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2019-20 Track & Field Roster

Kenton Rivard II

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Marine City, Mich.
  • Highschool Marine City

Biography

Career Results

2019 Indoor:

Placed ninth in WT (50 ft., 8.25 in.) and 11th (48 ft., 9 in.) at the Tiffin Alumni Open (Dec. 1)
Placed first in WT (53 ft., 1 in.) and second in SP (49 ft., 11.75 in.) at the SVSU Holiday Open & Multis (Dec. 7-8)
Placed second with a college best throw of 54 ft., 7.5 in. and third in SP (50 ft., 6 in.) at the Jack Skoog Open (Jan. 11)
Placed sixth with a college best throw in SP of 52 ft., 1.25 in. and sixth in WT (52 ft., 11 in.) at the Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 18-19)
Placed sixth in SP (50 ft., 4.5 in.) and 11th in WT (52 ft., 9.5 in.) at the Can-Am International (Jan.26)
Placed ninth in SP (51 ft., 6.5 in.) and 16th in WT (53 ft., 9.25 in.) at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
Placed ninth in SP (50 ft., 3.25 in.) and 13th in WT (50 ft., 2.5 in.) at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 9)
Placed fifth in WT (52 ft., 9.25 in.) and sixth in SP (51 ft., 5.75 in.) at the Horizon League Championships (Feb. 23-242017 Indoor:
  Made podium with shot put PR (50 ft., 7.5 in.) finishing fifth at the Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 25-26)
  Set weight throw PR (51 ft., 7.25 in.) at the Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships (February 25-26)

2018 Outdoor:
• Placed third in HT (46.92m) at the Golden Grizzlies Invitational (Apr. 13-14)
• Placed fifth in DT (45.09m), eighth in SP (14.63m) and 12th in HT (46.37m) at the Hillsdale “GINA” Relays 52nd Edition (Apr. 26-28)
• Placed sixth in SP (15.50m), sixth in DT (45.33m) and ninth in HT (47.79m) at the Horizon League Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 4-6)

2018 Indoor:
• Placed seventh in SP (15.34m) and seventh in WT (15.85m) at the Dragon Grand Prix (Feb. 10)
• Placed sixth in WT (16.63m) and ninth in SP (15.30m) at the Michigan Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Placed sixth in SP (15.62m) and ninth in WT (15.96m) at the Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 23-24)

2017 Outdoor:
  Placed fourth in shot put (45 ft., 10 in.) at the Hillsdale Tune-Up (Feb. 18)
  Set discus PR (140 ft., 1 in.) at the Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships (May 5-7)
  Set hammer PR (148 ft., 11 in.) at the Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships (May 5-7)


2016 Outdoor:

• Threw a  career best distance of 45 feet, 2.25 inches in the shot put at the Detroit Dual

• Recorded career bests in the discus (131 feet, three inches) and hammer throw (127 feet, eight inches)

ACADEMIC HONORS
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2016)

High School:
• Three-year letterwinner in football, including two seasons as a captain
• Four-year letterwinner in Track and Field, including two seasons as a captain
• Two-year letterwinner in Basketball
• All-State team member in Football and Track
• Four-year honor roll student

Personal
Full Name: Kenton Richard Rivard II
Birthdate: March. 18, 1997
Parents: Kent and Sharon Rivard
Siblings: Arizona and Reagan

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland:
1. Location
2. Academic standards
3. The track program

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Junior

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  • 2018-19Senior

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  • 2019-20Redshirt Senior

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