CALE AYERS' TFRRS PROFILE
CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCES
• 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Sixth Place (Hammer Throw - 62.67m / 205-07)
PURDUE TOP 10s LIST
• No. 9 Outdoor Hammer Throw (63.35m / 207-10 - May 2, 2025)
2024-25 / AS A SENIOR
Indoor
• Competed in six meets
• Placed third at the Blue Demon Holiday Invite in weight throw with 18.47m (60-07.25) (Dec. 13)
• Won the Simmons-Harvey Invitational in weight throw (19.86m / 65-02.00) (Jan. 18)
• Secured another victory at the Midwest Classic Invitational in weight throw (19.97m / 65-06.25) (Jan. 31)
• Placed 11th in weight throw at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a throw of 20.11m (65-11.75) (Feb. 28)
2023-24 / AS A JUNIOR
Outdoor
• Competed in seven meets
• Placed seventh in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships with a season best of 62.67m (205-07) (May 10-12)
• Competed in the NCAA East First Round for hammer throw (59.24m / 194-04) and placed 35th (May 22-25)
Indoor
• Competed in seven meets
• Placed third in weight throw at the Edmunds-Wilt Invite (19.21m / 63-00.25) and threw a personal best of 14.89m (48-10.25) in shot put, finishing in sixth (Dec. 9)
• Finished in third for weight throw at the Simmons-Harvey Invite with a distance of 19.65m (64-05.75) (Jan. 20)
• Placed 15th in weight throw at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (18.94m / 62-01.75) (Feb 23-24)
2022-23 / AS A SOPHOMORE
Outdoor
• Competed in seven meets
• Threw a personal best of 44.64m (146-05) in discus at the Indiana Invitational (Apr. 21-22)
• Placed 17th in hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships with a 57.80m (189-07) throw (May 12-14)
Indoor
• Competed in seven meets
• Finished 21st at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in weight throw with a distance of 17.72m (58-02) (Feb. 24-25)
2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN
Outdoor
• Did not compete in any meets
Indoor
• Competed in one meet
• Began his career fifth in the weight throw (14.64m / 48-00.50) and sixth in the shot put (13.85m / 45-05.25) at the Fred Wilt Invitational (Dec. 4)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Won the 2021 district IX shot put championship
• Was the 2021 district 9 discus runner-up
• Placed second in the state in the shot put in 2021 at the PIAA AA meet
• Owns the school shot put record, at 57-2
• Has a discus PR of 152-2
• Also was a second team all-state football player and a regional qualifier in wrestling
CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCES
• 2024 Big Ten Outdoor Sixth Place (Hammer Throw - 62.67m / 205-07)
PURDUE TOP 10s LIST
• No. 9 Outdoor Hammer Throw (63.35m / 207-10 - May 2, 2025)
2024-25 / AS A SENIOR
Indoor
• Competed in six meets
• Placed third at the Blue Demon Holiday Invite in weight throw with 18.47m (60-07.25) (Dec. 13)
• Won the Simmons-Harvey Invitational in weight throw (19.86m / 65-02.00) (Jan. 18)
• Secured another victory at the Midwest Classic Invitational in weight throw (19.97m / 65-06.25) (Jan. 31)
• Placed 11th in weight throw at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a throw of 20.11m (65-11.75) (Feb. 28)
2023-24 / AS A JUNIOR
Outdoor
• Competed in seven meets
• Placed seventh in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships with a season best of 62.67m (205-07) (May 10-12)
• Competed in the NCAA East First Round for hammer throw (59.24m / 194-04) and placed 35th (May 22-25)
Indoor
• Competed in seven meets
• Placed third in weight throw at the Edmunds-Wilt Invite (19.21m / 63-00.25) and threw a personal best of 14.89m (48-10.25) in shot put, finishing in sixth (Dec. 9)
• Finished in third for weight throw at the Simmons-Harvey Invite with a distance of 19.65m (64-05.75) (Jan. 20)
• Placed 15th in weight throw at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (18.94m / 62-01.75) (Feb 23-24)
2022-23 / AS A SOPHOMORE
Outdoor
• Competed in seven meets
• Threw a personal best of 44.64m (146-05) in discus at the Indiana Invitational (Apr. 21-22)
• Placed 17th in hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships with a 57.80m (189-07) throw (May 12-14)
Indoor
• Competed in seven meets
• Finished 21st at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in weight throw with a distance of 17.72m (58-02) (Feb. 24-25)
2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN
Outdoor
• Did not compete in any meets
Indoor
• Competed in one meet
• Began his career fifth in the weight throw (14.64m / 48-00.50) and sixth in the shot put (13.85m / 45-05.25) at the Fred Wilt Invitational (Dec. 4)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Won the 2021 district IX shot put championship
• Was the 2021 district 9 discus runner-up
• Placed second in the state in the shot put in 2021 at the PIAA AA meet
• Owns the school shot put record, at 57-2
• Has a discus PR of 152-2
• Also was a second team all-state football player and a regional qualifier in wrestling