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2022-23 Men's Track and Field Roster

Art Pittman/Atlantic 10
Art Pittman/Atlantic 10
Tom Manning/Atlantic 10

Justin Barnett

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Big Stone Gap, Va.
  • Highschool Union

Biography

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PERSONAL BESTS/RECORDS

  • Shot put: 15.25m
  • Discus: 48.81m
  • Hammer throw: 38.93m
  • Weight throw: 15.39m
2023 OUTDOOR
  • Won the discus at the JMU Invitational with a throw of 47.59m
  • Closed out his senior campaign with finishes of sixth in the discus and seventh in the shot put at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships
2023 INDOOR
  • Earned a third-place finish in the shot put at the Boston University Scarlet and White Invite, recording a mark of 15.18m
  • Obtained his season best throw of 15.19m at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships, finishing seventh and scoring two points for the team

2022 OUTDOOR

  • Collected a top-10 finish in the shot put at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships
  • Placed third in the discus at the South Florida Invitational with a personal best mark of 48.81m

2022 INDOOR

  • Competed in the shot put and weight throw at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships, placing eight in the shot put
  • Captured top-10 finishes in the shot put and weight throw at the Kenneth Giles Invitational, setting a personal best of 15.39m in the weight throw
  • Grabbed top-10 finishes in the shot put and weight throw at the Doc Hale Elite Meet, recording a personal best throw of 15.25m in the shot put
  • Recorded a mark of 15.03m in the weight throw at the Brant Tolsma Invitational, placing fifth
  • Recorded a toss of 14.53m in the shot put at the VMI Team Challenge, placing third

2021 OUTDOOR

  • Threw a personal best of 38.93m in the hammer throw at the VCU Final Qualifier
  • Competed in the discus throw at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships
  • Placed ninth in the discus at the George Mason University Spring Invitational, throwing a personal best of 44.64m
  • Earned three top-10 finishes in the shot put, hammer throw, and discus at the Colonial Relays

2021 INDOOR

  • Placed eighth in the weight throw at the VMI Keydet Invitational

2020 OUTDOOR

  • Did not compete

2020 INDOOR

  • Threw a personal best of 13.97m in the shot put at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invite
  • Finished runner-up in the shot put at the Vince Brown Invitational with a throw of 13.75m
  • Earned a top-10 finish in the shot put at the VMI Team Challenge with a throw of 13.46m

PRIOR TO VCU

  • Two-time shot put state champion and one-time discus state champion
  • Two-time regional and district champion
  • Participated in Student Body Government

PERSONAL

  • Son of Jamie Price 
  • Born on July 12, 2000
  • Has two brothers, Jacop and Adam Barnett
  • Major: Health and Physical Education
  • From Big Stone Gap in Wise County, Va.  

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

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  • 2020-21Sophomore

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  • 2021-22Junior

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  • 2022-23Senior

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