2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster
                
                
            
            
            
            
            
                
                
                    
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Awards
	
		
			| NCAA D2 All-American | Season | 
		
			| Javelin (USTFCCCA) - First Team | 2020-21 (Senior) | 
		
			| Javelin (USTFCCCA) - First Team | 2017-18 (Junior) | 
		
			| NCAA D2 All-West Region | Season | 
		
			| USTFCCCA West Region Athlete of the Year | 2020-21 (Senior) | 
		
			| Javelin (USTFCCCA) | 2020-21 (Senior) | 
		
			| Javelin (USTFCCCA) | 2017-18 (Junior) | 
		
			| All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference | Season | 
		
			| GNAC Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Year | 2020-21 (Senior) | 
		
			| Performance of the Meet (Javelin) | 2020-21 (Senior) | 
		
			| Javelin (Outdoor) - CHAMPION | 2020-21 (Senior) | 
		
			| Javelin (Outdoor) - CHAMPION | 2017-18 (Junior) | 
		
			| Javelin (Outdoor) | 2016-17 (Sophomore) | 
		
			| Academic All-GNAC | 2020-21 (Senior) | 
		
			| Academic All-GNAC | 2019-20 (Senior) | 
		
			| Academic All-GNAC | 2018-19 (Junior) | 
		
			| Academic All-GNAC | 2017-18 (Sophomore) | 
		
			| GNAC Athlete of the Week | Season | 
		
			| April 19-25 | 2020-21 (Senior) | 
		
			| March 29-April 4 | 2020-21 (Senior) | 
		
			| March15-21 | 2020-21 (Senior) | 
		
			| Athletic Department (Buzzies) | Season | 
		
			| Breakout Player of the Year | 2017-18 (Junior) | 
	
Older Brother of MSUB men’s cross country and track and field athlete Ase Ackerman.
 
2020-21
Outdoor Track & Field: Graduates as one of the most decorated MSUB track athletes of all time and has the top 10 furthest javelin throws in MSUB program history…was a NCAA D2 First-Team All-American in the javelin and placed fourth at the national championships…named the 2021 USFCCCA Outdoor West Region Athlete of the Year and also made the USAFCCCA’s all-region team for javelin…in the GNAC, was the 2021 Men’s Track and Field Athlete of the Year…won his second-straight GNAC javelin title with a 233-7 (71.19), which is not only the MSUB school record, but also the second-furthest javelin throw in GNAC history…earned GNAC Performance of the Meet at the 2021 GNAC Outdoor Championships...placed first in the javelin in all five regular-season meets…won the javelin at the prestigious Drake Relays for the second time his career by throwing a 216-3 (65.92) on April 22…won the Bauer Open with a throw of 218-3 (65.12), good for ninth all-time at MSUB…his winning throw of 232-11 (71.00) at the Battlin’ Bears/Yellowjacket Open (April 1) ranks second all-time at MSUB…took first with a throw of 220-7 (67.23) at the MSUB/RMC Open (March 19) ranks seventh all-time at MSUB…named GNAC Athlete of the Week three times…won a USTFCCCA All-Academic award…named academic all-GNAC.
 
Indoor Track & Field: Season canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2019-20
Outdoor Track & Field: Season canceled due to coronavirus pandemic.
 
Indoor Track and Field: Did not compete...Named Academic All-GNAC.
 
2018-19
Outdoor Track & Field: Redshirted.
 
Indoor Track and Field: Competed in five events…posted a personal-best long jump mark of 21’ 6.75” at the Jacksons Invitational.
 
2017-18: Finished the season as a first team all-American in the javelin with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA D2 National Outdoor Championships in Charlotte, N.C....set MSUB record in the javelin with a throw of 69.13 meters (226' 10") at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa...won the GNAC championship in the javelin with a throw of 67.99m (223' 1") in Monmouth, Ore. becoming MSUB's first male field-event champion.
 
2016-17: All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference in the javelin…placed first in Bauer Invitational with a season-best 60.16 meters javelin throw…season best 24.75 in the 200m…100-meter best of 11.47…60-meter best of 7.41…weight throw best of 13.48 meters…season best shot put of 13.33 meters.
 
Dickinson State University: All-NSAA for indoor pole vault...conference champion in the javelin...advanced and competed in outdoor NAIA national meet in javelin.
Dawson County High School: Three-sport athlete...double letter-winner in football as a defensive end...triple letter-winner on the track team...one year participant and letter winner for the wrestling team...team captain...all-conference honoree in javelin junior and senior years...divisional winner in javelin senior year.
                     
                
                
                    
                        
                            Historical Player Information
                        
                        
                            
                                
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                                                    2016-17Sophomore
                                                    
                                                
                                             Sprints/Javelin 
                                                
                                                    
                                                        5'11"
                                                    
                                                
                                             
 
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                                                    2017-18Junior
                                                    
                                                
                                             Sprints/Javelin 
                                                
                                                    
                                                        5'11"
                                                    
                                                
                                             
 
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                                                    2018-19Senior
                                                    
                                                
                                             Sprints/Javelin 
                                                
                                                    
                                                        5'11"
                                                    
                                                
                                             
 
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                                                    2019-20Graduate Student
                                                    
                                                
                                             Sprints/Javelin 
                                                
                                                    
                                                        5'11"
                                                    
                                                
                                             
 
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                                                    2020-21Senior
                                                    
                                                
                                             Javelin/Sprints 
                                                
                                                    
                                                        5'11"