) in the shot put and discus, respectively.
 
2018-19 (Sophomore Season): INDOOR: Thrower who competed in the shot put and weight throw … Topped 16 meters in the shot put during the indoor season at the BU Last Chance Meet (16.78m / 55-00.75) and the Navy Select (16.29m / 53-05.50) … Posted a season-best toss of 15.32m (50-03.25) in the weight throw at the Patriot League Indoor Championship … OUTDOOR: Competed in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw … During the outdoor season, notched a season-best throw of 16.93m (55-06.50) in the shot put at the annual Army-Navy Star Series Meet, while posting a top throw of 49.76m (163-03) in the discus at the Virginia Challenge … Registered a top throw of 48.53m (159-03) in the hammer at the San Diego Challenge.
 
2017-18 (Freshman Season): HONORS: Qualified for the NCAA East Regionals in the discus and shot put … First Team All-Patriot League (Shot Put – Outdoor) … Second Team All-Patriot League (Shot Put – Indoor) … Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Feb. 6, April 10, April 24, May 1) … INDOOR: Claimed Second Team All-Patriot League accolades in the shot put during the indoor season with a season-best throw of 17.10m (56-01.25) … Recorded a season-best throw of 51.80m (169-11) in the discus against Army in the annual Army-Navy Star Meet … OUTDOOR: Earned First Team All-Patriot League in the shot put during the outdoor season, winning the event with a distance of 17.51m (57-05.50), which was his top distance of the season … Registered a season-long throw of 47.68m (156-05) in the hammer at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships.
 
High School / Personal: Lettered for four years in track and field at William B. Travis HS in Sugar Land, Texas … Placed second at the AAU National Discus Meet in 2016 … Finished in fourth place at the State Discus Meet in 2016 and fifth in 2017 … Named William B. Travis HS Track Athlete of the Year in 2016 … Member of the National Honor Society and an Eagle Scout … Son of Harold and Maria Barber.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Throws
    5'11"