2017 Men's Track and Field Roster

Carl Nahigian

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lodi, CA
  • High School St. Mary's HS

Biography

NCAA 2014, participated in the shot put in the West Prelims, but fouled out in all three of his attempts ... 2016 Came in 34th in the Shot Put at West Regionals with a top mark of 17.38m (57' 0.25") ... 2017 Came in 14th place in the shot put, just short of advancing to the NCAA Championships ...  

Big West 2013, finished fifth in the Shot Put with a distance of 16.32m (53' 6.5") ... 2014, earned ninth place in the Hammer clearing 51.32m, 168'4" ... Named to the Big West Academic All-Conference Team ... 2016 Won the conference championship in the Shot Put with a top mark of 18.12m (59' 5.5"); Finished seventh in the Hammer Throw clearing 59.85m (196' 4") ... 2017 Won the conference championship in the Shot Put for a second year in a row with a top mark of 18.27m (61' 1.00") ... 
 
High School ... As a senior at St. Mary's High School, he was named all-league and won the section championship in the shot put ... During his junior year, he qualified for states and was named all-league ... Also played right guard on the St. Mary's football team helping the Rams to a 9-2 record, league championship and second round state playoff appearance during his senior year ... Was named all-league and first-team, all-section in football ...

Personal Carl P. Nahigian is the son of Patrick Nahigian and Julie de Diego ... His cousin Michael Rishwain plays baseball at Westmont ... Roots for the San Francisco Giants and 49ers ... Considers Reese Hoffa, Ray Lewis, Tim Lincecum and RG3 to be his favorite athletes ... Cites Hoffa as his greatest athletics influence, because he sees a lot of himself in Hoffa ... Enjoys the written works of Plato and Socrates ... His favorite books are "Mind Gym," "The Talent Code" and "As A Gentleman Would Say" ... Enjoys eating fish tacos and steak, and drinking milkshakes ... Watches "Tosh.O," "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and "The Lying Game" ... Considers qualifying for the state championship meet as a junior in high school and winning the Arcadia meet his senior year as his most memorable sporting achievements to date ... His favorite movies are "Pumping Iron," "Django" and "Troy" ... Enjoys the music of "Linkin Park," "The Weeknd" and "Eminem" ... His hobbies include cooking ... Was president of the "Throwers Are People Too" club in high school, while also participating in the yearbook and serving as vice president of the Salesian Leadership Award committee ...

 
2017 Outdoor Top Marks
2016 Outdoor Top Marks
Hammer 59.85m / 196' 4" May 12 Big West Championship
Shot Put 18.12m / 59' 5.50" May 13 Big West Championship
2014 Outdoor Top Marks
Shot Put 17.47m / 57' 3.75" (BWQ) May 3 UC Irvine Steve Scott Invitational
Hammer 51.84m / 170' 1" (BWQ) March 21 UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational
2013 Outdoor Top Marks
Discus 40.45m / 132' 8" March 2 All Cal Challenge Cup
Hammer 47.75m / 156' 8" April 27 UC San Diego Triton Invitational
Shot Put 16.62m / 54' 6.5" (BWQ) April 6 Sun Angel Trk Classic
2017 Indoor Top Marks
Shot Put 17.49m (57' 4.75") February 3 NAU Mountain T's Invitational
Weight Throw 17.68m (58' 0.25") February 9 New Mexico Don Kirby Invitational
2015 Indoor Top Marks
Shot Put 16.28m / 53' 5" January 31 NAU Mountain T's
2014 Indoor Top Marks
Shot Put 17.21m / 56' 6.75" February 1 University of Washington Invitational
Weight Throw 16.94m / 55' 7.00" January 17 NAU Lumberjack Team Challenge
2013 Indoor Top Marks
Shot Put 15.09m / 49.6.25" February 9 University of Washington Husky Classic
Weight Throw 15.65m / 51' 4.25" February 8 University of Washington Husky Classic
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Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

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  • 2014Sophomore

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  • 2015Junior

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  • 2016Senior

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  • 2017Senior

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