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2013-14 Men's Track and Field Roster

Jarrod Kedzior

  • Position Throws: Hammer, Shot put, Weight
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Breaksville, Ohio
  • Highschool St. Ignatius HS

Biography

2014: (Indoor) Placed fifth in the shot put (15.05m) and sixth in the weight throw (16.69m) at the Panther Ice Breaker...

2013: (Outdoor) Took third place in the hammer throw (48.66m) and fourth in the shot put (14.35m) at the Jaguar Opener...Finished eighth in the shot put (14.61m) and ninth in the hammer throw (48.05m) at the Samford Invitational...Placed sixth in the shot put (14.71m) and seventh in the hammer throw (50.29m) at the Jaguar Invitational...Notched a sixth-place finish in the hammer throw (49.94m) at the Tiger Classic...Claimed a pair of fourth-place finishes at the USA invitational, including a 51.63m hammer throw that ranks seventh in school history as well as a 14.38m effort in the shot put...Finished 10th in the shot put (14.94m) at the War Eagle Invitational...Placed fourth in the shot put (14.98m) and eighth in the hammer throw (48.71m) at the Coach "O" Invitational...Notched the fifth-best shot put heave in USA history (15.89m) on his way to a seventh-place finish at the SBC Championships.

2013: (Indoor) Placed ninth in the shot put (14.97m) at the Panther Ice Breaker...Finished 11th in the weight throw (16.13m) at the SBC Championships with the sixth-best mark in Jaguar history.

2012: (Outdoor) Redshirted season.

2012: (Indoor) Finished eighth in the men's shot put (13.33m) at the Birminagham ice Breaker...Took seventh in the shot put (14.35m/47-01.00) and eighth in the weight throw (14.04m/46-00.75) at the Birmingham Invitational...Finished fifth int he shot put (13.92m/45-08) and sixth in the weight throw (12.75m/41-10) at the MTSU Invitational...

2011: (Outdoor) Won the shot put at the Battle of I-10 on a toss of 14.23m (46-08.25) and placed second in the hammer throw on a mark of 45.35m (148-9.00)...Took fifth place in the shot put on a mark of 14.66m (48-01.25) at the FSU Relays...Took seventh place overall in the hammer throw on a mark of 45.21m (148-04) and third in the shot put (15.16m/49-09) at the USA Invitational...Placed sixth in the Coach O Invitational hammer throw (46.17m/151-05), while also placing fourth collegiately and fifth overall in the shot put (14.71m/48-03.25)...Finished fourth in the men's hammer throw on a mark of 47.42m (155-07) and third in the shot put (14.13m/46-04.25) at the USA Quad Meet...

High School: Lettered in track and field and football for three years ... Won the district championship in shot put in 2008-09 ... Holds school record in the hammer throw (39.62m/130-00) ... Helped football team to the 2008 state championship.

Personal: Born March 15, 1991 ... Son of John and Vincetta Kedzior ... Has an older brother, Josiah, and older sister, Kaitlyn ... Brother lettered in football at John Carroll University from 2004-09 ... Favorite books are Bleachers, anything by John Grisham and the Twilight Saga...Favorite pro sports teams are the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians...Favorite musical artists are Aaron Watson, Brantley Gilbert and Chris Young...Favorite athletes are Patrick Kane and Alexander Ovechkin.

Major: Finance

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Redshirt Freshman

    Throws
    6'1"
  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Throws: Hammer, Shot put, Weight
    6'1"
  • 2011-12Junior

    Throws: Hammer, Shot put, Weight
    6'1"
  • 2012-13Senior

    Throws: Hammer, Shot put, Weight
    6'1"
  • 2013-14Senior

    Throws: Hammer, Shot put, Weight
    6'0"