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2021-22 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster

Bob McCool, Coastal Athletic Media Relations

Stephen Kirkwood

  • Class Senior
  • Event Throws
  • Hometown Mount Laurel, N.J.
  • High School Lenape

Biography

Graduated in May 2022 with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science ... One of eight student-athletes to receive a 2022 Sun Belt Conference Postgraduate Scholarships.

 
     CCU Personal Bests     
 Outdoor
 Shot Put   13.36m   
 Indoor
 Shot Put   13.41m    


STEPHEN KIRKWOOD TFRRS PAGE
 

2022 (Senior)
Outdoor Season

  • Threw the shot put in six meets over the outdoor season
  • Finished 19th overall in the shot put event with a distance of 12.25 meters at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Recorded a seventh-place finish in the shot put with a distance of 13.30 meters at the North Florida Collegiate Invitational
  • Placed 16th in the shot put with a throw of 13.06 meters at the UF Tom Jones Memorial
  • Picked up a 17th-place finish with a mark of 12.88 meters in the shot put at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
  • Turned in a mark of 12.70 meters in the shot put to place 18th overall at the USC Open
  • Did not register a distance in the shot put at the Weems Baskin Relays
  • Also competed in the shot put at the Bob Pollock Invitational hosted by Clemson during the indoor season
  • One of eight student-athletes to earn a 2022 Sun Belt Conference Postgraduate Scholarship
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 spring semester


2021 (Junior)
Outdoor Season

  • Competed in the shot put in six meets on the season
  • Registered a seventh-place finish in the shot put at the Weems Baskin Relays with a throw of 11.76 meters
  • Placed 10th overall at the CCU Chanticleer Challenge with a mark of 12.14 meters in the shot put
  • Finished 15th in the shot put at both the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (12.09 meters) and the Gamecock Invitational (12.18 meters)
  • Turned in a mark of 12.14 meters at the North Florida Invite to finish 18th overall
  • Named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for both the 2020 fall and 2021 spring semesters


2020 (Sophomore)
Outdoor Season (*Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*)

  • No competition
Indoor Season
  • Competed unattached in the shot put at the Liberty Kickoff 2020 (12.26 meters), the Carolina Challenge (12.17 meters), and the South Carolina Invitational (12.21 meters) during the indoor season
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2019 fall term

2019 (Freshman)
Outdoor Season
  • Appeared in seven meets, competing in the shot put at each event
  • Set a personal-best mark of 13.36 meters in the shot put with his only top 10 finish at the Bill Carson Invitational (10th)
  • Also placed 12th in the shot put at the USC Open Outdoor (12.53 meters)
  • Finished 17th at the Gamecock Invitational (12.25 meters) and 19th at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invite (12.56 meters) in the shot put
  • Placed 21st overall with a mark of 12.88 meters in the shot put at the Sun Belt Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2019 spring term
  • Named to the 2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
Indoor Season
  • Competed unattached in the shot put at the Liberty Kickoff (13.41 meters) and Gamecock Inaugural (12.69 meters) during the indoor season
  • Named to the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2018 fall semester

High School
  • A three-year letterwinner in track & field 
  • Team captain of the track & field team his senior year
  • Posted a career-best mark of 50'1" in the shot put his senior season
  • Also turned in a long throw of 44'6" his junior year
  • Also lettered in football
  • A three-year honor roll member

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Throws
    6'0"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Throws
    6'0"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Throws
    6'0"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Throws
    6'0"