2019-20 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Roster

Ben Kytta

Ben Kytta

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Blaine, Minn.
  • Highschool:
    Blaine HS
  • Major:
    Kinesiology

Summary

Biography

2018-19
Indoor (Sophomore):
Competed in six meets ... Finished 13th in the shot put at The Summit League Indoor Championships ... Threw a season-best 49-8.5 (15.15m) in the shot put at the Jim Emmerich/Alumni Invitational at South Dakota State ... Hurled a personal-record 53-2.25 (16.21m) in the weight throw at the SDSU Indoor Classic.

Outdoor (Sophomore): Redshirted the season.

2017-18
Indoor (Freshman):
Named to the Big Sky All-Academic Team … Threw in seven meets … Set a personal-bests in the weight throw at the UND Tune-Up, heaving 47-11 (14.60m) … Tossed a PR of 49-1 (14.96m) in the shot put at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invite … Placed 15th at the Big Sky Championship.

Outdoor (Freshman): Named to the Big Sky All-Academic Team … Competed in eight meets … Set personal records in the shot put (50-1.25, 15.27m) and the hammer throw (133-7, 40.73m) at the NDSU Tune Up … Participated in the shot put competition at the Big Sky Outdoor Championship.

Before UND
A 2017 graduate of Blaine High School … Three-year letterwinner in both track and wrestling … Two-year letter winner in football … Served as team captain in all three sports ... Also earned Most Dedicated honors in all three ... Won the section 5AA shot put championship and earned all-state honors with a sixth-place finish as a senior ... Section runner-up and state finalist as a junior … Finished high school with a shot put PR of 55 feet, 1.75 inches and a discus record of 157-11 … Earned academic honors all four years.

Personal
Majoring in kinesiology … Son of Ty and Peg Kytta.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2019-20Redshirt Sophomore

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