Collegiate Track & Field All-Time Best Marks

updated June 5, 2023
This 'all-dates' list combines all indoor and outdoor marks and from all points on the calendar. Marks from after the collegiate season were made by collegians who used a year of eligibility during the year in question. The USTFCCCA Communications Office does not recoginze marks after the collegiate season as 'records' or as holding spots on the official all-time lists. Thus, this list is for reference only. To find officially recogized marks, use the single-sport lists provided for 'indoor' and 'outdoor' track & field. Don't see a mark listed that should be? Let us know: Submit addition

Men's Discus

AthleteInstitutionMarkDate
UNOFFICIAL Top 25 Performers and Performances
(1) Stefan FERNHOLMBYUBYU66.30m 217-67/6/1984
(2) Goran SVENSSONBYUBYU66.22m 217-35/16/1981
    — Fernholm {2}BYUBYU66.08m 216-105/19/1984
(3) Niklas ARRHENIUSBYUBYU65.77m 215-105/17/2007
    — Fernholm {3}BYUBYU65.66m 215-51984
(4) Kent GARDENKRANSBYUBYU64.00m 210-06/3/1978
    — Fernholm {4}BYUBYU63.16m 207-36/1/1984
(5) Leif ARRHENIUSBYUBYU63.12m 207-14/12/2008
    — Arrhenius {2}SRBYUBYU62.84m 206-26/8/2007
    — Gardenkrans {2}BYUBYU62.40m ++ = Enroute to a longer distance or a supplemental field-event mark from the performer's best during the round 204-96/3/1978
(6) Dallin SHURTSJRBYUBYU62.21m 204-13/31/2023
     60.11, 56.93, 57.29, 57.47, 60.24, 62.21
    — Svensson {2}BYUBYU61.72m 202-66/7/1980
    — Svensson {3}BYUBYU61.64m 202-36/6/1981
    — Svensson {4}BYUBYU61.38m 201-56/4/1982
    — Arrhenius {2}SRBYUBYU61.36m 201-46/8/2011
    — Shurts {2}SOBYUBYU61.10m 200-64/14/2022
    — Shurts {3}JRBYUBYU60.36m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 198-15/3/2023
    — Shurts {4}SOBYUBYU60.35m 198-03/26/2022
    — Fernholm {5}BYUBYU59.90m 196-66/3/1983
    — Arrhenius {3}BYUBYU59.87m qq = Performance occurred during a non-final round. 196-55/26/2011
     58.71, 59.87, f, 57.39, 59.67, f
(7) Brent PATERABYUBYU59.72m 195-116/5/1992
    — Shurts {5}JRBYUBYU59.64m 195-84/13/2023
    — Shurts {6}JRBYUBYU59.63m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 195-85/3/2023
(8) Lars SUNDINBYUBYU59.60m 195-76/7/1986
    — Gardenkrans {3}BYUBYU59.58m 195-66/4/1977
(9) Mike LOUISIANABYUBYU59.38m 194-106/19/1971
    — Gardenkrans {4}BYUBYU59.38m 194-106/5/1976
    — Shurts {7}SOBYUBYU59.04m 193-95/6/2022
    — Shurts {8}JRBYUBYU58.98m 193-64/13/2023
    — Shurts {9}JRBYUBYU58.94m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 193-55/3/2023
    — Arrhenius {3}SRBYUBYU58.87m qq = Performance occurred during a non-final round. 193-26/6/2007
    — Patera {2}BYUBYU58.64m 192-55/31/1991
    — Shurts {10}JRBYUBYU58.61m 192-43/18/2023
    — Shurts {11}SOBYUBYU58.52m ++ = Enroute to a longer distance or a supplemental field-event mark from the performer's best during the round 192-05/6/2022
    — Shurts {12}JRBYUBYU58.48m ++ = Enroute to a longer distance or a supplemental field-event mark from the performer's best during the round 191-113/18/2023
    — Shurts {13}JRBYUBYU58.36m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 191-65/3/2023
    — Shurts {14}FRBYUBYU58.30m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 191-35/14/2021
    — Shurts {15}JRBYUBYU58.20m qq = Performance occurred during a non-final round. 191-05/26/2023
    — Shurts {16}JRBYUBYU58.09m 190-74/13/2023
    — Shurts {17}JRBYUBYU58.02m ++ = Enroute to a longer distance or a supplemental field-event mark from the performer's best during the round 190-43/18/2023
    — Shurts {18}SOBYUBYU58.02m ++ = Enroute to a longer distance or a supplemental field-event mark from the performer's best during the round 190-44/14/2022
(10) Zdravko PECARBYUBYU57.96m 190-26/8/1974
    — Arrhenius {4}SOBYUBYU57.91m qq = Performance occurred during a non-final round. 190-06/11/2008
    — Shurts {19}SOBYUBYU57.77m ++ = Enroute to a longer distance or a supplemental field-event mark from the performer's best during the round 189-74/14/2022
    — Shurts {20}JRBYUBYU57.73m ++ = Enroute to a longer distance or a supplemental field-event mark from the performer's best during the round 189-53/18/2023
    — Shurts {21}SOBYUBYU57.56m ++ = Enroute to a longer distance or a supplemental field-event mark from the performer's best during the round 188-105/6/2022
    — Shurts {22}JRBYUBYU57.42m 188-54/13/2023
    — Arrhenius {4}FRBYUBYU57.36m 188-26/11/2004
    — Arrhenius {5}SOBYUBYU57.27m 187-116/13/2008
    — Arrhenius {5}SOBYUBYU56.97m 186-116/11/2005
    — Shurts {23}SOBYUBYU56.58m 185-83/18/2022
    — Shurts {24}FRBYUBYU56.34m qq = Performance occurred during a non-final round. 184-105/28/2021
    — Shurts {25}FRBYUBYU56.00m 183-94/10/2021
(11) Kent GADENKRANSBYUBYU55.96m 183-76/8/1974
    — Shurts {26}FRBYUBYU55.90m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 183-55/3/2021
    — Pecar {2}BYUBYU55.86m 183-36/19/1971
(12) Danny BRYANTSOBYUBYU55.56m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 182-45/12/2023
(13) Jacob FOUTZSRBYUBYU55.46m 182-04/20/2019
    — Bryant {2}SOBYUBYU55.14m 180-113/30/2023
    — Pecar {3}BYUBYU55.02m 180-66/3/1972
(14) Gary MICKLEBYUBYU55.02m 180-66/16/1962
(15) Seth KNOWLTONSOBYUBYU54.56m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 179-04/26/2018
    — Shurts {27}FRBYUBYU54.49m 178-96/11/2021
    — Foutz {2}SRBYUBYU54.43m 178-74/13/2019
    — Shurts {28}FRBYUBYU54.40m 178-64/24/2021
(16) Mike HOFFMANBYUBYU54.30m 178-26/21/1969
    — Pecar {4}BYUBYU54.15m 177-86/9/1973
(17) Zachary STETLERBYUBYU54.08m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 177-55/14/2015
    — Shurts {29}FRBYUBYU54.00m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 177-24/2/2021
(18) Jefferson JARVISSRBYUBYU53.78m 176-63/22/2019
    — Stetler {2}BYUBYU53.66m 176-14/5/2014
(19) Craig MERKLEYBYUBYU53.46m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 175-54/23/2016
    — Merkley {2}BYUBYU53.42m 175-34/14/2016
    — Merkley {3}BYUBYU53.26m qq = Performance occurred during a non-final round. 174-95/28/2016
    — Shurts {30}SOBYUBYU53.18m qq = Performance occurred during a non-final round. 174-65/27/2022
    — Jarvis {2}JRBYUBYU53.15m 174-53/23/2018
    — Stetler {3}SRBYUBYU53.12m 174-43/18/2017
    — Jarvis {3}SRBYUBYU52.92m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 173-85/2/2019
    — Merkley {4}BYUBYU52.87m 173-63/19/2016
(20) Harrison GOULDSOBYUBYU52.80m 173-34/29/2023
    — Jarvis {4}BYUBYU52.75m 173-13/26/2016
    — Jarvis {5}BYUBYU52.75m 173-13/25/2016
    — Foutz {3}SRBYUBYU52.71m 172-113/21/2019
    — Bryant {3}SOBYUBYU52.60m 172-73/18/2023
    — Foutz {4}SRBYUBYU52.58m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 172-65/2/2019
    — Foutz {5}SRBYUBYU52.43m 172-03/15/2019
    — Stetler {4}BYUBYU52.36m 171-103/29/2014
    — Foutz {6}SRBYUBYU52.14m ++ = Enroute to a longer distance or a supplemental field-event mark from the performer's best during the roundAA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 171-15/2/2019
    — Foutz {7}SRBYUBYU52.11m ++ = Enroute to a longer distance or a supplemental field-event mark from the performer's best during the roundAA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 171-05/2/2019
    — Foutz {8}SRBYUBYU51.96m ++ = Enroute to a longer distance or a supplemental field-event mark from the performer's best during the roundAA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 170-65/2/2019
    — Stetler {5}BYUBYU51.95m qq = Performance occurred during a non-final round. 170-55/28/2015
(21) Ron MICKLEBYUBYU51.94m 170-56/17/1961
    — Bryant {4}FRBYUBYU51.94m 170-53/18/2022
    — Knowlton {2}SOBYUBYU51.87m qq = Performance occurred during a non-final round. 170-25/25/2018
    — Gould {2}SOBYUBYU51.65m 169-64/13/2023
    — Foutz {9}SRBYUBYU51.59m qq = Performance occurred during a non-final round. 169-35/24/2019
    — Stetler {6}SRBYUBYU51.58m qq = Performance occurred during a non-final round. 169-35/27/2017
    — Knowlton {3}SOBYUBYU51.54m 169-13/17/2018
    — Bryant {5}SOBYUBYU51.47m qq = Performance occurred during a non-final round. 168-115/26/2023
(22) Marcel KECSKEMETYBYUBYU51.44m 168-93/19/2016
    — Stetler {7}BYUBYU51.41m 168-83/22/2014
    — Gould {3}SOBYUBYU51.33m 168-54/7/2023
    — Jarvis {6}SRBYUBYU51.25m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 168-23/29/2019
(23) Dick MERTESBYUBYU51.18m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 167-116/15/1963
    — Jarvis {7}BYUBYU51.14m 167-103/19/2016
    — Stetler {8}BYUBYU51.12m 167-93/21/2015
    — Foutz {10}SRBYUBYU51.11m AA = Performance occurred at altitude (>1000 meters above sea level) 167-83/29/2019
    — Mertes {2}BYUBYU51.05m 167-66/16/1962
    — Jarvis {8}BYUBYU51.00m 167-43/26/2015
(24) Dennis CHRISTENSENJRBYUBYU50.81m 166-93/24/2017
    — Jarvis {9}SRBYUBYU50.76m 166-73/15/2019
(25) Winston WILKINSONBYUBYU50.73m 166-53/29/2014