BYU Highlights
- Two-time outdoor First Team All-American (2021, 2023)
- No. 1 all-time at BYU in the outdoor javelin with a mark of 77.17m/253-2 (2021 Hayward Premiere)
- Threw for a mark of 76.07m/249-7 at the 2023 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays to take fifth overall
- 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
- Instagram: cameronjbates
- Twitter: @CamBates_13
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
Mark | Event | Meet |
77.17m/253-2 (No. 1 all-time at BYU) | JT | 2021 Hayward Premiere |