Aaron Studt

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
THR
Hometown:
Ripon, Wis.
High School:
Ripon HS

Career Highlights:
A four-time All-American, three times in the shot put, once in weight throw • a 2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Second Team honoree • the 2009 NCAA indoor runner-up in the shot put to earn his first All-America honor • four-time Big Ten champion • earned 2010 Big Ten Indoor Field Event Athlete of the Championships after winning shot put and weight throw • part of three Big Ten championship teams • the 2009 Big Ten indoor and outdoor shot put champion • the 2009 Big Ten Outdoor Field Event Athlete of the Year • the 2009 Big Ten Field Event Athlete of the Championships for both the indoor and outdoor meets • ranked on several top-10 lists: weight (second, 69-7 1/2), indoor shot put (third, 63-6 3/4), outdoor shot put (third, 63-2 3/4) and hammer (fifth, 197-0) • team captain in 2010.

2010 Season
Indoor: All-America in both the weight and shot put • named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team • placed fifth (69-7 1/2) in the weight throw and sixth (61-5 1/2) in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships • Big Ten champion in the shot put (63-6 3/4) and weight (66-9 1/4) • the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships • All-Big Ten • won shot put title with a career best toss on his final throw • undefeated in the shot put until the NCAA meet • heaved the weight a career-best 69-7 1/2 at the Iowa State Classic to record the second-farthest throw in Gopher history • Academic All-Big Ten honoree • team captain • earned fourth varsity letter. Outdoor: Redshirted the outdoor season.

2009 Season:
Indoor: All-America • placed second in the NCAA meet in the shot put with a career-best throw of 63-6 1/4 • Big Ten champion in the shot put (62-11 1/4) • named the Big Ten Field Event Athlete of the Championships • All-Big Ten First Team • added fourth-place finish (64-10 1/2) in the weight at the Big Ten meet • landed his career-best throw in the weight at the Snowshoe Open (66-11 1/2). Outdoor: All-America • placed fifth at NCAAs with career-best outdoor toss of 63-2 3/4 • the NCAA Midwest Region runner-up in the shot put (60-3 1/4) • also competed in the hammer (184-0) • Big Ten champion in the shot put (61-6 1/4) • All-Big Ten First Team • added a third-place effort in the hammer (196-11) • defended his Drake Relays title in the shot put (61-5 3/4) • shot put best of 61-11 1/2 toss61ed at Sun Angel Classic • top hammer throw was 197-0 at Minnesota Open, while discus best of 161-2 at Mesa Classic • two-time Big Ten Field Event Athlete of the Week recipient • Academic All-Big Ten honoree • earned third varsity letter.

2008 Season:
Indoor: Placed fifth in the weight (65-4 3/4) and sixth in the shot put (57-9 1/2) at the Big Ten Championships • won four meet titles in the shot put, two in the weight. Outdoor: Made his NCAA Championships debut in the shot put, but fouled each of three throws in prelims • placed sixth in the shot put (57-8 1/2) at the NCAA Midwest Region Championships but missed the final due to an elbow injury • forced to withdraw from the hammer competition • placed eighth in the shot put at the Big Ten Championships (56-10) • won the Drake Relays shot put crown (60-8) • landed career-best throw of 62-7 1/2 to win Tommie Twilight title • notched his best hammer toss in the season[apos]s first meet (189-4) at the Clemson Relays • two-time Big Ten Field Event Athlete of the Week • Academic All-Big Ten • earned second varsity letter.

2007 Season
Indoor: Competed in seven meets in the shot put and weight throw • marked a throw of 58-8 1/2 in the shot put at the Big Ten Championships, placing him third • won the Snowshoe Open in the shot put with a mark of 59-3, placing him ninth in school history • also won the shot put at the Nebraska Adidias Classic and the UW-Stout Bowlus Open • finished eighth in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships (59-11 3/4), earning him sixth place in Minnesota[apos]s record books. Outdoor: Competed in ten meets in the shot put and discus • named Big Ten Athlete of the Week on March 20 • threw a discus of 163-3 at the Big Ten Championships to place fifth • also finished ninth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals in the shot put (54-8) • competed in the shot put at the Big Tens • won the Bobby Lane Arlington Invitational with a throw of 58-0 1/4 in the shot put • threw a season best in the shot put with a mark of 58-11 1/4, placing him eighth in Minnesota history • earned his first varsity letter.

High School:
A 2006 graduate of Ripon High School • high school coach was Jayson Duffy • state champion in the discus and shot put • helped team to win the 2006 track and field state championship • named the 2006 Gatorade Wisconsin Track Athlete of the Year • All-American in the shot put and discus • two-time all-conference selection, earning all-state honors as a senior • marked 65-4 1/2 in the shot put in 2006 for the best nationwide prep indoor throw • holds school records in the shot put and discus • four-time conference champion • lettered four times in track and field • lettered twice in football as an all-state defensive end • football team won state championship in 2005.

Personal:
Born May 25, 1988 • business and marketing education • parents are Tim and Laurie Studt • sister-in-law, Hannah Studt, is a thrower on the Gopher women[apos]s track team.