Phil Jagers

Event:
Throws
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Solon, Ohio
High School:
Solon

Results

2018 Indoor: Competed in seven meets for the Zips...finished in top five in all seven meets in the shot put...placed third in the shot put with a throw of 62-8.50 (19.11m) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 23)...recorded a season-best mark of 65-6 (19.96m) to win shot put at Kent State Qualifier (Feb. 10)...also earned victories in shot put with marks of 64-8 (19.71m) and 63-4 (19.30m) at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 16).

2017 Summer: Placed 14th in the discus at the USATF National Outdoor Championships with a throw of 180-1 (54.90m).

2017 Outdoor: Garnered second-team All-America accolades on the strength of a 16th-place finish at the NCAA Championships (June 9) with a mark of 182-10 (55.72m)...earned second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors with runner-up showing at the MAC Championships (May 27) with a throw of 197-4 (60.15m)...placed fifth at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 27) with a mark of 198-7 (60.53m)...registered a season-best throw of 203-6 (62.04m) to win the discus at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 25)...also took top honors in the discus at the Texas Relays (March 31), Bobcat Invitational (March 30) and Northeast Ohio Quad (April 15) with marks of 202-8 (61.79m), 193-0 (58.82m) and 202-4.25 (61.68m), respectively...finished fourth in the hammer (180-9/55.09m) at Roadrunner Invitational (March 24)...named MAC Athlete of the Week (March 28, April 4 and April 18)...2017 Indoor: Registered mark of 179-7 (54.74m) in the discus to place third at the Akron Invitational in his lone competition of the season.

2015-16: Outdoor: Garnered honorable mention All-America accolades in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 10)...established a school-record throw of 205-9 (62.71m) to finish first in the discus at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 27)...registered five winning efforts in the discus on the campaign, while also placing second with a then school-record mark of 201-2 (61.33m) at the Texas Relays (April 1)...finished third in the discus at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 14) with a throw of 187-5 (57.14m)...recorded a season-long throw of 163-7 (49.86m) in the hammer at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 16)...named three times as MAC Field Athlete of the Week (April 5, April 26 and May 10)...Indoor: Placed first in the discus at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 5) with a distance of 191-2.50 (58.28m)...record three top-10 performances in weight throw, including placing fourth in the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan.16) with a mark of 60-1.75 (18.33m)...registered a season-best throw in the weight throw at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 19) with a throw of 60-9 (18.53m)...finished sixth at the Kent State Dual (Jan.22) with a distance of 56-7.26 (17.25m) in the weight throw.

2014-15: Indoor: Turned in a trio of fourth-place performances in the weight throw at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 9), Kent State Dual (Jan. 16) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 20)…recorded a season-long throw of 60-1.75 in the weight throw at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 16)…placed ninth at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Feb. 27) with a heave of 52-6.50…threw the shot put 45-11.75 at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan 9)...Outdoor: Garnered honorable mention USTFCCCA All-America accolades after placing 18th in the discus at the NCAA Championship with a throw of 181-8...registered a school-record throw of 188-1 in the discus at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 29) to place 12th...placed fourth and eighth, respectively, in the discus and hammer at the MAC Championship with marks of 172-10 and 177-11...posted six top-10 performances in the discus, including winning at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2) before finishing second and third, respectively, at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9) and Ashland Alumni Open (April 25)...recorded career-best throw of 182-10 in the hammer to place fifth at the Longhorn Invitational (May 2).

2013-14: Indoor: did not compete ... Outdoor: placed seventh in the discus at the MAC Championships (May 17) with a mark of 171-09 ... competed at the USA Junior Championships (July 6) ... finished runner-up in the event at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 5) with a throw of 166-01 ... placed 12th at the Raleigh Relays (March 28) with a mark of 161-05.

at Solon HS: Led his team to a fourth-place finish at the state meet as a junior ... recorded top throws of 184-07 in the discus and 54-00 in the shot put ... was also an all-district wrestler.

Personal: Majoring in biochemistry...son of Phyllis Young.