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2014-15 Men's Track Roster

Michael Cameron

Michael Cameron

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Hartford, Conn.
  • High School:
    Jamaica College

Summary

Biography

Individual Results

As a Senior in 2014-15:
All-American in the discus and shot put outdoors…USTFCCCA Regional Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year…Northeast-10 Conference Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year…NCAA qualifier indoors…Northeast-10 Champion in the shot put indoors…New England champion in the shot put outdoors…Northeast-10 Champion in the shot put and discus outdoors…All-New England performer in the shot put indoors…All-New England in the shot put and discus outdoors…All-Region in the shot put and discus outdoors…Most Outstanding Field Performer of NE-10 Outdoor Championships…Captured second place in the shot put with a toss of 16.54 meters at the Dartmouth Relays…Earned second place in the shot put with a mark of 17.03 meters at the Sorlien Invitational…Earned first place in the shot put with a distance of 16.95 meters at the Metropolitan championships…Placed first in the shot put (17.38 meters) at the NE-10 Championship…Took third in the shot put with a mark of 16.41 meters at the New England Championships…At the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship, finished 10th in the shot put (16.51 meters)…Took first in the discus throw (47.00 meters) and first in the shot put (16.35 meters) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational…Finished third in the discus throw (47.21 meters) and first in the shot put (16.23 meters) at the UConn Northeast Challenge…Took first in the shot put (17.82 meters) and third in the discus throw (48.69) at the Mark Young Invitational…Competed in the discus and shot put at the Penn Relays…Won the NE-10 shot put (18.06 meters) and discus titles outdoors…New England champion in the shot put and finished fourth in the discus…Placed third in the shot put with a new school record (18.24 meters) and fifth in the discus with a new school record (55.51 meters) at the NCAA Championships.

As a Junior in 2013-14:
All-American in the shot put…NCAA Qualifier…New England shot put champion…Northeast-10 Conference shot put champion…All-Region in shot put…All-Region in discus…All-New England in the shot put…All-New England in the discus throw…Placed second in the shot put with a toss of 16.51 meters and sixth in the weight toss (14.50 meters) at the Husky Winter Invitational…Captured second in the shot put with a heave of 16.35 at the Metropolitan Indoor Track & Field Championships…Won the shot put at the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships with a toss of 15.42 meters…Finished fourth at the UCONN Men’s Classic Invitational Track Meet with a discus toss of 48.44 meters…Captured first in the shot put with a 16.84 meter toss at the Metropolitan Indoor Track and Field Championship…Won the Giegengack Invitational with a heave of 15.94 meters…Won the shot put at the Northeast-10 Indoor Track & Field Championship with a toss of 17.12 meters and the New England Indoor Track & Field Championships (17.02 meters)…Won the shot put with a heave of 17.38 meters and placed third in the discus toss (51.36 meters) at the UCONN Men’s New England Challenge…Claimed the shot put at the Penn Relays with a heave of 17.86 meters…Won the discus toss (47.23 meters) and shot put (17.71 meters) at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships…Placed first in the shot put (17.07 meters) and second in the discus (50.16 meters) at the New England Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

As a Sophomore in 2012-13:
All-American in the weight throw…NCAA qualifier both indoors and outdoors…All-New England in the shot put both indoors and outdoors...All-Region in the shot put and discus…Northeast-10 Conference champion in the shot put outdoors…Finished second in the shot put (15.82 meters) and was sixth in the weight throw (14.50 meters) at the Husky Winter Invitational…At the Metropolitan Indoor Track and Field Championships, took second place in the shot put (16.35 meters)…Also competed in the weight throw and finished ninth (14.12 meters)…Scored a fourth place finish in the shot put with a throw of 51 feet, 11 inches at the Giegengack Invitational…Also placed ninth in the weight throw at that competition…Finished in second place in the shot put at the Northeast-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships with a throw of 49 feet, 7.25 inches...Also placed fifth in the weight throw with a toss of 14.71 meters…At the New England Indoor Track and Field Championships, finished second in the shot put with a throw of 58 feet, four inches...Placed eighth in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a throw of 16.99 meters…Won the Metropolitan Outdoor title in the shot put with a throw of 15.42 meters and was third in the discus with a heave of 48.88 meters…Finished second in the shot put (16.5 meters) and fourth in the discus (48.44 meters) at the UConn Invitational…Won the Northeast-10 outdoor title in the shot put with a toss of 17.31 meters…Finished second at the New England Outdoor Championships in the shot put (17.93 meters) and was fourth in the discus (47.29 meters)…Placed 14th in the shot put (16.54 meters) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

As a Freshman in 2011-12:
Northeast-10 Conference champion in the discus...All-Region in the shot put, discus and weight throw...All-New England in the shot put...Opened the year at Yale on 12/3 and finished sixth in the weight throw with a toss of 13.39 meters... Placed seventh at the Metropolitan Championships on 1/26 in the shot put with a toss of 14.82 meters...Captured fourth place in the shot put in the Giegengack Invitational with a toss of 14.68 meters...Also finished sixth in the weight throw with a toss of 14.93 meters...At the Northeast-10 Championships on 2/18, landed a spot in second place in the shot put with a distance of 14.30 meters...Also placed fourth in the weight throw with a toss on 15.78 meters...Finished in 22nd in the shot put with a distance of 13.87 meters at the New England Championships on 2/24...Captured a pair of top-10 finishes in the shot put (13.45 meters) and in the discus throw (46.43 meters) in the UConn Spring Invitational on 3/31...Placed fifth in the discus with a toss of 46.79 meters at the Roadrunner Invitational at 4/6...Also finished sixth in the shot put with a distance of 14.25 meters...At the Northeast-10 Championships on 5/4, finished first in the discus throw with a distance of 48.14 meters and second in the shot put with a distance of 15.41 meters...Finished in fifth in the discus at the New England Championships on 5/10 with a throw of 46.25 meters...Also finished 10th in the shot put with a throw of 15.06 meters.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Attended Jamaica College...Penn Relays bronze medalist...Team MVP...Two-year team captain...Earned multiple medals in competitive action.

Personal:
The son of Linda White and Michael Cameron...Born in Kingston, Jamaica...Plans to major in business management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

  • 2012-13Sophomore

  • 2012-13Junior

  • 2013-14Junior

  • 2014-15Senior