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Sacramento State

2023-24 Track & Field Roster

John Maka

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Pittsburg, Calif.
  • Prev School Pittsburg HS
  • Events Throws

Biography

 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

  • Redshirted during the indoor 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.

Personal

  • Has yet to declare a major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior

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