Colby Barber - M Track & Field

Colby Barber

Throws #0

11"

Class

Senior

Hometown

Sandy,

Utah

Roster Years

2007 | 2010-2012

Born in Denver, Colorado
Parents are David and Kandie
Served in the Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission (2007-08) for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Enjoys camping, scuba diving and the outdoors

Indoor

Outdoor

Shot put - 57-06.0
Weight throw - 42-00.75 
Discus - 155-02

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2007

Indoor:

Competed in the shot put at the MWC Championships
Placed second in the shot put and sixth in the weight throw at the Cougar Indoor Invitational
Competed in the shot put at the TCR Invitational at UNM
Threw a season-best 52-6.50 inches in the shot put at the Wildcat Indoor Open at Weber State
Competed in the shot put at the ASU/Clif Bar Invitational
Placed third in the shot put at the Cougar Invitational
Took third in the shot put with a season-best throw of 51-3.75 and competed in the discus (136-8.5) at the Wildcat Outdoor Open
Finished second in the shot put at the University of Utah Twilight Meet

Sophmore Year 2010

Indoor:

Outdoor:

Competed in discus (130-08) and shot put (50-07.5) at the MWC Championships
Finished fifth in the discus (143-11) and shot put (50-06.75) at the Wildcat Twilight Open
Placed second in the shot put (51-09.75) and fourth in the discus (139-07) at the BYU Invitational
Finished fourth in the shot put (54-02.75) at the BYU Robison Invitational
Won the discus (151-04) at the Mesa Classic and finished fourth in shot put (52-03.25)
Competed in the shot put and discus in the Sun Angel Track Clasic, the BYU Cougar Invitational and the Stanford Invitational

Junior Year 2011

Indoor:

Finished third in the shot put and fourth in the shot put with a throw of 16.24m (53-03.50) at the BYU Invitational
Took third place at the Snake River Open in the shot put with a throw of 15.51m (54-02)
Finished fourth (16.47m, 54-0.5) in the shot put at the Wildcat Open
Competed the MWC Championships and took seventh place in the shot put with a throw of 15.98m (52-5.25).

Outdoor:

Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Took fourth place at the Aztec Invitational in the shot put with a throw of 16.41m
Finished runner-up in the shot put at the Sun Angel Track Classic with a throw of 17.18m
At the BYU Robison Invitational took third in shot put (16.77m) and eighth in discus (42.83m) and followed it up with a third-place shot put (15.49m) and a sixth-place discus (43.88m) at the BYU Twilight meet
Third place at the MWC Championships in the shot put with a mark of 17.16m