Yannik Schaly

Yannik Schaly, 2016-17 Men's Track and Field

Photo by: Nikki Boertman

Yannik Schaly, 2015-16 Men's Track and Field

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
Throws
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Borgwedel, Germany
HS:
Lorunsemschule Schleswig
Prev School:
Lorunsemschule Schleswig

Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.

2014-15 (Junior)
INDOOR: Competed in all eight meets ... Earned All-Conference honors and took silver at the 2014 American Indoor Track and Field Championships in the shot put with a mark of 17.64m, 57'10.5" ... Threw a season-best 17.70m, 58'1" for a second-place finish at the LSU High Performance Meet ... Notched first at the 2015 Redhawks Invite with a mark of 17.67m, 57'11.75" ... At the season-opening Vanderbilt Music City Invitational, took home the title in the shot put (17.63m, 57'10.25").

2013-14 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Competed in all eight meets ... Won the shot put title (18.39m, 60’4”) at the American Athletic Conference Championships ... Posted personal-bests in the shot put (2nd; 18.50m, 60’8.5”) and discus (12th; 48.74m, 159’11”) at the Red Wolves Open ... Won the shot put title (18.10m, 59’4.75”) at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... Notched first-place shot put performances at the Memphis (16.94m, 55’7”) and Joey Haines (17.40m, 57’1”) invitationals.

INDOOR: Competed in six meets ... Posted a third-place shot put finish (17.28m, 56’8.5”) at the American Athletic Conference Championships ... Threw a season-best 17.61m (57’9.5”) and placed second at the Redhawks Invitational ... Clinched a first-place shot put finish (17.57m, 57’7.75”) at the Missouri Invitational ... Recorded two top-five shot put performances at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic (5th; 16.99m, 55’9”) and Vanderbilt Invitational (5th; 16.68m, 54’8.75”).

2012-13 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Won bronze and earned All-Conference USA third team honors in the shot put (17.65m, 57’11”) at the C-USA Championships ... With his bronze medal shot put performance, qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries ... Finished 17th with a season-best 17.65m (57’11”) at the NCAA Championships ... Won the shot put title (17.23m, 56’6.5”) at the Black and Gold Invitational ... In the discus, placed ninth with a season-best 45.44m (149’1”) at the Black and Gold Invitational ... Placed eighth (45.18m, 148’3”) in the discus at the C-USA Championships.

INDOOR: Took silver and earned All-Conference USA second team honors in the shot put with a personal-best 17.65m (57’11”) at the C-USA Championships ... Tallied six top-five shot put finishes ... Placed second 17.59m (57’8.5”) at the Redhawks Invitational ... Won the shot put title (17.43m, 57’2.25”) at the John Craft Invitational ... Placed sixth (17.34m, 56’10.75”) at the Samford Multi and Invitational.

Prior to Memphis
Competed in track and field while at Lorsenschule Schleswig ... Placed 10th in the shot put at the 2012 German Senior Nationals ... Took first place in the shot put at the 2010 U20 German National Championships.

Personal
Son of Heidi Detjens-Schaly and Wolfgang Schaly ... Birthday is December 8 ... An international business major.