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2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Marcus Gustaveson

Marcus Gustaveson

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-5 / 210
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Wheaton, Ill.
  • High School:
    Wheaton North HS

Summary

Biography

CAREER STATS

Concordia Track & Field Career:
2021: Competed in the discus, shot put, and hammer throw for the Golden Bears ... named the CSP Male Athlete of the Year ... earned All-America First Team honors with a third place finish in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... participated in the US Olympic Trials in the discus ahead of the Tokyo Olympics ... broke the CSP record in the discus at the Tuscon Elite Classic (5/20) with a throw of 61.53m ... broke the school record in the outdoor shot put at the NSIC Outdoor Championships (5/13-15) with a throw of 17.53m ... was the NSIC champion in both the shot put and discus ... set a new personal best in the hammer throw at the NSIC Outdoor Challenge (5/1) with a throw of 45.69m ... earned USTFCCCA All-District honors in the discus throw ... named the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (3/23) ... ranked first in NCAA DII in the discus and 21st in the shot put ... named NSIC Field Athlete of the Week five times throughout the season ... won 14 events and collected 19 top-five finishes on the season.

2020: Competed in the discus throw, shot put and the weight throw ... Had a fifth place finish in the discus throw at the SDSU Holiday Invite & Multi (12/6-7) with a throw of 47.85m (157'0") ... Placed first in the shot put with a throw of 16.28m (53'5") at the Minnesota State Invitational (1/19) ... Placed second in the shot put at the Ted Nelson Classic (2/8) with a throw of 16.74m (5'11.25") ... Won the shot put at the NSIC Indoor Challenge (2/15) with a throw of 16.56m (54'4") ... Set personal best's at the Northern Sun Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/28-29) with a weight throw of 15.55m (51'0.25") and took first and advanced to the NCAA DII Indoor Track and Field Championships with a personal best shot put throw of 16.98m (55'8.5").

2019: Competed in the shot put, weight throw, and discus throw for the Golden Bears … scored in the NSIC Outdoor Championships (May: 10-11) with an eighth place finish in the shot put with a mark of 15.63m and in the discus throw with a second place finish and a 51.08m throw … tallied 20 top-five performances on the season … started the year with a first place finish in the shot put with a 15.41m throw at the Minnesota Open (1/12),  also compiled a personal best in the weight throw at the Minnesota open (1/12) with a 13.87m mark.

2018: Competed in the shot put and discus throw for the Golden Bears this season ... had 19 top-ten finishes this season, took first place in the discus throw with a throw of 50.78m at the University of Dubuque Invitational (4/21), captured first place in the discus throw with a mark of 45.77m at the Meet of the UnSaintly (May 4-5) ... posted a personal best in the shot put with a throw of 16.15m and took second place at the MSU Open & Multi (Jan 26-27) ... received fifth place in the discus throw with a mark of 45.95m at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championships (May 11-12), took second place in the shot put with a throw of 16.00m at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championships.

2017: Participated in shot put and discus throw for the Golden Bears ... had 10 top-ten finishes this season ... took second place in the shot put at the Minnesota Open (1/14) with a throw of 13.30m ... finished in eighth place in the discus throw with a mark of 43.32m at the 2017 NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Meet (May 12-13), took second in the shot put with a throw of 15.98m at the 2017 NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Meet. 

Concordia Football Career:
2018: Enters senior year with 110 catches for 1,656 yards and 16 touchdowns ... ranks 10th in team history in career catches and touchdown receptions and 11th in career receiving yards ... two-time CSP Offensive Player of the Week, against Wayne State and at UMary ... played in all 11 games with 10 starts ... finished second on the team in receptions (26), receiving yards (436) and yards per catch (16.8) while adding two touchdowns ... had at least a catch in 10 of 11 games ... had multiple catches in six of the first seven games ... had five catches for 96 yards and a touchdown in the season opener at Sioux Falls (8/30) ... had four catches for 85 yards and a touchdown in a win over Wayne State (9/20) ... had a season high six catches for 70 yards in a win at UMary (10/13).

2017: All-NSIC South Division honorable mention wide receiver … four time Concordia Offensive Player of the Week … appeared in all 11 games, starting nine … his 43 catches were the most on the team and resulted in 656 receiving yards, also the highest mark on the team and ninth in the NSIC … ranked third in the NSIC and 34th in the nation with nine touchdown catches … caught six passes for 116 yards and a touchdown against Minot State (8/31) … set a career high with three receiving touchdowns against Upper Iowa (10/7), also catching nine passes for 93 yards … tied a career high for catches in a game with ten against Augustana (11/4), recording a career high 135 receiving yards and adding a touchdown.

2016: Named CSP Offensive Player of the Week twice as a true freshman, in week three against UMD and week 10 against Augustana ... ranked 17th in the NSIC (160th DII) with 4.1 catches per game and 21st in the NSIC (166th DII) with 56.4 receiving yards per game ... five receiving touchdowns ranked 20th in the conference (168th DII) ... led the team in receptions (41), receiving yards (564) and receiving touchdowns (5) ... team's leading returner in all-purpose yards (564) ... played and started in 10 games and had at least one catch in all 10 games ... had five catches for 51 yards in his debut in a win over U-Mary (9/3) in week one ... had seven catches for 115 yards and his first two touchdowns in week three against UMD (9/17) ... had five catches for 74 yards and a touchdown in week nine at SMSU (10/29) ... had season-highs of 10 catches for 129 yards and his fifth TD of the year in week 10 against Augustana (11/5) ... an All-NSIC performer in outdoor track & field, placing second in the shot put by establishing a school record in the event.

Wheaton North High School:
A two-sport athlete competing in football and track & field for the Falcons ... an All-DuPage Valley Conference honorable mention performer ... had 26 receptions for 271 yards and five touchdowns.

Personal:
A business major and communication studies minor at CSP ... has a younger brother.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    6'5" 210 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    6'5" 210 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    Throws
    6'5" 210 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    Throws
    6'5" 210 lbs
  • 2020-21Senior

    Throws
    6'5" 210 lbs