2015 Track & Field Roster
Roster
John Nizich
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Oregon City, Ore.
- High School:
- Central Catholic
All-American
2017-18: Outdoor - Earned honorable mention all-American honor in the javelin throw (210-11/64.30m) at the NCAA Championships ... Advanced to the NCAA Championships in the javelin after recording a mark of 229-4 (69.9m) at the NCAA West Regional ... Placed sixth and scored three points for Oregon in the javelin throw finals with a mark of 216-00 (65.83m) at the PAC-12 Championships ... Finished as the top collegian and took fifth place overall in the javelin throw with a mark of 232-02 (70.77m) at the Beach Invitational ... Took third place in the javelin with a mark of 203-06 (62.03m) at the Pepsi Invitational ... Took sixth place in the javelin with a mark of 203-3 (61.95m) at the Aztec Invitational.
2016-17: Outdoor - Advanced to the NCAA West Regionals in the javelin... Took seventh place in the javelin at the Pac-12 Championships with a mark of 209-2 (63.77m)... Opened the outdoor season with a sixth place finish in the javelin (221-05/67.49m) at the Florida Relays... Finished eighth in men's javelin, third among collegians, with a season-best toss of 225-9 (68.80m) at the Beach Invitational... Placed sixth in javelin at the Penn Relays with a finishing mark of 225-1 (68.61m)... Placed fifth in the javelin at the Oregon Twilight with a mark of 201-06 (61.41m).
2015-16: Outdoor – Finished 10th in the javelin at the NCAA Championships, all-America honors … Pac-12 runner-up in the javelin (235-10/71.89m) … Indoor - Did not compete … Season Bests - Javelin - 235-10 (71.89m), Pac-12 Championships, Seattle, Wash., (5/15/16).
2014-15: Redshirt season.
Prep: Named a Track and Field News All-American as a senior…was the 2014 high school national champion in the javelin…also won an OSAA State Championship in the event as a senior…finished second at the USATF Junior Championships…recorded the second-best mark in the country during his senior season…prep bests: javelin – 222-9.
Personal Bests
Javelin – 235-10/71.88m,
Pac-12 Championships,
Seattle, Wash., 5/15/16
NCAA Outdoor Championships
2016 - Javelin, 10th, 230-10/70.35m
2018 - Javelin, 18th, 210-11/64.30m
NCAA West Regional
2018 - Javelin, 5th, 229-4/69.9m
2017 - Javelin, 17th, 214-02/65.28m
Pac-12 Championships
2018 - Javelin, 6th, 216-00/65.83m
2017 - Javelin, 7th, 209-2/63.77m
2016 - Javelin, 2nd, 235-10/71.89m
