Kiley Sabin

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Slinger HS
Hometown:
Slinger, Wis.

PRONUNCIATION

2019 Indoor • Redshirt Senior Season: Named Second Team All-American after placing 14th in shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships • team co-captain • competed in shot put at seven meets • improved on her own Minnesota program record in shot put with a career-best throw of 17.47m (57-03.75) to win the event at the Parents Day Invite • won four shot put titles • placed sixth in shot put at the Big Ten Championship.

2019 Outdoor • Redshirt Senior Season: Team co-captain • named CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team honoree, CoSIDA Academic All District, USTFCCCA All-Academic, and Academic All-Big Ten • competed at seven meets with six appearances in shot put and seven appearances in discus • recorded a season-best throw of 16.55m (54-03.75) to place third in shot put at the Minnesota Twilight • recorded a career-best throw of 54.23m (177-11) as discus runner-up at the Stanford Invitational • placed sixth in shot put (16.18m, 53-01.00) and ninth in discus (48.75m, 159-11) at the Big Ten Championship • placed 19th in shot put (15.92m, 52-02.75) and 30th in discus (49.29m, 161-08) at the NCAA West Prelim • won shot put at the Duke Invite • won discus at the Minnesota Twilight • ended her career ranked second in shot put and eighth in discus among all-time Gophers.

2018 Indoor • Redshirt Junior Season: Named First Team All-American • competed in shot put at seven meets, never finishing lower than fifth • NCAA Championship qualifier in the shot put, placing fifth with a season-best throw of 17.16m (56-03.75) • placed fifth in shot put (16.58m, 54-04.75) at the Big Ten Championship • won shot put at the Parents Day Invite, The Dual, and Jack Johnson Classic.

2018 Outdoor • Redshirt Junior Season: Named Second Team All-Big Ten in shot put • named CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-America Third Team, CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District First Team, USTFCCCA All-Academic, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and Academic All-Big Ten • NCAA Championship qualifier in the shot put, placing 18th (15.95m, 52-04.00) • advanced to the NCAA Championship after placing eighth in shot put (16.42m, 53-10.50) at the NCAA West Prelim • placed 17th in discus (51.39m, 168-07) at the NCAA West Prelim • finished as Big Ten shot put runner-up (16.60m, 54-05.50) and placed 21st in discus (44.67m, 146-06) at the Big Ten Championship • competed in shot put at eight meets and discus at six meets • improved on her own Minnesota program record with a career-best throw of 16.89m (55-05.00) as runner-up at Louisville • recorded a career-best throw of 53.58m (175-09) in discus at the Beach Invite, moving into ninth among all-time Gophers • ended the season ranked first in shot put (16.89m, 55-05.00) and ninth in discus (53.58m, 175-09) among all-time Gophers.

2017 Indoor • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named Second Team All-American after placing 15th in the shot put (15.81m, 51-10.50) at the NCAA Championship • competed in shot put at seven meets • threw a career-best 17.17m (56-04.00) to win the Minnesota-Wisconsin Dual and set a new Minnesota program record • placed 12th in shot put (14.80m, 48-06.75) at the Big Ten Championship • won three shot put titles.

2017 Outdoor • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named All-Big Ten Second Team in the shot put after finishing as B1G shot put runner-up with a Minnesota program record throw of 16.65m (54-07.50) • named USTFCCCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • placed eighth in the discus at the Big Ten Championship (51.07m, 167-06) • NCAA West Prelim qualifier in shot put and discus, placing 15th in the shot put (15.81m, 51-10.50) and coming in 30th in the discus (49.65m, 162-10) • competed in shot put at nine meets, winning four titles, and competed in discus at eight meets • broke shot put program record twice, throwing a career-best 16.65m (54-07.50) at Big Tens to improve on her program record mark of 16.63m (54-06.50) at the Sun Angel Classic • recorded a career-best mark of 53.57m (175-09) to finish as discus runner-up at the Longhorn Invite and move into ninth among all-time Gophers.

2016 Indoor • Redshirt Freshman Season: Competed in the shot put at six meets and the weight throw at two meets • threw a career-best 15.79m (51-09.75) to place fifth in the shot at the Big Ten Championship and move into sixth in Minnesota history • won shot put at the Parents Day Invite and Minnesota Open • finished seventh in the weight throw with a career-best throw of 16.61m (54-06.00) at the Minnesota Open.

2016 Outdoor • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic team honoree and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • competed at 10 meets with eight appearances in shot put, seven in discus, and three in hammer throw • placed 19th in the shot put in a career-best 15.92m (52-02.75) at the NCAA West Prelim, moving into fifth in program history • threw 14.87m (48-09.50) in shot put to place 11th at the Big Ten Championship • threw a career-best 48.88m (160-04) in the discus to place sixth at the Rock Chalk Classic • recorded a season-best throw of 48.53m (159-03) in hammer throw at the Jaguar Classic.

2015 • Freshman Season: Competed unattached during both the indoor and outdoor track & field seasons • placed seventh in the shot put (14.76m, 48-05.25) and 11th in the discus (45.85m, 150-5) at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships.

High School: A 2014 graduate of Slinger High School • four-time track & field letterwinner • 2014 and 2013 Wisconsin Division 1 state champion in the shot put and state runner-up in the discus • two-time WIAA all-state honoree in both the shot put and the discus • took fifth in the shot put and eighth in the discus at the state meet as a sophomore in 2012 • four-time Wisconsin Little Ten Conference champion in the shot put • two-time conference champion in the discus • owns Slinger school records in the shot put (46-2) and the discus (143-0) • two-year letterwinner in both volleyball and basketball • earned all-conference and all-area honors in basketball • National Honor Society and German National Honor Society member.

Personal: Daughter of Scott and Peggy Sabin • has two brothers, Daniel and Derek • Physiology major • enjoys playing piano and guitar, drawing, painting, and reading.

Sabin's Indoor Career Bests (2019 Final)
Event	Mark (All-Time Rank)	Meet (Date)
Shot Put	17.47m, 57-03.75 (AT-1st)	Parents Day Invite (2/16/19)
Weight Throw	16.61m, 54-06.00	Minnesota Open (1/16/16)
Sabin's Outdoor Career Bests (2019 Final)
Event	Mark (All-Time Rank)	Meet (Date)
Shot Put	16.89m, 55-05.00 (AT-2nd)	Louisville (4/28/18)
Discus	54.23m, 177-11 (AT-8th)	Stanford Invitational (3/30/19)
Hammer Throw	48.95m, 160-07 (UA)	Tommie Twilight (4/29/15)