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2023-24 Men's Track & Field Roster

Braden Presser

  • Class Senior
  • Position Javelin
  • Height 6-4
  • Hometown Liberty, Mo.
  • High School Liberty North

Biography

Career Performance List
 
Career Honors:
2024 Olympic Rials Qualifier (Javelin - Outdoor)
2023 First Team All-American (Javelin - Outdoor)
2024 Second Team All-American (Javelin – Outdoor)
2022 Honorable Mention All-American (Javelin – Outdoor)
2024 NCAA Championship Qualifier (Javelin – Outdoor)
2023 NCAA Championship Qualifier (Javelin - Outdoor)
2022 NCAA Championship Qualifier (Javelin – Outdoor)
2024 NCAA Regional Qualifier (Javelin – Outdoor)
2023 NCAA Regional Qualifier (Javelin - Outdoor)
2022 NCAA Regional Qualifier (Javelin – Outdoor)
2021 NCAA Regional Qualifier (Javelin – Outdoor)
2024 IC4A All-East (Javelin – Outdoor)
2021 IC4A All-East (Javelin – Outdoor)
2024 Patriot League Champion (Javelin – Outdoor)
2022 Patriot League Champion (Javelin – Outdoor)
2024 First Team All-Patriot League (Javelin – Outdoor)
2022 First Team All-Patriot League (Javelin – Outdoor)
2023 Second Team All-Patriot League (Javelin - Outdoor)
2024 CSC Academic All-American
2023 CSC Academic All-District
2024 2022 USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete (Track and Field)
2022 USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete (Track and Field)
2021 USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete (Track and Field)
2024 Patriot League All-Academic Team (Outdoor)
2023 Patriot League All-Academic Team (Outdoor)
2022 Patriot League All-Academic Team (Outdoor)
Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week (March 22, 2022) / April 5, 2022) / (March 21, 2023)


2023-24 (Senior Season): HONORS: 2024 Second Team All-American (Javelin – Outdoor) … 2024 NCAA Championship Qualifier (Javelin – Outdoor) … 2024 NCAA Regional Qualifier (Javelin – Outdoor) … 2024 IC4A All-East (Javelin – Outdoor) … 2024 Patriot League Champion (Javelin – Outdoor) … 2024 First Team All-Patriot League (Javelin – Outdoor) … 2024 CSC Academic All-American … 2024 Patriot League All-Academic Team (Outdoor) … OUTDOOR: Competed in the Olympic Team Trials in the javelin where he threw a mark of 64.38m (211' 3") ... Earned Second Team All-American honors for his 16th place finish in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Championship with a distance of 69.15m (226’ 10”) … Placed eighth at the NCAA East Regional with a mark of 69.76 (228’ 10”) to qualify for nationals … Became a two-time Patriot league champion in the javelin with a mark of 68.05m (223’ 3”) at the conference championship … Won the javelin at the Army-Navy Star Meet with a throw of 65.26 (214’ 1”).

2022-23 (Junior Season): HONORS: First Team All-American (Javelin - Outdoor) … NCAA Championship Qualifier (Javelin - Outdoor) … NCAA Regional Qualifier (Javelin - Outdoor) … Second Team All-Patriot League (Javelin - Outdoor) … CSC Academic All-District … Patriot League All-Academic Team (Outdoor) … Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week … (March 21, 2023) … OUTDOOR: Earned First Team All-America honors for a sixth-place finish in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Championship by breaking the school record with a mark of 76.00m (249' 4") … Qualified for nationals with a second-place finish at the NCAA East Regional with the second-best javelin mark in school history (75.95m / 249' 2") … Finished in second place in the javelin at the Patriot League Championship with a throw of 69.60m (228' 4") … Won the javelin at four meets during the season, including at the Army-Navy Star Meet with a distance of 70.25m (230' 6")
 
2021-22 (Sophomore Season): HONORS: Honorable Mention All-American (Javelin – Outdoor) … NCAA Championship Qualifier (Javelin – Outdoor) … NCAA Regional Qualifier (Javelin – Outdoor) … Patriot League Champion (Javelin – Outdoor) … USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete … Patriot League All-Academic Team (Outdoor) … Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week (March 22; April 5) … OUTDOOR: Earned Honorable Mention All-America accolades with an 18th-place finish in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships … Qualified for the NCAA Championships with a distance of 72.17m (236-09) at the NCAA East Preliminaries to finish sixth in the javelin … Earned First Team All-Patriot League, while also winning the javelin at the Army-Navy Outdoor Star Meet … Posted a season-best distance of 73.55m (241-03) in the javelin at the Ross and Sharon Irwin Meet in California.
 
2020-21 (Freshman Season): HONORS: NCAA Regional Qualifier (Javelin – Outdoor) … IC4A All-East (Javelin – Outdoor) … USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete … OUTDOOR: Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the javelin … Finished third with a season-best throw of 70.22m (230-04) in the javelin at the IC4A Outdoor Championship to earn All-East distinction and qualify for the NCAA East Preliminaries … Took bronze in the Patriot League Outdoor Championship with a then-season-best throw of 67.82m (222-06).
 
High School / Personal: Lettered in track and field (4 years) and football (1) at Liberty North High School in Liberty, Mo. … State runner-up in the javelin as a sophomore and junior, setting the Liberty North school record in the event (189-0) as a junior … Earned First Team All-Conference as a freshman, sophomore, and junior … Named team captain as a senior … Selected Second Team All-Conference as a punter, helping the football team to the Conference and District Championships as a senior … Member of the National Honor Society, serving as vice president … Valedictorian … Son of Emily and Ryan Schmitt and Chris and Martha Presser … Father, Chris, played baseball at Baker University, while mother, Emily, competed in volleyball at Baker University.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Javelin
    6'4"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Javelin
    6'4"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Javelin
    6'4"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Javelin
    6'4"