Renner’s Performance History and Personal Bests
2016-17 SEASON
Indoor (Senior): Second-team NCAA All-American in the shot put, finishing 11th at the NCAA Indoor Championships … Summit League champion in the shot put for the second straight year, as well as placing 6th at the conference meet in the weight throw … Extended the NDSU indoor shot put school record to 63-00.25 (19.21m) … Personal-best mark of 67-01.50 (20.46m) in the weight throw to rank No. 2 in NDSU history … Went undefeated in the shot put until the NCAA Championships, winning the event at five meets ... Summit League Academic All-League honoree.
Outdoor (Senior): First-team NCAA All-American in the shot put, placing 8th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the shot put for the 2nd straight year … Ranked 12th in the NCAA entering the national meet with his school-record throw of 64-04.50 (19.62m) at the Summit League Championships … Won his 3rd straight Summit League outdoor shot put title and was the league runner-up in the hammer throw … Finished 5th in the shot put and 15th in the hammer at the NCAA West Prelims … Ended his career ranked No. 3 all-time at NDSU in the hammer at 214-9 (65.47m) … Took first place in the shot put at 6 meets, including the Drake Relays and Howard Wood Dakota Relays ... Summit League Academic All-League honoree ... USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree.
2015-16 SEASON
Indoor (Junior): Summit League champion in the shot put and Summit League runner-up in the weight throw … Extended his own school record in the shot put to 61-07.50 (18.78m) at the conference meet … Personal-best mark of 59-04.25 (18.09m) in the weight throw at the conference meet … Named the Summit League Championships Field MVP after scoring 18 team points … Extended his shot put school record three times during the indoor season … Took first place in the shot put at five meets … Finished the season ranked 23rd in the NCAA in the shot put.
Outdoor (Junior): Second-team NCAA All-American in the shot put, placing 14th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Won his 2nd straight Summit League shot put title and placed 4th in the hammer throw at the league meet … Finished 8th at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in the shot put to earn his first berth at the NCAA Championships … Named NDSU’s Male Athlete of the Year across all sports … Extended his shot put school record to 62-04.50 (19.01m) at the Beach Invitational on Apr. 16 … Season-best hammer throw mark of 199-6 (60.81m) at the Husker Spring Invite on Apr. 9 … Finished the season ranked 21st in the NCAA in the shot put ... USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree.
2014-15 SEASON
Indoor (Sophomore): Summit League runner-up in the indoor shot put, throwing a school record 59-07.00 (18.16m) at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Also placed 5th in the weight throw at the conference meet … Finished the season ranked 48th in the NCAA in the shot put … Won shot put titles at the Dakota Duals on Dec. 5 and Bison Classic on Jan. 17 … Finished the year ranked 10th in NDSU history in the weight throw with his personal-best mark of 58-03.75 (17.77m) at the Summit League Championships … Extended his shot put school record twice during the season – first at the Jack Johnson Classic on Jan. 31 and then at the conference meet on Feb. 28.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Named the Summit League Championships Field MVP after winning the hammer throw and shot put at the conference meet … NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the shot put and hammer throw … Placed 14th in the shot put at the NCAA West Prelims, missing a bid to the NCAA Championships by two places and less than one inch … Threw a school record 61-03.00 (18.67m) to win the shot put at the Summit League Championships … Ranked 35th in the NCAA in the shot put at season’s end … Finished the season ranked 2nd all-time at NDSU in the hammer throw with his personal-best mark of 201-5 (61.39m) at the conference meet … Extended his shot put school record four times over the course of the season … Summit League Academic All-League selection … Named USTFCCCA All-Academic … Named Summit League Track & Field Athlete of the Week twice.
2013-14 SEASON
Indoor (Freshman): All-Summit League performer in the shot put, breaking the NDSU school record with a mark of 57-09.50 (17.61m) for third place at the Summit League Indoor Championships ... Also finished ninth in the weight throw at the league meet with a season-best mark of 54-09.25 (16.69m) ... Originally set the NDSU school record in the shot put with a mark of 56-07.50 (17.26m) to win the Thundering Herd Classic on Feb. 8.
Outdoor (Freshman): NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier and Summit League runner-up in the shot put ... Set the NDSU school record in the shot put at the Summit League Outdoor Championships on May 16, throwing 57-05.75 (17.52m) ... Finished 30th in the shot put at the NCAA West Prelims ... Placed sixth in the hammer throw at the Summit League meet ... Finished the season ranked 10th in NDSU history in the hammer throw at 179-7 (54.73m), thrown at the NDSU Tune-Up on May 9.
2012-13 SEASON
Indoor (Redshirt): Competed unattached as a redshirt ... Season-best marks of 50-10.00 (15.49m) in the shot put and 47-10.00 (14.58m) in the weight throw.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Competed unattached as a redshirt ... Season-best marks of 53-03.00 (16.23m) in the shot put and 144-3 (43.98m) in the hammer throw.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time South Dakota AA state champion in the shot put, winning titles as a junior and senior ... high school shot put personal best of 60-00 ... Eastern South Dakota Conference champion in the shot put as a junior and senior ... third at the state championships in the shot put as a sophomore ... team captain and field events MVP as a senior ... helped Watertown HS to three straight ESD Conference team titles ... also participated in football and powerlifting ... was a captain of the football team and named "Chief of Arrows" as a senior ... All-ESD Conference tight end ... all-state honorable mention ... named outstanding athlete in football and track & field.
PERSONAL: Son of Janell Renner ... married to Rachel Renner ... has one older brother, Adam ... majoring in physical & health education.
