2004-05 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Sheldon Battle
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jamestown, N.Y.
- High School:
- Jamestown
2005 Outdoor: Earned All-American accolades in the shot put with a second place finish at the NCAA Championships … Finished 11th in the discus at the NCAA Championships … Threw for a school record in the shot put at the USA Outdoor Championships over the 2005 summer (68-08.50) … Named 2005 Big 12 Outdoor Performer of the Year … Received the high scorer accolade for his performances at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships after tallying 28 points … Claimed first place in the discus (188-10) and hammer throw (210-00) at the Big 12 Championship … Narrowly missed finishing first in all three throwing events after finishing second in the shot put competition (63-10.5) … Was the second KU male thrower to sweep both the high point award and performer of the year honors in the same season (Scott Russell did it in 1999 & 2002) … Finished fourth in the shot put in his section at the Kansas Relays with a throw of 64-05.25 … Had second place finishes in both the discus (182-08) and the hammer throw (194-08) in his sections at the Kansas Relays … Finished fourth in the discus at the Penn Relays (187-03). 2005 Indoor: Earned All-American status in the shot put after finishing seventh at the NCAA Championships … Had a ninth place finish in the weight throw at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 68-01.5 … Finished second in the shot put with a throw of 59-11.25 at Iowa State[apos]s Last Chance Meet … Finished first in the weight throw at the Iowa State[apos]s Last Chance Meet with a throw of 66-10.5 … Earned All-Big 12 honors in the shot put and weight throw after coming in second in both at the Big 12 Championship with throws of 62-11.5 and 65-07.75, respectively … Finished in first place in the shot put with at the Sooner Invitational (62-08.00). At Mesa CC: Competed for two years at Mesa Community College in Arizona … Was the 2004 Junior College National Champion in both the shot put and the discus … Threw for head coach Jay Olson … Was named an All-American in both the shot and the discus in 2004. High School: Threw for head coach Greg Sherlock at Jamestown … Broke school records in the discus (192-10) and the shot put (59-8) … Won three New York state championships in his high school career (two discus, one shot put) … Also an accomplished high school football player … Named the Section Six defensive player of year and All-State in 2000 … Recorded four sacks and 12 tackles in the Section Six championship game. Personal: Born June 23, 1983, in Jamestown, N.Y. … Parents are Fred and Kristen Battle … Majoring in sociology.