2014-15 Men's Track and Field Roster
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Luke Vaughn
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- East Peoria, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Champaign-Centennial HS
Bio
Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
2014-15 (Sophomore)
INDOOR: Competed in all eight meets in the weight throw and shot put ... At the American Indoor Track and Field Championships, took home the silver in the weight throw with a season and person-best mark of 18.89m, 61'11.75" and the bronze in the shot put (17.51m, 57'5.5") ... Posted a second-place finish in the weight throw (17.70m, 58'1") and third-place in the shot put (17.18m, 56'4.5") at the 2015 Redhawks Invite ... Recorded two top-5 finishes at the LSU High Performance meet in the shot put (3rd; 16.95m, 55'7.5") and weight throw (5th; 18.17m, 59'7.5") ... Won the title at the Tiger Invitational in the shot put (17.41m, 57'1.5") ... Notched second place in the shot put at the ASU Invitational with a mark of 17.10m, 56'1.25" ... Took first place in the shot put at the UAB Vulcan Invite (16.61m, 54'6") ... At the season-opening Vanderbilt Music City Invitational, earned two top-5 finishes in the shot put (2nd; 17.12m, 56'2") and weight throw (2nd; 18.20m, 59'8.5").
2013-14 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Competed in the discus, shot put and hammer in nine meets ... NCAA Championships qualifier in the discus ... Placed 15th (57.22m, 187’9”) in the discus at the NCAA Championships ... At the American Athletic Conference Championships, claimed silver in the discus (52.09m, 170’11”) and bronze in the shot put (17.43m, 57’2.25”) ... Posted season bests in the shot put (2nd; 17.74m, 58’2.5”) at the Georgia Tech Invitational, discus (9th; 58.02m, 190’4”) at the NCAA East Preliminaries and hammer (7th; 43.35m, 142’3”) at the Joey Haines Invitational ... Took discus titles at the Ole Miss Open (53.10m, 174’2”), Memphis Invitational (52.55m, 172’5”) and Joey Haines Invitational (51.92m, 170’4”).
INDOOR: Competed in the shot put and weight throw in six meets ... Earned two top-10 finishes in the shot put (7th; 16.79m, 55’1”) and weight throw (6th; 16.98m, 55’8.5”) at the American Athletic Conference Championships ... Posted a season-best shot put (17.04m, 55’11”) and placed second at the Missouri Invitational ... Won the shot put title (16.52m, 54’2.5”) at the Illini Classic ... Took third (16.96m, 55’7.75”) in the shot put at the Redhawks Invitational.
Prior to Memphis
Earned letters in basketball (2), football (1) and track (4) at Champaign Centennial High School ... Earned All-America and all-state honors in track and field ... At the NB Outdoor Nationals, earned a pair of sixth-place finishes in the shot put (60’6.75”) and discus (186’10”) ... Holds Champaign Centennial’s shot put and discus records.
Personal
Son of Anthony Vaughn and Cindy Sullens ... Birthday is August 24 ... A business management major.
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
2014-15 (Sophomore)
INDOOR: Competed in all eight meets in the weight throw and shot put ... At the American Indoor Track and Field Championships, took home the silver in the weight throw with a season and person-best mark of 18.89m, 61'11.75" and the bronze in the shot put (17.51m, 57'5.5") ... Posted a second-place finish in the weight throw (17.70m, 58'1") and third-place in the shot put (17.18m, 56'4.5") at the 2015 Redhawks Invite ... Recorded two top-5 finishes at the LSU High Performance meet in the shot put (3rd; 16.95m, 55'7.5") and weight throw (5th; 18.17m, 59'7.5") ... Won the title at the Tiger Invitational in the shot put (17.41m, 57'1.5") ... Notched second place in the shot put at the ASU Invitational with a mark of 17.10m, 56'1.25" ... Took first place in the shot put at the UAB Vulcan Invite (16.61m, 54'6") ... At the season-opening Vanderbilt Music City Invitational, earned two top-5 finishes in the shot put (2nd; 17.12m, 56'2") and weight throw (2nd; 18.20m, 59'8.5").
2013-14 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Competed in the discus, shot put and hammer in nine meets ... NCAA Championships qualifier in the discus ... Placed 15th (57.22m, 187’9”) in the discus at the NCAA Championships ... At the American Athletic Conference Championships, claimed silver in the discus (52.09m, 170’11”) and bronze in the shot put (17.43m, 57’2.25”) ... Posted season bests in the shot put (2nd; 17.74m, 58’2.5”) at the Georgia Tech Invitational, discus (9th; 58.02m, 190’4”) at the NCAA East Preliminaries and hammer (7th; 43.35m, 142’3”) at the Joey Haines Invitational ... Took discus titles at the Ole Miss Open (53.10m, 174’2”), Memphis Invitational (52.55m, 172’5”) and Joey Haines Invitational (51.92m, 170’4”).
INDOOR: Competed in the shot put and weight throw in six meets ... Earned two top-10 finishes in the shot put (7th; 16.79m, 55’1”) and weight throw (6th; 16.98m, 55’8.5”) at the American Athletic Conference Championships ... Posted a season-best shot put (17.04m, 55’11”) and placed second at the Missouri Invitational ... Won the shot put title (16.52m, 54’2.5”) at the Illini Classic ... Took third (16.96m, 55’7.75”) in the shot put at the Redhawks Invitational.
Prior to Memphis
Earned letters in basketball (2), football (1) and track (4) at Champaign Centennial High School ... Earned All-America and all-state honors in track and field ... At the NB Outdoor Nationals, earned a pair of sixth-place finishes in the shot put (60’6.75”) and discus (186’10”) ... Holds Champaign Centennial’s shot put and discus records.
Personal
Son of Anthony Vaughn and Cindy Sullens ... Birthday is August 24 ... A business management major.
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