Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Boys Track & Field - Michigan

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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Dylan Targgart

Throws
COLDWATER HS
COLDWATER, MICHIGAN
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

65-6

Shot put

175-5

Discus throw

No. 1

2020 indoor shot put and discus ranking

69-4.25

Shot put career best
“Dylan is the fiercest competitor and greatest athlete that I have ever coached. His best performances were always in high-pressure meets with tough competition. His national championship in the shot put was won on his very last attempt—which is a testament to his mental toughness.”
Jeff Schorfhaar
Head Coach - Coldwater coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 250-pound senior hurled the shot put 65 feet, six inches and launched the discus 175-5 to win both events at the Michigan Indoor Track Series championships this past winter. Both marks ranking as the nation’s No. 1 performance among prep competitors during the 2020 indoor season. Targgart also won the shot put and the discus at the Division 2 outdoor state meet in 2019 and won gold in the shot put at the 2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoor with a career-best throw of 69-4.25, which ranked No. 3 nationally last spring among preps.

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Academic Achievement

Targgart has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in track and field on scholarship at the University of South Carolina.

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Exemplary Character

Targarrt has volunteered locally on behalf of a food pantry, an elementary school reading initiative and the Branch County Coalition against Sexual Violence.