TicketsINDIVIDUAL HONORS & AWARDS
School Record Indoors – Weight Throw – 20.98m (68’ 10”)
School Record Outdoors – Hammer Throw – 62.30m (204’ 5”)
American Athletic All-Conference – Shot Put - 2020
NCAA Preliminaries Qualifier – Discus Throw, Hammer Throw (outdoors) – 2019
American Athletic Conference Champion – Hammer Throw (outdoors) – 2019
American Athletic Conference Champion – Weight Throw (indoors) – 2019
American Athletic All-Conference – Shot Put (indoors) – 2019
NCAA Preliminaries Qualifier – Discus Throw (outdoors) – 2018
Freshman Record – Weight Throw – 18.64m (61’ 2”) - 2018
QUICK HITS: Perhaps the most versatile thrower in UC history… ranks #1 in the indoor weight throw (20.98m/68’ 10”), #1 in the outdoor hammer throw (62.30m/204’ 5”), #2 in the indoor shot put (17.81m/58’ 5.25”), #2 in the discus (56.14m/184’ 2”), and #7 in the outdoor shot put (17.18m/56’ 4.5”) on the all-time UC lists.
2020-21 ITF: Meece finished third in the weight throw with a toss of 18.11m at the McCravy Green Invitational last January... Meece also took fourth in shot put with a heave of 16.37m.
2020-21 OTF: Meece had a hammer throw of 59.24m (12th all-time at UC) to secure a first-place finish at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational. He would also secure two more wins in the shot put (15.83m) and the discus throw (48.04m) on the second day of events… Meece would place 10th in the hammer throw portion of the Tennessee Relays Decathlon throwing a distance of 55.01m… at the AAC Championships in May, Meece placed third in the hammer throw with a distance of 61.38m, good for third best all-time at UC. Meece would win his second bronze of the weekend with a throw of 52.03m in the discus event… Meece placed 36th on the hammer throw at the NCAA East Prelims with a toss of 58.82m (14th all-time at UC).
2019-20 SEASONS
2020 OTF (JR): No season was conducted because of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 ITF (JR): Kept his streak alive of placing in two events or more and every event entered (12 for 12) at the conference championship in his collegiate career. Placed 3rd in the shot put and 5th in the weight throw at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships.
2018-19 SEASONS
2019 OTF (SO): Had a stellar season with victories in the discus throw at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational and the Billy Hayes Invitational. Continued to be a dominant force at conference championships by winning the hammer throw at the American Outdoor Track & Field Championships and placing 4th in the discus and 6th in the shot put. Set personal records in the discus throw and the hammer throw qualifying to the NCAA Preliminaries in both events.
2019 ITF (SO): Had a breakthrough indoor season capped off with monster performances at the conference championships. Won the weight throw title at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships with a school record throw of 20.98m (68’ 10”) and followed that up with a 3rd place finish and personal record in the shot put with a heave of 17.81m (58’ 5.25”)
2017-18 SEASONS
2018 OUT (FR): Scored in all three throws he entered, making 5-for-5 at the AAC meets all year… finished seventh overall in the hammer with a best of 55.48m (182-00), a mark that ranks him#7 all-time in UC history and gives him the UC freshman record… it marked the second meet in a row in which his mark ranked #7 and #1 and was the third time it happened all season after he opened the outdoor season with the same result on a toss of 54.35m (178-03) at the Nikoloff Open… threw 53.45m (175-04) in the discus at the Lyles/Wood Invitational to move up to #6 in UC history and break the school’s freshman record while also qualifying for the NCAA East Preliminary Round meet where he placed 30th overall… threw 16.59m (54-05.25) in the shot put at the AAC meet to record the #9 mark in UC history.
2018 IN (FR): Scored in both throws at the AAC Championships by placing fifth in the weight throw and seventh in the shot put… broke the freshman record in the weight throw three times during the season, hitting marks of 18.03m (59-04.00) and 18.54m (60-10.00) before finishing at 18.64m (61-02.00) at the Buckeye Tune-Up, a mark that also ranks him #3 all-time in UC history… in the shot put, he recorded a PR four times, including at the conference meet with his best of 16.42m (53-10.50), the #10 mark all-time at UC.
PRIOR TO UC: A 2017 graduate of Napoleon High School (Napoleon, Ohio)… five-time state champion in the throws, capturing the discus twice (2017, 2016), the outdoor shot put once (2017) and the indoor weight throw twice (2017, 2016)… added Top 3 finishes three other times as well… competed at the New Balance Indoor Nationals three times, finishing seventh in the weight throw in 2017 for his best finish… took part in the New Balance Outdoor Nationals five times… twice placed ninth in the discus (2017, 2016) and sixth in the hammer (2017)… 2017 Midwest Meet of Champions discus champion… four-time conference champion, winning the discus his final three years and adding the shot put crown in 2016… placed second as a senior and third as a sophomore as well.
PERSONAL BEST MARKS
Indoor Track & Field
Shot Put • 17.81m (58’ 5.25”) #2 UC (individual)
Weight • 20.98m (68’ 10’) UC Record
Outdoor Track & Field
Shot Put • 17.18m (56’ 4.5”) #6 UC (individual)
Discus • 56.14m (184’ 2”) #20 UC
Hammer • 62.30m (204’ 5”) UC Record
All Results as a Bearcat – https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6556686/Cincinnati/Sam_Meece.html
School Record Indoors – Weight Throw – 20.98m (68’ 10”)
School Record Outdoors – Hammer Throw – 62.30m (204’ 5”)
American Athletic All-Conference – Shot Put - 2020
NCAA Preliminaries Qualifier – Discus Throw, Hammer Throw (outdoors) – 2019
American Athletic Conference Champion – Hammer Throw (outdoors) – 2019
American Athletic Conference Champion – Weight Throw (indoors) – 2019
American Athletic All-Conference – Shot Put (indoors) – 2019
NCAA Preliminaries Qualifier – Discus Throw (outdoors) – 2018
Freshman Record – Weight Throw – 18.64m (61’ 2”) - 2018
QUICK HITS: Perhaps the most versatile thrower in UC history… ranks #1 in the indoor weight throw (20.98m/68’ 10”), #1 in the outdoor hammer throw (62.30m/204’ 5”), #2 in the indoor shot put (17.81m/58’ 5.25”), #2 in the discus (56.14m/184’ 2”), and #7 in the outdoor shot put (17.18m/56’ 4.5”) on the all-time UC lists.
2020-21 ITF: Meece finished third in the weight throw with a toss of 18.11m at the McCravy Green Invitational last January... Meece also took fourth in shot put with a heave of 16.37m.
2020-21 OTF: Meece had a hammer throw of 59.24m (12th all-time at UC) to secure a first-place finish at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational. He would also secure two more wins in the shot put (15.83m) and the discus throw (48.04m) on the second day of events… Meece would place 10th in the hammer throw portion of the Tennessee Relays Decathlon throwing a distance of 55.01m… at the AAC Championships in May, Meece placed third in the hammer throw with a distance of 61.38m, good for third best all-time at UC. Meece would win his second bronze of the weekend with a throw of 52.03m in the discus event… Meece placed 36th on the hammer throw at the NCAA East Prelims with a toss of 58.82m (14th all-time at UC).
2019-20 SEASONS
2020 OTF (JR): No season was conducted because of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2020 ITF (JR): Kept his streak alive of placing in two events or more and every event entered (12 for 12) at the conference championship in his collegiate career. Placed 3rd in the shot put and 5th in the weight throw at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships.
2018-19 SEASONS
2019 OTF (SO): Had a stellar season with victories in the discus throw at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational and the Billy Hayes Invitational. Continued to be a dominant force at conference championships by winning the hammer throw at the American Outdoor Track & Field Championships and placing 4th in the discus and 6th in the shot put. Set personal records in the discus throw and the hammer throw qualifying to the NCAA Preliminaries in both events.
2019 ITF (SO): Had a breakthrough indoor season capped off with monster performances at the conference championships. Won the weight throw title at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships with a school record throw of 20.98m (68’ 10”) and followed that up with a 3rd place finish and personal record in the shot put with a heave of 17.81m (58’ 5.25”)
2017-18 SEASONS
2018 OUT (FR): Scored in all three throws he entered, making 5-for-5 at the AAC meets all year… finished seventh overall in the hammer with a best of 55.48m (182-00), a mark that ranks him#7 all-time in UC history and gives him the UC freshman record… it marked the second meet in a row in which his mark ranked #7 and #1 and was the third time it happened all season after he opened the outdoor season with the same result on a toss of 54.35m (178-03) at the Nikoloff Open… threw 53.45m (175-04) in the discus at the Lyles/Wood Invitational to move up to #6 in UC history and break the school’s freshman record while also qualifying for the NCAA East Preliminary Round meet where he placed 30th overall… threw 16.59m (54-05.25) in the shot put at the AAC meet to record the #9 mark in UC history.
2018 IN (FR): Scored in both throws at the AAC Championships by placing fifth in the weight throw and seventh in the shot put… broke the freshman record in the weight throw three times during the season, hitting marks of 18.03m (59-04.00) and 18.54m (60-10.00) before finishing at 18.64m (61-02.00) at the Buckeye Tune-Up, a mark that also ranks him #3 all-time in UC history… in the shot put, he recorded a PR four times, including at the conference meet with his best of 16.42m (53-10.50), the #10 mark all-time at UC.
PRIOR TO UC: A 2017 graduate of Napoleon High School (Napoleon, Ohio)… five-time state champion in the throws, capturing the discus twice (2017, 2016), the outdoor shot put once (2017) and the indoor weight throw twice (2017, 2016)… added Top 3 finishes three other times as well… competed at the New Balance Indoor Nationals three times, finishing seventh in the weight throw in 2017 for his best finish… took part in the New Balance Outdoor Nationals five times… twice placed ninth in the discus (2017, 2016) and sixth in the hammer (2017)… 2017 Midwest Meet of Champions discus champion… four-time conference champion, winning the discus his final three years and adding the shot put crown in 2016… placed second as a senior and third as a sophomore as well.
PERSONAL BEST MARKS
Indoor Track & Field
Shot Put • 17.81m (58’ 5.25”) #2 UC (individual)
Weight • 20.98m (68’ 10’) UC Record
Outdoor Track & Field
Shot Put • 17.18m (56’ 4.5”) #6 UC (individual)
Discus • 56.14m (184’ 2”) #20 UC
Hammer • 62.30m (204’ 5”) UC Record
All Results as a Bearcat – https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6556686/Cincinnati/Sam_Meece.html