Beau Kraft
Beau Kraft
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Bayport, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Bayport-Blue Point
  • Position:
    Throws

Bio

2014 graduate of Bayport-Blue Point High School … majoring in economics-finance with a minor in marketing … Personal: age as of Dec. 1: 19 … son of Billy and Kerrylyn Kraft … has one sister, Katie (31), and one brother, Cole (16).

Bentley Rankings: 2nd in discus (144’5”), 8th in outdoor shot put (44’10.75”), 9th in indoor shot put (43’8.5”) … Indoor Bests: 43’8.5” shot put (2015 Northeast-10 Championships) … Outdoor Bests: 44’10.75” shot put (2015 Northeast-10 Championships), 144’5” discus (2015 Corsair Classic) … 2015 outdoors: finished 5th in discus (136’4”) and 10th in shot (44’10.75”) during the Northeast-10 Championships … 18th in shot at the New Englands (129’2”) … recorded the 2nd best discus throw in program history (144’5”) at the Corsair Classic Apr. 4 … two-time NE-10 Men’s Field Rookie of the Week (Mar. 31, Apr. 8) … 2014-15 indoors: was 9th in the shot at the indoor NE-10’s, 43’8.5”.

Top Performances

YearSportShot PutDiscus
2017 Outdoor 14.00m 40.20m
2017 Indoor 12.47m -- --
2016 Outdoor -- -- 39.94m
2016 Indoor 13.58m -- --
2015 Outdoor 13.68m 44.02m
2015 Indoor 13.32m -- --

Meet Results

DateMeetEventMarkPlace
May 5–6, 2017 Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships Shot Put 14.00m (45' 11.25") 5
May 5–6, 2017 Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships Discus 40.20m (131' 11") 7
Apr 29, 2017 Stonehill Skyhawk Invite Shot Put 13.56m (44' 6") 5
Apr 29, 2017 Stonehill Skyhawk Invite Discus 38.36m (125' 10") 5
Apr 22, 2017 MIT Sean Collier Invitational Discus 38.90m (127' 7") 6
Apr 22, 2017 MIT Sean Collier Invitational Shot Put 12.85m (42' 2") 7
Apr 15, 2017 Silfen Track & Field Invitational Shot Put 13.51m (44' 4") 2
Apr 15, 2017 Silfen Track & Field Invitational Discus 38.63m (126' 9") 4
Apr 8, 2017 7th Annual Yellow Jacket Invitational Shot Put 12.18m (39' 11.5") 16
Apr 8, 2017 7th Annual Yellow Jacket Invitational Discus NP (NP)  
Mar 24–25, 2017 Bridgewater State University Discus 35.59m (116' 9") 9
Mar 24–25, 2017 Bridgewater State University Shot Put 11.69m (38' 4.25") 17
Feb 18, 2017 Northeast-10 Indoor Championship Shot Put 12.45m (40' 10.25") 10
Feb 4, 2017 2017 Dartmouth Indoor Classic Shot Put 12.47m (40' 11") 19
Jan 27–28, 2017 John Thomas Terrier Invitational Shot Put 11.83m (38' 9.75") 32
Jan 22, 2017 2017 Greater Boston Track Club Invitational (GBTC) Shot Put 11.85m (38' 10.5") 11
Jan 14, 2017 2017 Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational Shot Put 11.16m (36' 7.5") 9
May 6–7, 2016 Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships Discus 39.94m (131' 0") 7
Apr 30, 2016 Stonehill Skyhawk Invite Discus 37.62m (123' 5") 2
Apr 23, 2016 MIT Sean Collier Invitational Discus 38.13m (125' 1") 5
Apr 16, 2016 2016 Silfen Invitational Discus 38.41m (126' 0") 7
Apr 9, 2016 6th Annual AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational Discus 37.60m (123' 4") 13
Apr 2, 2016 Tufts Snowflake Classic Discus 38.23m (125' 5") 5
Mar 26, 2016 Bridgewater State University Invitational Discus 38.47m (126' 2") 2
Feb 20, 2016 Northeast-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships Shot Put 12.41m (40' 8.75") 13
Feb 6, 2016 2016 Dartmouth Indoor Classic Shot Put 12.67m (41' 7") 16
Jan 29–30, 2016 John Thomas Terrier Invitational Shot Put 13.00m (42' 8") 42
Jan 24, 2016 2016 Greater Boston Track Club Invitational (GBTC) Shot Put 13.58m (44' 6.75") 2
Dec 10–11, 2015 The Elm City Challenge Shot Put 12.77m (41' 10.75") 7
Dec 5, 2015 UMass Boston Indoor Open Shot Put 12.29m (40' 4") 13
May 7–9, 2015 NEICAAA Track and Field Outdoor Championship Discus 39.38m (129' 2") 18
May 1–2, 2015 Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships Shot Put 13.68m (44' 10.75") 10
May 1–2, 2015 Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships Discus 41.56m (136' 4") 5
Apr 24, 2015 Stonehill Skyhawk Invite Discus 39.99m (131' 2") 3
Apr 18, 2015 MIT Sean Collier Invitational Shot Put 13.53m (44' 4.75") 6
Apr 18, 2015 MIT Sean Collier Invitational Discus 40.34m (132' 4") 4
Apr 11, 2015 2015 Silfen Invitational Shot Put 13.03m (42' 9")  
Apr 11, 2015 2015 Silfen Invitational Discus 36.08m (118' 4")  
Apr 11, 2015 2015 Silfen Invitational Shot Put 13.03m (42' 9") 3
Apr 11, 2015 2015 Silfen Invitational Discus 36.08m (118' 4") 8
Apr 4, 2015 Corsair Classic Track & Field Invitational Shot Put 12.21m (40' 0.75") 7
Apr 4, 2015 Corsair Classic Track & Field Invitational Discus 44.02m (144' 5") 1
Mar 28, 2015 Tufts Snowflake Classic Discus 39.52m (129' 8") 1
Mar 28, 2015 Tufts Snowflake Classic Shot Put 12.06m (39' 7") 9
Feb 21, 2015 Northeast-10 Indoor Track & Field Championships Shot Put 13.32m (43' 8.5") 9
Feb 13–14, 2015 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitaional Shot Put 11.78m (38' 7.75") 54
Feb 7, 2015 Tufts Cupid Challenge Shot Put 12.61m (41' 4.5") 9
Jan 25, 2015 2015 Greater Boston Track Club Invitational (GBTC) Shot Put 12.96m (42' 6.25") 4
Dec 6, 2014 UMass Boston Indoor Opener Shot Put 12.35m (40' 6.25") 13

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