2014-15

Indoor: Earned first place in the triple jump at the Illinois Orange and Blue Open with a mark of 13.93 meters (45-08.50)…at the GVSU Big Meet captured a mark of 13.34 meters (43-09.25)…earned 13th place at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships with a mark of 13.70 meters (44-11.50)…competed in the long jump at the Titan Open with a mark of 6.16 meters (20-02.50).

Outdoor: Earned his personal-best in the discus throw at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship with a mark of 45.14m (148-01)…he earned his personal-best in the hammer throw at the Redbird Invite with a mark of 47.30m (155-02) and placed first…at the Redbird Invite earned a mark of 44.98m (147-07) in the discus throw where he placed third…at the Lee Calhoun Invite recorded a mark of 44.28m (145-03)…competed at the Wisconsin Open where he earned a mark of 43.38m (142-04)…at the Big Blue Classic captured a mark of 42.49m (139-05)…competed in shot put…earned second place at the Redbird with a mark of 14.82m (46-10.25)…at the Lee Calhoun captured fourth place with a mark of 14.63 (48-00)…recorded a mark of 15.37m (50-05.25) at the Illinois Twilight…at the Wisconsin Open earned a mark of 15.04m (49-04.25)…captured a mark of 14.96m (49-01) at the Big Blue Classic…competed at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships where he earned a mark of 15.36m (50-04.75) and earned tenth place…competed in the hammer throw at Lee Calhoun where he recorded a mark of 43.08m (141-04)…at the Illinois Twilight he captured a mark of 44.58m (146-03)…earned a mark of 46.96m (154-01) at the Wisconsin Open…at the Big Blue Classic recorded a mark of 40.62m (133-03)…competed in the Missouri Valley Conference Championships and recorded a mark of 46.63m (153-00).

PRIOR TO ISU

Lakeland High School: Four-year letterwinner in track and field … three-year letterwinner in football … five-time conference champion in the shot put and discus … five-time sectional champion in the shot put and discus … regional champion in the shot put as a senior … fourth-place finish at the state championships in the shot … helped his team to a conference and sectional championship as a senior … holds the school record in the shot put at 57-08.75 … holds the conference record in the shot put at 56-08 … three-time KPC All Area honoree … earned a personal-best mark of 170-11.75 in the discus as a senior … academic all-state honoree … top-10 percent of his class … National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born 7/17/1995 … son of Mark and Kelly Garretson … has one sibling, Adam … plans to major in physics.