BYU Highlights
- Three-time outdoor First Team All-American (2021, 2023, 2024)
- No. 1 all-time at BYU in the outdoor javelin with a mark of 77.17m/253-2 (2021 Hayward Premiere)
- Placed 8th overall at 2024 NCAA Outdoor National Championships
- USTFCCCA All-Academic honors (2019, 2021)
Personal
- Parents are Kyle and Cia Bates
- Wife's name is Emily
- Has four siblings (David, Drew, Bailey and Emily)
- Major: Physical Education & Coaching
- Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lima, Peru
- Fluent in Spanish
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
- Also recruited by Air Force, Army, Cornell, Houston, San Francisco, Texas, Utah State and Yale
Stats
Outdoor Personal Bests |
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Mark |
Event |
Meet |
77.17m/253-2 (No. 1 all-time at BYU) |
JT |
2021 Hayward Premiere |