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Illinois State University Athletics

2020-21 Track & Field Roster

Dave Wegiel

Tayler Weaver

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mattoon, Ill.
  • Highschool Mattoon HS

Biography

CAREER RESULTS
 
Career Highlights
5/5/21 - MVC Female Field Athlete of the Week

2020-21 OUTDOOR (5th-Sr.): Competed at seven meets, including the NCAA West Preliminary Round during her final season as a Redbird...Won the shot put at the Redbird Invite and the Illinois State Invite, recording a personal-best mark of 16.39 meters (53-9.25 ft.) at the ISU Invite...Her mark of 16.39 meters is the fourth-best mark in school history...Named MVC Female Field Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career following her first 16+ meter throw...Earned All-Valley honors in both the shot put and the hammer throw at the MVC Championships, finishing as the runner-up in both events...Threw a personal-best mark of 61.71 meters (202-5 ft.) in the hammer throw at the Valley Championships, moving up to No. 4 all-time in school history and qualifying for the NCAA West Prelims in the event...Threw 16+ meters for the second time in her career in the shot put at the MVC Championships, finishing with a mark of 16.29 meters (53-5.5 ft.)...Competed in both the shot put and the hammer throw at the NCAA West Prelims, placing 36th overall in the hammer throw with her second-best throw of the season and taking 37th in the shot put...Member of the ISU women's team that won their seventh-straight conference title and broke a Valley record for points scored with 232.

2020-21 INDOOR (5th-Sr.): No remaining eligibility.

2019-20 OUTDOOR (Sr.): Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 INDOOR (Sr.): Competed at six meets during her final indoor season as a Redbird...Finished in the top-3 10 times this season...Opened the season winning both the shot put and the weight throw at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup, throwing 14.41 meters (47-3.5 ft.) in the shot put and 18.45 meters (60-6.5 ft.) in the weight throw...Earned All-Valley honors in both the shot put and the weight throw...Finished second in the shot put with a season-best throw of 15.05 meters (49-4.5 ft.)...Placed third in the weight throw with a career-best mark of 19.06 meters (62-6.5 ft.), which is the fourth-best mark in Illinois State track & field history.

2018-19 OUTDOOR (Jr.): Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims (5/23-25) in the shot put, finishing 26th with a mark of 15.50 meters (50-10.25 ft.)...Earned All-MVC honors in the shot put, finishing second with a throw of 15.41 meters (50-6.75 ft.) and posted the 12th-best mark in the hammer throw at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/10-12)...Recorded a fifth-place finish in the shot put and a ninth-place finish in the hammer throw at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/3)...Notched seventh place at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational (4/26-27), posting a mark of 14.66 meters (48-1.25 ft.) in the shot put...Finished fifth in both the shot put and the hammer throw at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational (4/19-20), recorded a mark of 14.66 meters (48-1.25 ft.) in the shot put and a mark of 51.33 meters (168-5 ft.) in the hammer throw...Competed in the shot put and the hammer throw at the Tennessee Relays (4/11), finishing 13th in the shot put and 14th in the discus...Recorded a personal-best mark of 52.91 meters (173-7 ft.) to place third in the hammer throw and finished fourth in the shot put at the Redbird Invitational (4/6)...Opened the season at the Ole Miss Classic (3/30) competing in the shot put and the hammer throw, placing seventh in the shot put and 12th in the hammer throw.

2018-19 INDOOR (Jr.): Scored points for the Redbirds in the shot put at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/23-24), recording a personal-best mark of 15.55 meters (51-0.25 ft.)...Also competed in the weight throw at the MVC Indoor Championships, placing ninth...Finished sixth in both the shot put and the weight throw at the Badger Red & White Classic (2/15), notching a personal-best mark of 18.34 meters (60-2 ft.) in the weight throw...Placed 13th in the weight throw and 16th in the shot put at the Music City Challenge (2/8-9)...Competed in the shot put and the weight throw at the Illini Invitational (1/25-26), placing eighth in the weight throw with a mark of 17.04 meters (55-11 ft.)...Notched a seventh-place finish in the shot put with a mark of 14.01 meters (45-11.75 ft.) and finished sixth in the weight throw with a mark of 18.13 meters (59-5.75 ft.) at the Notre Dame Invitational (1/19)...Earned two third-place finishes at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup (1/12), finishing third in the shot put with a mark of 14.35 meters (47-1 ft.) and third in the weight throw with a mark of 18.21 meters (59-9 ft.)...Posted a fourth-place finish in the shot put with a mark of 14.69 meters (48-2.5 ft.) and placed 10th in the weight throw with a mark of 16.32 meters (53-6.5 ft.) at the Jimmy Grant Invitational (12/8).

2017-18 OUTDOOR (So.): Competed in the hammer throw and shot put at the MVC Championships...finished 12th in the hammer throw with a personal-best heave of 48.05m (157-07.00)...other top hammer throw performances include a throw of 47.10m (154-06.00) at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invite and a distance of 47.43m (155-07.00) at the Wisconsin Twilight...recorded shot put season-best at the Big Blue Classic, finishing fourth among 26 competitors with a throw of 13.81m (45-03.75)...finished eighth in the shot put at the Wisconsin Twilight (13.43m/44-00.75) and Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invite (13.20m/43-03.75).

2017-18 INDOOR (So.): Competed at five meets over the course of the indoor season...captured weight throw personal-best at the GVSU Big Meet, finishing 16th among 33 competitors with a heave of 15.77m (51-09.00)...recorded a trio of top-five finishes in the weight throw at the Terre Haute Double Dual (15.56m/51-00.75), EIU Early Bird (14.97m/49-01.50), and Orange & Blue Open (14.91m/48-11.00)...posted shot put personal-best at the Orange & Blue Open, placing third with a throw of 13.56m (44-06.00).

2016-17 OUTDOOR (Fr.): Captured a personal-best of 37.42m (122-09.00) in hammer throw at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic...finished ninth in shot put with a personal-record throw of 13.92m (45-08.00) at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic...competed in shot put at MVC Championships, placing seventh with a mark of 13.74m (45-01.00).

2016-17 INDOOR (Fr.): Finished second in shot put with a throw of 12.83m (42-01.25) at the Top Times Titan Open...placed third  in shot put and posted a personal-record of 13.15m (43-01.75) at the John Craft Invitational...finished fourth in weight throw at the Illinois Orange & Blue Open with a throw of 12.58m (41-03.25)...placed tenth and recorded a personal-best of 13.52m (44-04.25) in weight throw at the Top Times Titan Open.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior

  • 2020-21Senior