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2013-14 Track & Field Roster

Heath Skelton

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Amarillo, Texas
  • High School Amarillo

Biography

AT UT ARLINGTON
Indoor Highlights:
2014
• Had the second-best weight throw in school history (55-09.25) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
• Placed seventh in the weight throw and the shot put (53-00.25) at the league meet.
• Competed in the weight throw and shot put in all five indoor meets.

2013
• Competed in the weight throw and shot put at the WAC Indoor Championships, placing ninth and 13th, respectively.
• Had a season-best weight throw of 55-00.25, the second-best mark in school history, to place seventh at the Sooner Invitational.
• Had a career-best throw of 47-05.25 in the shot put at the league meet.
Outdoor Highlights:
2014
• Did not compete in the outdoor season.

2013
• Scored for the Mavericks at the WAC Championships courtesy of a seventh-place showing in the shot put.
• Had a season-best heave of 52-06.75 (16.02m) at the league meet.
• Recorded the second-longest hammer throw in school history (156-09) at the TCU Invitational.
• Won the discus at the Track-It Buster Invitational with a throw of 155-02 (47.29m).
PRIOR TO UT ARLINGTON
• Finished ninth in the discus and 11th in the shot put at the 2012 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships as a member of the TCU Horned Frogs.
• Threw the discus a season-best 163-3 at the 2012 Bobby Lane Invitational.
• Finished 12th in the discus at the 2011 MWC Championships.
• Competed in the 2011 indoor season in the weight throw. HIGH SCHOOL
• Was a Texas State 5A finalist in the discus in 2009.
• Was the No. 15 overall thrower in the nation in the discus among senior throwers and has a personal-best toss of 175-05.
• Closed out 2009 as both the Texas 5A District and Regional Champion in the discus.
• Was the team point leader during the 2010 season.
• Finished fourth overall in the discus at the 2010 Texas Relays.
• Also lettered in football.