John Maka

Sacramento State

2023-24 Track & Field Roster

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Indoor Career Bests	Event	Outdoor Career Bests
---	SP	39-01.25 at Tri-Meet Meet (2/27/21)
---	DIS	179-00 at Big Sky Championships (5/12/23)
59-01.25 at Don Kirby Elite Invitational (2/11/22)	WT/HAM	164-10 at Causeway Classic Dual (4/28/23)
---	JAV	113-07 at Hornet Invite (3/20/21)

2024 Season

Placed fourth at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the discus with a long of 170-10.
Finished in first place at the Aggie Open and the Causeway Classic Dual during the year.
Had throws of at least 165 feet in four of his six outdoor meets.
Also competed in the hammer in three meets with a long of 163-10.
Indoors, he participated in the weight throw in six meets.
Longest throw of the season was 54-08.25 at the Big Sky Championships.

2023 Season

Earned all-Big Sky honors by placing second at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the discus.
Had a career best throw of 179-00 which ranks fourth in school history.
That throw was 13-feet, 4-inches farther than his next best mark during the year.
Finished in first place in the discus at the Jack Albiani Invitational and was second at the Causeway Classic Dual.
Also competed in the hammer where he had a PR of 164-10 to place second at the Causeway Classic Dual.
Did not compete during the indoor season.

2022 Season

Did not compete during the outdoor season.
Qualified for the Big Sky Indoor Championships in the weight throw.
Set his career best at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a throw of 59-01.25 which moved him into ninth place in school history.

2021 Season

Placed fifth in the discus at the Big Sky Championships and moved into eighth place in school history with a career best throw of 167-05.
That throw was 6-feet, 1-inch further than his previous best.
Finished among the top three in the discus in six meets, including a win at the Tri-Team Meet to start the year.
Also saw extensive action in the hammer where he had a long of 162-05 at the Sacramento State Invitational.
Competed in the shot put and javelin in one meet.

2020 Season

High School

Graduated from Pittsburg HS in 2019.
Placed eighth at the California State Championships in the discus.
Also finished first at the Bay Valley Athletic League Championships, North Coast Section Tri-Valley Championships and NCS Meet of Champions.
Set his PR with a discus throw of 183-01 in a dual meet against Heritage HS.
Was the BVAL champion in the shot put with a PR of 50-01.00.
Also qualified for the state meet in the discus as a junior where he finished 15th.
Finished first in 14 of 17 meets during the season in the event.
Was also the BVAL champion in the shot put.

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