2009-10 Track Roster
Steven Hnat
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Floyd Central
- Hometown:
- Floyds Knobs, Ind.
CAREER BESTS
Indoor | Outdoor
Hammer Throw: -- | 49.56m/162-07
Weight Throw: 15.19m/49-10 | --
Shot Put: 18.22m/59-09.50 | 18.45m/60-06.50
Discus: -- | 53.59m/175-10
* School record holder in indoor/outdoor shot put
2008-09: Competed in two outdoor events and one indoor event for the Cardinals... BIG EAST Champion in the outdoor shot put with a distance of 60-06.50... Was second at the BIG EAST Championships in the discus... Second at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the shot put... Member of USTFCCCA All-Academic Team... Finished first in the shot put at the indoor Hoosier Hills Invitational, indoor Gene Edmonds Cup, and outdoor Lyles/Clark Wood Invite... Named BIG EAST Field Performer of the Week on February 18, 2009; March 25, 2009; and April 22, 2009.
2007-08: Won the shot put title at the Indiana Open ... Finished third at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the shot put.
2006-07: Won the shot put title at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... Finished second in the shot put at the BIG East Outdoor Championships ... NCAA Mideast Regional qualifier in the shot put.
2005-06: Finished third in the shot put at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships and at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... Won the indoor shot put at the Illinois Invitational and the DePauw Invite.
High School: State runner-up in both the shot put and the discus throw in 2005 ... Ranked 10th nationally in the shot when he signed with U of L in the spring of 2005 ... Finished 20th in the weight throw and 25th in the shot put at Indoor Nationals ... Earned All-State honors in the discus as a junior ... Personal best marks were 181-7 in the discus and 59-8 in the shot put ... Three-year letterwinner in soccer.
Personal: Born Steven Joseph Hnat on May 7, 1986 in Akron, Ohio ... Son of Bill and Jan Hnat ... Has one brother, Timothy ... Majoring in health and human performance.
