Army West Point Athletics
2016-17 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster

Dawson Hillis
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Orchard Park, N.Y.
- High School:
- Orchard Park
Outdoor 2016-17: Kicked off the outdoor season with a fourth place finish in the shot put at the Spring Break Collegiate Classic… Collected a third place finish in shot put and a sixth place finish at the Penn Challenge… Against Navy finished second in the shot put… Finished third in the shot put and first in the discus at the UAlbany Spring Classic… At the Patriot League Championships paced fourth in the discus… At the Patriot League Championships finished fourth in the shot put.
Indoor 2016-17: Kicked off the indoor season with a third place finish in the weight throw at the Crowell Open… Placed first in the shot put and eighth in the weight throw at the Wagner Invitational… Captured eighth in the shot put at the Virginia Tech Invite… Finished fifth in the shot put and third in the weight throw at the Joe Donahue Games… Completed the shot put eighth at the Penn State Invite… Against Navy placed third in the shot put… At the Patriot League Championships finished sixth in the shot put.
Patriot League Championships: || 2015 Outdoor || Patriot League champion in the discus throw with a mark of 82.65m … placed 10th in the shot put with a mark of 15.00m … || 2015 Indoor || Earned 11th in the shot put with a mark of 15.08m.
Personal: Dawson Lee Hillis … son of Dave and Karen Hillis … sisters Alexa and Peyton … born in Carrollton, Ill. … uncle, Eric, is a gunnery SGT in the Marines .. holds high school shot put and discus records … high school track & field team MVP for three years … placed 25th at indoor nationals … Trench Trophy finalist in high school football … enjoys weightlifting and reading Stephen King … credits his father with having the most influence on his track & field career … civil engineering major.
Indoor 2016-17: Kicked off the indoor season with a third place finish in the weight throw at the Crowell Open… Placed first in the shot put and eighth in the weight throw at the Wagner Invitational… Captured eighth in the shot put at the Virginia Tech Invite… Finished fifth in the shot put and third in the weight throw at the Joe Donahue Games… Completed the shot put eighth at the Penn State Invite… Against Navy placed third in the shot put… At the Patriot League Championships finished sixth in the shot put.
Patriot League Championships: || 2015 Outdoor || Patriot League champion in the discus throw with a mark of 82.65m … placed 10th in the shot put with a mark of 15.00m … || 2015 Indoor || Earned 11th in the shot put with a mark of 15.08m.
Personal: Dawson Lee Hillis … son of Dave and Karen Hillis … sisters Alexa and Peyton … born in Carrollton, Ill. … uncle, Eric, is a gunnery SGT in the Marines .. holds high school shot put and discus records … high school track & field team MVP for three years … placed 25th at indoor nationals … Trench Trophy finalist in high school football … enjoys weightlifting and reading Stephen King … credits his father with having the most influence on his track & field career … civil engineering major.
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