Jordan West - Men's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Jordan West

RS Sr./RS Sr. | Throws | Rahway, New Jersey | Rahway HS / Tennessee

Career highlights

  • 3-time first-team NCAA All-America | Indoor (2), Outdoor (1)
  • 2022 NCAA Outdoor | Fourth in Shot Put
  • 2022 SEC Outdoor Gold | Shot Put
  • 2022 SEC Indoor Silver | Shot Put
  • 2021 SEC Indoor Silver | Shot Put
  • 2018 SEC Outdoor Bronze | Shot Put

College | Tennessee
2022 – Set school records at Tennessee in shot put for indoor and outdoor seasons … Placed fourth at NCAA Championships with mark of 66-6.5 (20.28) … Won SEC shot put title with same distance he achieved at NCAA meet, also placed 12th in discus (168-8 (51.42) … Set a career best in hammer of 161-3 (49.16) to place fifth at Tennessee Challenge … Runner-up at Penn Relays in shot put (64-5.25 | 19.64) as well as Tennessee Relays (60-10.5 | 18.55) … Runner-up in discus at Florida Relays (175-4 | 53.45) …

Indoors, finished sixth in shot put (65-9.5 | 20.05) at NCAA Championships after placing sixth at SEC Indoor (65-10.25 | 20.07) … Won shot put at Music City Challenge (64-4 | 19.61) and Bob Pollock Invitational (62-6.5 | 19.06) …

2021 – SEC Outdoor Championships, placed fourth in shot put (64-2.25 | 19.56) and fifth in discus (183-6 | 55.94) … Had third best mark at NCAA East Preliminary round in shot put with a 64-3.75 (19.60) … Finished 13th at NCAA Championships in shot put (61-5 | 18.72) … Won shot put titles at Tennessee Relays (65-1.5 | 19.85), Virginia Challenge (64-10.75 | 19.78), and Tennessee Challenge (63-8.75 | 19.42) … Runner-up at FSU Relays (65-0.5 | 19.82) … Established career best in discus with a mark of 185-8 (56.59) to place fourth in Virginia Challenge …

Indoors, placed sixth in shot put at NCAA Championships (64-6 | 19.66) … Silver medalist at SEC Championships (65-6.75 | 19.98) … Won pair of titles at Vanderbilt Invitational (62-10 | 19.15) and Hokie Invitational (64-7.25 | 19.69) while placing second at Tiger Paw Invite (64-8.75 | 19.73) …

2020 – Placed sixth in shot put (62-0.25 | 18.90) and 12th in weight throw (58-11.25 | 17.96) at SEC Indoor Championships … Rest of season was canceled due to covid … Established career best in weight throw with a mark of 60-6 (18.44) for third in Indiana vs. Tennessee Duals …

2018 – Qualified for NCAA Championships in shot put, placing 12th (63-9 | 19.43) … Bronze medalist at SEC Championships (64-11.25 | 19.79) … Finished ninth in NCAA East Preliminary round (63-7.5 | 19.39) … Runner-up (64-7.75 | 19.70) at National Relay Championships hosted by Arkansas …

Indoors, placed fifth in SEC Championships (62-1 | 18.92) … Runner-up at Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational (60-0.5 | 18.30) …

High School
2017 graduate of Rahway High School in New Jersey … Runner-up in shot put at 2017 New Balance Nationals with a career best mark of 67-10.75 with the high school implement … Won New Jersey Meet of Champions (67-4.25) after claiming New Jersey Group 3 Championships title … In discus, placed fourth at New Balance Nationals (194-7) … Won discus title at NJ Meet of Champions (189-9) after setting career best of 203-6 in NJ Group 3 Championships … Placed third in discus at 2017 Penn Relays (192-6) … Indoors in 2017, went undefeated in shot put … Won NJ Group 2 Championships, NJ Meet of Champions, and Eastern States Indoor Championships …

As a junior in 2016, won discus title with season best of 190-2 at NJ Meet of Champions, while placing second in shot put (62-2.75) … Finished sixth in shot put at New Balance Nationals with a season best of 65-1.25 … Swept titles at Group 3 State Championships with marks of 62-6.5 and 181-8 … Indoors, placed fifth in shot put (62-10.75) at New Balance Nationals … Won shot at Eastern States Championships (63-2.75) … Won NJ Meet of Champions after claiming NJ Group 2 State Championships.

Jordan West | College Stats

Career best marks

Indoor

Shot Put | 65-10.25 (20.07)

Weight | 60-6 (18.44)

Outdoor

Shot Put | 66-8.5 (20.33)

Discus | 185-8 (56.59)

Hammer | 161-3 (49.16)