Rockey's Performance History & Personal Bests
2022-23 SEASON
Indoor (Junior): Placed 4th in both the shot put and the weight throw at the Summit League Championships … Shot put personal-best of 58-11.50 (17.97m) at the conference meet, ranking 11th in NDSU indoor history … Weight throw PR of 61-05.00 (18.72m) at the Summit League meet.
Outdoor (Junior): Placed 3rd in the shot put, 4th in the hammer throw, and 5th in the discus at the Summit League Championships … Discus personal-best of 171-0 (52.13m) at the USD Early Bird, ranking 11th in NDSU history … Hammer throw personal-best of 198-11 (60.63m) at the Bobcat Invitational … Shot put season-best of 57-04.75 (17.49m) at the conference meet.
2021-22 SEASON
Indoor (Sophomore): Placed 5th in the shot put at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Also took 12th in the weight throw at the conference meet … Indoor shot put personal-best of 57-04.25 (17.48m) at the Bison Open on Feb. 5 … Weight throw season-best of 57-09.50 (17.61m) at the Bison Open.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Placed 4th in the shot put, 5th in the discus, and 9th in the hammer throw at the Summit League Outdoor Championships … Shot put personal-best of 58-05.25 (17.81m) at the conference meet … NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the shot put … Personal-bests of 169-8 (51.72m) in the discus and 193-10 (59.08m) in the hammer at the South Dakota Challenge in late April.
2020-21 SEASON
Indoor: Placed 8th in the weight throw and 9th in the shot put at the Summit League Championships … Shot put personal-best of 56-01.25 (17.10m) at the UND Open on Jan. 30 … Weight throw personal-best of 57-09.75 (17.62m) at the Dakota Dual on Dec. 4 … Won the weight throw at the UND Tune-Up on Feb. 20, throwing 57-08.25 (17.58m).
Outdoor (Freshman): Discus personal-best of 155-4 (47.36m) at Wichita State on Mar. 27 … Hammer throw personal-best of 174-10 (53.28m) at Wichita State.
2019-20 SEASON
Indoor (Freshman): Shot put personal-best mark of 54-00.50 (16.47m) at the Bison Open on Feb. 8 … Also posted a weight throw personal-best of 54-05.50 (16.60m) at the Bison Open.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 SEASON
Indoor (Redshirt): Competed unattached as a redshirt … Season-best shot put mark of 50-08.25 (15.45m) at the UND Indoor Tune-Up on Feb. 16.
Outdoor (Redshirt): Competed unattached as a redshirt … Season-best marks of 52-01.25 (15.88m) in the shot put and 154-11 (47.22m) in the discus at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays.
High School: Won his 2nd straight North Dakota Class A state titles in the shot put and discus as a senior in 2018, earning Powerade Senior Athlete of the Year ... Also won the shot put and discus titles as a junior in 2017 ... Posted high school personal-best marks of 177-4 in the discus and 58-1 in the shot put ... Helped Century HS win state team titles in 2015, 2016 and 2018 ... Member of two state champion football teams, earning first-team all-state honors as a linebacker his senior year.
Personal: Son of Robert and Rhonda Rockey ... Has one sister, Alexis ... Majoring in business administration ... First cousin of former Bison distance runner and school record holder, Jake Leingang.
