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2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Chris Slater

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Hudson, Ohio
  • Highschool:
    Hudson

Summary

Biography

Awards:
  • 2025 Outdoor First Team All-American (Hammer)
  • 2025 Indoor Second Team All-American (Weight)
  • Four-time All-Region (1 indoor - weight; 3 outdoor - hammer (twice), shot put)
  • Ten-Time All-NCAC (5 indoor; 5 outdoor)
  • 6x NCAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Week (12/6/21, 1/30/23, 2/13/23, 2/6/24, 12/10/24, 1/28/25)
  • 3x NCAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (4/18/22, 3/26/24, 4/1/25)
  • School Record Holder in the weight throw (Indoor): 19.81 meters (65' 0"); set at Wittenberg Invitational (Feb. 22, 2025)
  • School Record Holder in the hammer (Outdoor): 61.85 meters (202' 11"); set at Denison Lid-Lifter (Mar. 29, 2025)
All-North Coast Athletic Conference Performances:

2025 NCAC Outdoor Championship in Greencastle, Ind.
  • Hammer (1st - 57.04m)
2025 NCAC Indoor Championship in Oberlin, Ohio
  • Shot Put (1st - 16.05m)
  • Weight Throw (2nd - 17.86m)
2024 NCAC Indoor Championship in Granville, Ohio
  • Discus (3rd - 45.76m)
  • Hammer (1st - 53.84m)
2024 NCAC Indoor Championship in Gambier, Ohio
  • Weight Throw (1st - 16.54m)
  • Shot Put (3rd - 15.25m)
2023 NCAC Outdoor Championship in Delaware, Ohio
  • Hammer (1st - 49.47m)
2023 NCAC Indoor Championship in Greencastle, Ind.
  • Shot Put (2nd - 15.00m)
  • Weight Throw (2nd - 16.56m)
2022 NCAC Outdoor Championship in Oberlin, Ohio
  • Discus (3rd - 41.51m)
2022 NCAC Indoor Championship in Springfield, Ohio
  • Weight Throw (3rd - 15.80m)
All-Ohio Performances:

2025 All-Ohio Outdoor Championship in Delaware, Ohio
  • Shot Put (1st - 16.14m)
  • Hammer (2nd - 54.77m)
2025 All-Ohio Indoor Championship in Westerville, Ohio
  • Weight Throw (1st - 19.74m)
2024 All-Ohio Indoor Championship in Westerville, Ohio
  • Weight Throw (2nd - 16.90m)
2023 All-Ohio Indoor Championship in Springfield, Ohio
  • Weight Throw (2nd - 17.71m)
NCAA Championship Performances:
 
  • 2025 Outdoor First Team All-American Hammer (5th Place)
  • 2025 Indoor Second Team All-American Weight Throw (13th Place)
 
Personal:
  • Economics major
  • Son of Beth and John Slater
  • Works as a football stats caller for the Denison Sports Network

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First-Year

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  • 2022-23Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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