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Tigers Track And Field Graduate Salute: Yannik Schaly
May 19, 2017 | Men's Track and Field
Graduate student logged 42 career top-three throws performances.
Over these two weeks, the University of Memphis men's and women's track and field/cross country programs are celebrating their 11 seniors with a salute to each.
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Today's graduate salute is Yannik Schaly:
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Event(s): Throws (Shot Put/Discus)
Hometown: Borgwedel, Germany
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Career Highlights
Head coach Kevin Robinson comments on Schaly:
"Yannik is a four-time NCAA regional qualifier and has scored at every conference championships he's competed in. Yannik became very competitive in the discus, which he had not thrown much prior to coming here. He leaves Memphis as one of the most highly-decorated throwers in program history. He's a phenomenal individual who's leaving here with undergraduate and master degrees. Yannik is very driven, very motivated. He served as a team captain, and he's been a tremendous representative of the Memphis track and field program."
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Today's graduate salute is Yannik Schaly:
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Event(s): Throws (Shot Put/Discus)
Hometown: Borgwedel, Germany
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Career Highlights
- Earned his undergraduate degree in international business in December of 2015
- Earned his Master of Business Administration degree in May of 2017
- Competed exclusively in the shot put and discus
- Six-time American Athletic Conference Championships competitor, including the most-recent league outdoor meet May 12-14
- Twice competed at the Conference USA Championships (indoor/outdoor) as a freshman in 2012-13
- Four-time NCAA East Preliminaries qualifier, including next week's meet in Lexington, Ky.
- All four NCAA East Preliminaries appearances came in the shot put (to date, best finish was 17th in 2013), including next week's postseason meet
- 2014 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships shot put title holder (60-4; 18.39m)
- Also earned seven other medals at Conference USA and American Athletic Conference Championships (indoor/outdoor combined) with three silvers (second place) and four bronze (third place)
- Career-wise, had 42 top-three performances in the shot put and discus combined, including 11 crowns
- Top discus performance at a conference meet came at the 2015 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships, winning bronze (third place) with a 168-10 (51.46m)
- Threw a personal-best 171-5 (52.26m) in the discus at the 2017 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships (placed sixth)
- His shot put personal-best was 60-8.5 (18.50m) at the 2014 Arkansas State Red Wolves Open; mark was just under a foot of tying the school record (61-7.5)
Head coach Kevin Robinson comments on Schaly:
"Yannik is a four-time NCAA regional qualifier and has scored at every conference championships he's competed in. Yannik became very competitive in the discus, which he had not thrown much prior to coming here. He leaves Memphis as one of the most highly-decorated throwers in program history. He's a phenomenal individual who's leaving here with undergraduate and master degrees. Yannik is very driven, very motivated. He served as a team captain, and he's been a tremendous representative of the Memphis track and field program."
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