Eastern Michigan Athletics
2015-16 Men's Track Roster
Roster
Williams, Keith
Throws
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Hurdles
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Hurdles
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Throws
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Throws
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Throws
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Hurdles
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Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Jumps
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Throws
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & FieldDistance
/ Men's Track & Field
Mid-Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Multis
/ Men's Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Track & Field
Sprints
/ Men's Track & Field
Mid-Distance
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Keith Williams
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Sherman, Ill.
- High School:
- Williamsville
Bio
Personal Bests
Shot Put (Indoor): 17.78 meters/58 feet 4-inches (MAC Championships 02-28-15)
Shot Put (Outdoor): 17.63 meters/57 feet 10.25-inches (MAC Championships 05-15-15)
Weight Throw: 20.28 meters/66 feet 6.50-inches (MAC Championships 02-26-15)
Hammer Throw: 64.28 meters/210 feet 11-inches (MAC Championships 05-12-16)
Discus: 39.68 meters/130-feet 2-inches (Toledo Collegiate Challenge 03-31-13)
EMU: 2015-16: Indoor: Took part in six meets...MAC Distinguished Scholar Student-Athlete and Academic All-MAC honoree...Posted a pair of top-five finishes at the MAC Championships, Feb. 26-27, taking fourth in the weight throw with a career-best mark of 20.28 meters/66 feet 6.5-inches and fifth in the shot put with a throw of 17.18 meters/ 56 feet 4.5-inches...His MAC Championships mark in the weight throw was also the second-best in EMU history...Opened the season at the Findlay Oiler Opener, Dec. 4-5, placing second in the weight throw and third in the shot put...Outdoor: Competed in eight meets...Second Team All-MAC...Academic All-MAC honoree...Qualified to the NCAA East Regional, May 26-28, in the hammer throw, taking 40th with a mark of 59.64 meters/ 195 feet 8-inches...Holds the EMU record in the hammer throw after posting a mark of 64.28 meters/ 210 feet 11-inches at the MAC Championships, May 12-14, which was good for the silver...Also brought home the bronze in the shot put at the conference championships with a mark of 17.12 meters/ 56 feet 2-inches...Won the hammer throw at the Kip Janvrin Open, April 28-29, after notching a toss of 58.38 meters/ 191 feet 6-inches, while also winning the event at the Beach Pacific Coast Invite, April 14, with a throw of 63.24 meters/ 207 feet 6-inches...2014-15: Indoor: Competed in six meets for the Eagles…Took bronze in the shot put at the MAC Championships with a personal record of 17.78 meters/58 feet 4-inches, the fifth-farthest throw in EMU history, Feb. 27-28…also finished seventh in the weight throw at the conference meet with a throw of 17.96 meters/58 feet 11.25-inches…Won the weight throw at the Silverston Invitational, Feb. 21, with a career record throw of 18.89 meters/61 feet 11.75-inches for the eighth-best mark in program laurels…Won the shot put at the GVSU Big Meet Open Division with a then-personal record of 16.36 meters/53 feet 8.25-inches, Feb. 13…Had a top-10 finish in all four shot put appearances and five out of six weight throw competitions… Academic All-MAC…Outdoor: Threw in seven meets for the Green and White…Broke his own EMU record in the hammer throw in his event season opener at the Tennessee Relays, April 9-11, finishing seventh with a throw of 62.24 meters/204 feet 2-inches and becoming the first Eagle to break the 200-foot barrier…Had the fifth-farthest shot put in Eastern laurels for a fifth-place finish at the MAC Championships at 17.63 meters/57 feet 10.25-inches, May 14-16…Also took fourth at the conference meet in the hammer throw with a toss of 59.57 meters/195 feet 5-inches…Had five top-10 performances in the hammer throw and four in the shot put throughout the season…Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in both the hammer throw and shot put, taking 33rd in the hammer throw at 60.05 meters/197 feet and 41st in the shot put at 16.46 meters/54 feet, May 28-30…Academic All-MAC...2013-14: Competed in nine meets during the outdoor season…A USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree…Outdoor: Academic All-MAC selection and NCAA East Regional qualifier…Broke the EMU record in the hammer throw on two occasions, first at the opening meet of the outdoor campaign with a launch of 57.91 meters/190 feet at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational, March 28, and again at the 2014 MAC Championships, May 15-17, when he took fourth with a throw of 60.14 meters/197 feet 4-inches…Earned another podium finish at the conference meet, taking seventh in the shot put with a career-best throw of 16.24 meters/53 feet 3.50-inches…Finished in the top-five of the hammer throw five times…Threw the second-farthest distance of his career at the NCAA East Regional, May 29-31, with a mark of 58.55 meters/192 feet 1-inch…2012-13: Competed in eight meets in the indoor season…Indoor: Academic All-MAC…Placed third at the Eagle Holiday Meet in the shot put with a 15.15 meters/49 feet 8.50-inches…Threw at the MAC Championships in shot put with a season-best of 16.15 meters/ 52 feet 11.75-inches…2011-12: Indoor: Placed fourth in the shot put at the GVSU Open with a throw of 14.81 meters/48 feet 7.25-inches...Outdoor: Threw the shot put for a season-best 15.76 meters/51 feet 8.50-inches at the Hillsdale-Gina Relays...High School: Four-year varsity lettwerwinner in track & field...Three-year letterwinner in football...Won the Illinois 1A State Championship in the shot put his senior year...Took fifth in the state in the discus throw his senior year...Was an all-state selection for football...Holds a Williamsville High School record for career solo tackles...Personal: Full Name: Keith Michael Williams...Son of Donald and Frances Williams...Has two sisters, Caroline and Laurel... Major: Nursing.
Shot Put (Indoor): 17.78 meters/58 feet 4-inches (MAC Championships 02-28-15)
Shot Put (Outdoor): 17.63 meters/57 feet 10.25-inches (MAC Championships 05-15-15)
Weight Throw: 20.28 meters/66 feet 6.50-inches (MAC Championships 02-26-15)
Hammer Throw: 64.28 meters/210 feet 11-inches (MAC Championships 05-12-16)
Discus: 39.68 meters/130-feet 2-inches (Toledo Collegiate Challenge 03-31-13)
EMU: 2015-16: Indoor: Took part in six meets...MAC Distinguished Scholar Student-Athlete and Academic All-MAC honoree...Posted a pair of top-five finishes at the MAC Championships, Feb. 26-27, taking fourth in the weight throw with a career-best mark of 20.28 meters/66 feet 6.5-inches and fifth in the shot put with a throw of 17.18 meters/ 56 feet 4.5-inches...His MAC Championships mark in the weight throw was also the second-best in EMU history...Opened the season at the Findlay Oiler Opener, Dec. 4-5, placing second in the weight throw and third in the shot put...Outdoor: Competed in eight meets...Second Team All-MAC...Academic All-MAC honoree...Qualified to the NCAA East Regional, May 26-28, in the hammer throw, taking 40th with a mark of 59.64 meters/ 195 feet 8-inches...Holds the EMU record in the hammer throw after posting a mark of 64.28 meters/ 210 feet 11-inches at the MAC Championships, May 12-14, which was good for the silver...Also brought home the bronze in the shot put at the conference championships with a mark of 17.12 meters/ 56 feet 2-inches...Won the hammer throw at the Kip Janvrin Open, April 28-29, after notching a toss of 58.38 meters/ 191 feet 6-inches, while also winning the event at the Beach Pacific Coast Invite, April 14, with a throw of 63.24 meters/ 207 feet 6-inches...2014-15: Indoor: Competed in six meets for the Eagles…Took bronze in the shot put at the MAC Championships with a personal record of 17.78 meters/58 feet 4-inches, the fifth-farthest throw in EMU history, Feb. 27-28…also finished seventh in the weight throw at the conference meet with a throw of 17.96 meters/58 feet 11.25-inches…Won the weight throw at the Silverston Invitational, Feb. 21, with a career record throw of 18.89 meters/61 feet 11.75-inches for the eighth-best mark in program laurels…Won the shot put at the GVSU Big Meet Open Division with a then-personal record of 16.36 meters/53 feet 8.25-inches, Feb. 13…Had a top-10 finish in all four shot put appearances and five out of six weight throw competitions… Academic All-MAC…Outdoor: Threw in seven meets for the Green and White…Broke his own EMU record in the hammer throw in his event season opener at the Tennessee Relays, April 9-11, finishing seventh with a throw of 62.24 meters/204 feet 2-inches and becoming the first Eagle to break the 200-foot barrier…Had the fifth-farthest shot put in Eastern laurels for a fifth-place finish at the MAC Championships at 17.63 meters/57 feet 10.25-inches, May 14-16…Also took fourth at the conference meet in the hammer throw with a toss of 59.57 meters/195 feet 5-inches…Had five top-10 performances in the hammer throw and four in the shot put throughout the season…Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in both the hammer throw and shot put, taking 33rd in the hammer throw at 60.05 meters/197 feet and 41st in the shot put at 16.46 meters/54 feet, May 28-30…Academic All-MAC...2013-14: Competed in nine meets during the outdoor season…A USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree…Outdoor: Academic All-MAC selection and NCAA East Regional qualifier…Broke the EMU record in the hammer throw on two occasions, first at the opening meet of the outdoor campaign with a launch of 57.91 meters/190 feet at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational, March 28, and again at the 2014 MAC Championships, May 15-17, when he took fourth with a throw of 60.14 meters/197 feet 4-inches…Earned another podium finish at the conference meet, taking seventh in the shot put with a career-best throw of 16.24 meters/53 feet 3.50-inches…Finished in the top-five of the hammer throw five times…Threw the second-farthest distance of his career at the NCAA East Regional, May 29-31, with a mark of 58.55 meters/192 feet 1-inch…2012-13: Competed in eight meets in the indoor season…Indoor: Academic All-MAC…Placed third at the Eagle Holiday Meet in the shot put with a 15.15 meters/49 feet 8.50-inches…Threw at the MAC Championships in shot put with a season-best of 16.15 meters/ 52 feet 11.75-inches…2011-12: Indoor: Placed fourth in the shot put at the GVSU Open with a throw of 14.81 meters/48 feet 7.25-inches...Outdoor: Threw the shot put for a season-best 15.76 meters/51 feet 8.50-inches at the Hillsdale-Gina Relays...High School: Four-year varsity lettwerwinner in track & field...Three-year letterwinner in football...Won the Illinois 1A State Championship in the shot put his senior year...Took fifth in the state in the discus throw his senior year...Was an all-state selection for football...Holds a Williamsville High School record for career solo tackles...Personal: Full Name: Keith Michael Williams...Son of Donald and Frances Williams...Has two sisters, Caroline and Laurel... Major: Nursing.
New Outdoor Track & Field Facility Ribbon Cutting
Tuesday, September 23
Track & Field at 2025 Spartan Invitational
Tuesday, April 08
2025 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Cinematic Recap
Wednesday, March 05
2025 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Day 1 Highlights
Saturday, March 01
