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George Evans - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

George Evans

Position Throws
Class Junior
Hometown Inverness, Scotland
High School Strathallan School

CAREER RESULTS

Career Highlights
2018 Outdoor Second Team All-American (Discus)

 

2022 INDOOR (Sr.)

Opened his senior season at the Bob Timmons Challenge, placing second in the shot put with a throw of 16.82m 55-2.25 ft.).

2021 OUTDOOR (Sr.)

Began his season at the Mizzou Spring Opener, placing second in the discus and third in the shot put … Won the discus throw at the ORU Invitational, throwing 50.77m (166-7 ft.) … Threw a personal best 56.72m (186-1 ft.) in the hammer throw at the Michael Johnson Invitational, placing seventh … Threw 55.10m (180-9 ft.) in the discus at the Rock Chalk Classic, placing seventh … Made the podium twice at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship, including a fourth place finish in the discus throw (54.33m (178-3 ft.) and seventh place finish in the shot put (17.05m (55-11.25 ft.) … Advanced to the NCAA West Regional, where he placed 43rd in the discus with a throw of 50.80m (166-8 ft.).

2021 INDOOR (Jr.)

Opened his season at the Jayhawk Classic, placing third in the shot put … At the Arkansas Qualifier, he placed fifth in the weight throw and sixth in the shot put … At the Big 12 Championship, he placed sixth in the shot put with a personal best throw of 17.79m (58-4.5 ft.).

2020 INDOOR (Jr.)

Competed at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/28-2/29), placing ninth in the weight throw with a throw of 16.74m (54-11.25 ft.) … Also threw the shot put at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, finishing 12th with a throw of 15.94m (52-3.75 ft.).

2019 OUTDOOR (Jr.)

Posted a second place finish in the discus at the ESU Spring Invitational (3/23), finishing with a mark of 57.23 meters (187-9 ft.) … Recorded a personal best in the shot put at the Florida Relays (3/28-30) with a mark of 16.01 meters (52-6.5 ft.) … Finished fifth in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 17.05 meters (55-11.25 ft.) and won the discus with a personal-best mark of 59.84 meters (196-4 ft.) to become the No. 7 performer in KU history at the Battle on the Bayou (4/6) … Placed fifth in the shot put at the Kansas Relays (4/17-4/20) … Scored in both the shot put and the discus at the Big 12 Championship (5/10-5/12), placing third in the discus with a throw of 57.30m (188-0 ft.) and eighth in the shot put 17.21m (56-5.75 ft.) … Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims (5/23-5-25) in the discus, where he finished 14th with a throw of 54.85m (179-11 ft.).

2019 INDOOR (So.)

Threw a personal-best in the shot put at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18) with a mark of 15.56 meters (51-00.75 ft.) and finished third in the weight throw with a mark of 17.94 meters (58-10.25 ft.) which is the eighth-best performance in Kansas history … Posted a second-place finish in the shot put at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-1/26) with a throw of 15.42 meters (50-7.25 ft.) … Recorded personal bests in both the shot put, with a mark of 16.69 meters (54-9.25 ft.) and the weight throw with a mark of 18.11 meters (59-5 ft.) to become the No. 8 weight throw performer in KU history at the Texas Tech Open (2/1-2/2) … Finished seventh in the shot put with a mark of 16.66 meters (54-8 ft.) and posted a seventh place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 17.55 meters (57-7 ft.) at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/22-2/23).

2018 OUTDOOR (Fr.)

Won the open section of the discus at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-7) with a mark of 53.92 meters (176-11 ft.) and finished ninth in the open shot put with a throw of 15.13 meters (49-7.75 ft.) … Placed second in the quadrangular section of the discus at the Kansas Relays (4/18-21) with a personal-best mark of 55.73 meters (182-10 ft.) and finished fourth in the shot put with a throw of 15.27 meters (50-1.25 ft.) … Placed second in the discus with a mark of 55.41 meters (181-9 ft.) and recorded a career-best mark of 15.86 meters (52-0.5 ft.) in the shot put at the National Relay Championships (4/27-28) … Placed second in the discus with a career-best mark of 58.67 meters (192-6 ft.) at the Big 12 Championship (5/11-13) to become the No. 8 performer in KU history in the event … Also placed 12th in the shot put at the conference meet … Qualified for the NCAA Championships by placing fifth in the discus at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24-26) with a mark of 55.89 meters (183-4 ft.) … Earned Second Team All-America honors in the discus with a 13th-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/6-9) with a throw of 54.41 meters (178-6 ft.).

2018 INDOOR (Fr.)

Opened his career with a seventh-place finish in the shot put (14.09m; 48-10.5 ft.) at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-26) … Finished 12th at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/23-24) in the shot put with a throw of 15.28 meters (50-1.75 ft.).

HIGH SCHOOL

Competed in track & field, basketball and rugby at Strathallan School in Perth, Scotland … Won the bronze medal at the IAAF World U18 Championships in discus … Won the silver medal in discus at the Commonwealth U18 Championships … Won the bronze medal at the European U20 Championships in discus.

PERSONAL

Son of Roger and Kathleen Evans … Has two younger siblings, Tom and Bethany … Plans to major in exercise science.