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Junior
Hometown
Spanish Fork,
Utah
Last School
Maple Mountain High School
Roster Years
2019-2021
Personal
- Parents are Kyle and Cia Bates
- Siblings are David, Drew, Bailey and Emily
- Major: Physical Education Teaching/Coaching (K-12)
- Mission: Peru Lima West
- Also recruited by Air Force, Army, Cornell, Houston, San Francisco, Texas, Utah State and Yale
Before BYU
- Two-time UHSAA 4A State Champion in the javelin (2015, 2016)
- Two-time UHSAA Region 8 Champion in the javelin (2015, 2016)
- Broke the UHSAA 4A state record in the javelin
- 2015 Great Southwest Classic Champion
- 7th-place finish in the javelin at the 2015 USATF Junior Outdoor Nationals
Stats
| Outdoor Personal Bests | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mark | Event | Meet |
| 77.17m/253-2 | JT | 2021 Hayward Premiere |
Career Stats
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2019
Outdoor
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Took 14th place in the javelin at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds with a toss of 67.03m/219-11
- Threw the No. 5 mark all-time in the javelin with a career-best 69.17m/226-11 at the Beach Invitational
- Competed in six meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Sophmore Year
2020
Junior Year
2021
Outdoor (2021)
- Finished seventh in men’s JT final at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and achieved All-America First Team honors with a mark of 74.25m/243-7
- Became the first BYU javelin thrower to be named to an All-America team since 2010
- Delivered a school record-breaking and Olympic qualifying toss of 77.17m/253-2 at the Hayward Premiere
- Surpassed70.00m/229-8 six times
- First BYU field athlete to receive Region Field Athlete of the Year since throws coach Niklas Arrhenius in 2007
Overall
- Received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Finished 14thin men’s JT Qualifying Round at U.S. Olympic Trials
- Named USTFCCCA Mountain Region Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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Cameron Bates - 2019 NCAA Regionals
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Cameron Bates - 2021 Regionals
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M Track & Field | Jun, 09
Mantz takes second place in 10,000m on first day of 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships
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M Track & Field | Jun, 09
Mantz takes second place in 10,000m on first day of 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships
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M Track & Field | Jun, 04Cougars rack up six USTFCCCA regional awards
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M Track & Field | May, 27Three Cougars punch tickets to Eugene on first day of NCAA West Prelims
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M Track & Field | Apr, 03Bates, Mantz break school records at Hayward Premiere
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M Track & Field | Mar, 06Riner, Bates post all-time marks in javelin at UNLV Spring Opener