2023-24 Track and Field
Roster
Michael Shoaf 2022-23 Track and Field Roster
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Class
Graduate/Senior
Hometown
Rocky River, OH
High School
Rocky River
HONORS AND AWARDS
- February 6, 2024 ACC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
- Indoor and Outdoor School record holder in the shot put (20.05m/19.80)
- 2023 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor qualifier in the shot put
- Two-time ACC champion in the shot put (2022 and 2023)
- 2023 All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team
- 2023 All-ACC Indoor Academic Team
- 2023 Second Team Indoor All American in the Shot put
- 2023 Second Team Outdoor All American in the Shot put
AS A GRADUATE (2023-24)
- Won the ACC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week on February 6, 2024
- Competed in shot put at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Recorded a fifth place finish in shot put at the 2024 NCAA First Round (19.66)
- Finished second in the shot put at the 2024 ACC Outdoor Championships (19.38)
- Logged a sixth place finish in the shot put at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships (19.43)
- Posted a PR and the second best throw in program history in the weight throw at the 2024 ACC Indoor Championships (20.71)
- Finished first in both the shot put (19.16) and the weight throw (20.67) at the 2024 Alex Wilson Invitational
- Finished first in both the shot put (19.45) and the weight throw (20.15) at the 2023 Blue & Gold Invitational
AS A SENIOR (2022-23)
- Finished 16th in the nation in the shot put at NCAAs (19.11M)
- Took ninth at NCAA Regionals in the shot put (18.94M)
- Won the shot put at outdoor ACCs (19.41M), also took seventh in the hammer throw with a personal best 61.43M
- Secured the indoor school record in the shot put at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a throw of 20.05m
- Notched a personal best in the weight throw at the Notre Dame Invitational (20.49M), finishing second overall
- Earned first place on nine occasions over the course of both the Indoor and Outdoor seasons
AS A JUNIOR (2021-22)
- Won Outdoor ACC Championship in the shot put with a throw of 19.80
- Finished fifth at Indoor ACCs in shot put (18.88M) and eighth in the weight throw (20.43M)
- Won seven of his first eight events (both shot put and weight throw) to start the season
- Posted a PR in the discus (50.72M) at the Indiana Invitational. Won the shot put (18.90M)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
- Finished 22nd overall at NCAAs in the shot put (17.35M)
- Notched a ninth place finish in the shot put at NCAA Regionals (18.91M)
- Competed in three events at Outdoor ACCs — shot put (finished ninth with 17.79M), discus (finished 13th with 50.58M) and hammer throw (finished 16th with 53.67M)
- Earned his first dual meet victory in the shot put at the Bob Harris Open (18.09M)
AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20)
- Finished seventh in the shot put (17.30M) and 12th in the weight throw (17.03M) at Indoor ACCs
- Recorded a second place finish in the weight throw at the Notre Dame Invitational (16.93M), his highest finish during his rookie season
PREP AND PERSONAL
- Graduated from Rocky River in spring of 2019
- Participated in football and track and field
- As a junior won state championships in indoor and outdoor shot put and placed second in discus
- As a senior, repeated with an indoor shot put state championship
- Set a weight throw record (66-10) in the Emerging Elite event at the 2018 New Balance Indoor National Championships to win the title
- Named a high school All-American
- Son of Mick and Lisa Shoaf
- Has a younger sister, Madie
- Graduated from Notre Dame in 2023 with a degree in business analytics
- Pursuing a Masters of Science in Finance from the Mendoza School of Business