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2017 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Kevin Drotts

  • Position Javelin
  • Indoor Junior
  • Outdoor Jr.
  • Hometown Deer River, Minn.
  • High School Deer River HS

Biography

Drotts' Performance History and Personal Bests

2016-17 SEASON

 
Indoor (Junior): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Junior): Missed the season due to injury.

2015-16 SEASON
 
Indoor (Sophomore): Placed 5th in the heptathlon at the Summit League Championships, scoring 4,736 points … Also finished 12th in the pole vault at the league meet … Season-best heptathlon score of 4,752 points at the Dakota Classic on Dec. 4-5 … Won the pole vault at the Bison Classic on Jan. 16 with an indoor-best of 15-01.50 (4.61m) … Season-best long jump mark of 21-10.75 (6.67m) at the Dakota Classic.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Finished 7th in the javelin and 9th in the decathlon at the Summit League Outdoor Championships … Personal-best javelin throw of 185-2 (56.45m) at the conference meet … Won the javelin at the NDSU Tune-Up on May 6, throwing 178-4 (54.36m).

2014-15 SEASON
 
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in three meets, clearing a season-best 14-07.25 (4.45m) in the pole vault at the Bison Classic on Jan. 17.
Outdoor (Freshman): Season-best mark of 15-03.50 (4.66m) to win the pole vault at the Ron Masanz Classic on May 2 … Also cleared 14-08.00 (4.47m) at the Cobber Twilight on Apr. 28 for 3rd place in the meet.
 
2013-14 SEASON

Indoor (Redshirt): 
Competed unattached as a redshirt in three meets ... Scored 4,209 points in the heptathlon at the Dakota Duals on Dec. 6-7 ... Cleared 15-1 (4.60m) in the pole vault at the Cobber Duals on Feb. 1.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Competed unattached as a redshirt in four meets ... Cleared 14-07.25 (4.45m) in the pole vault at the NDSU Tune-Up on May 9.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Deer River High School ... Four-time conference champion in the pole vault, earning fourth place at state track and field championship as a senior ... Two-time state placewinner and section champion ... Team captain in football, wrestling and cross-country skiing ... State qualifer in skiing ... Set school pole vault record at 14-feet, 3-inches.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Mark and Teresa Drotts ... Has one brother, Mitch, and one sister, Mindy ... Majoring in biological sciences education ... Father, Mark, played football for Bemidji State; brother, Mitch, competed in track and field at BSU, and mother, Teresa, participated in skiing at Bemidji State.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    Multi-Events
  • 2015Redshirt Freshman

    Multi-Events
  • 2016Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2017Junior

    Javelin