Brady Rutt

Position:
Throws
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hastings, Neb.
High School:
Hastings

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
Shot Put: 47-06.25 (2012)
Weight Throw: 61-11/18.87m (2016)
OUTDOOR
Discus: 179-11/54.85m (2016)
Shot put: 49-5.75/15.08m (2013)
Hammer Throw: 197-11/60.32m (2016)

PAC-12 SCORING
2012 Discus, 5th (168-04)
2016 Discus, 5th (173-9)
2016 Hammer Throw, 6th (190-11)

2016: Indoor: Rutt concentrated on the weight throw again in his final campaign. He recorded his personal record of 61-11 at the Rocky Mountain Classic (2/19) where he placed second. Rutt’s mark put him third all-time on CU’s performers list. He earned two other throws during the season over 60 feet. At the Husky Classic (2/12), he was ninth with a 60-2 mark and he tossed 60-00.50 at the Air Force Invite (1/22), which was third overall. Rutt competed at the MPSF Championships and placed 12th (56-10.75).
Outdoor: Rutt had a great final season for the Buffs, throwing the discus and hammer. He earned five top five finishes in the hammer throw, including a first place finish at Air Force Twilight with a mark of 191-4.25. Rutt also had a pair of runner-up finishes which included a personal record at the CSM Invite after a throw of 197-11, putting him third on CU’s all-time performers list. In the discus, Rutt won two meets and had another four top five finishes. He won the CU Invite (171-8) and the Tom Benich Open (169-1). Rutt had an outstanding postseason, scoring for the Buffs at the Pac-12 Championships for the first time since 2012 in both events. He was fifth in the discus (173-9) and sixth in the hammer (190-11). At the NCAA West Preliminary round, Rutt recorded a PR in the discus (179-11) and also threw the hammer.

2015: Indoor: Rutt focused solely on the weight throw during the season. He launched a personal best of 59-1.25 at the Potts Invite (1/17), which was third overall. Rutt’s recorded his second best mark of 57-1 twice, once at the Husky Classic (2/14) and at the Air Force Collegiate Open (1/9). He competed at the MSPF Championships and placed 15^th with a throw of 54-1.75.
Outdoor: Rutt competed in two events as a redshirt junior, the discus and hammer throws, and earned then-personal bests in both. He threw his PR of 193-00 in the hammer throw at the Tom Benich Invite (4/4), which was fifth overall. Rutt’s main event was the discus, which he competed in at 10 meets. He launched a toss of 170-11, a PR, at the Air Force Twilight (5/8), placing second overall (the top collegiate athlete). Rutt competed at the Pac-12 Championships in both events. He placed 11^th in the hammer (180-7) and was 11^th in the discus (167-7).

2014: Indoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.

2013: Indoor: Rutt competed in the shot put and weight throws and earned a personal best in the weight throw at the Air Force All-Comers Meet (1/12) with a mark of 53-6.25 for seventh place. His season-best toss in the shot put was 46-6 at the Potts Invite (1/19) where he took eighth place.
Outdoor: Rutt threw the shot put, discus and hammer during his sophomore season and picked up personal bests in all three areas. He recorded a mark of 49-05.75 in the shot put to place seventh at the CU Invite (4/13). Rutt’s hammer throw of 171-3 came at the Cowpoke Open (5/3), which placed him ninth. He saved his best for last in the discus, recording a mark of 169-3 at the Pac-12 Championships, also taking ninth.

2012: Indoor: Rutt had a solid start to his collegiate career and was second in the shot put and weight throw for the Buffs in 2012. Rutt recorded a season best mark of 53-05 at the Air Force Team Challenge (1/28), which was ninth overall. Rutt also competed in the shot put and saved his best for last as he PR’d in the event at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships with a toss of 47-06.25. He placed 16^th overall.
Outdoor: Rutt was CU’s top discus thrower during his freshman campaign, recording the top six marks. His personal best of 168-04 came at the Pac-12 Championships, which placed him fifth at the meet. Rutt also had PR’s in the hammer throw and shot put. He recorded an eighth-place finish in the shot put (46-10.25) at the Fum McGraw Quadrangular (3/31) and placed ninth in the hammer throw at the Potts Invite (3/17) with a toss of 156-07.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rutt earned letters all four years as a member of the track and field team at HHS. He recorded the school record in the discus with a throw of 187-02 and also has the middle school discus record at 167-1.50. Rutt owns the USATF intermediate boys division state record with is 167-06.0. He won back-to-back state titles in the discus as a junior and senior. Rutt also competed on the Tigers’ football team and earned all-conference, all-district and all-state honorable mention honors.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: Discus: 187-2; Shot Put: 56-06.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Rutt earned his degree in integrative physiology.

PERSONAL: Brady Shawn Rutt was born on July 17, 1993 in Hastings, Neb. He is the son of Curtis and Shari Rutt. Rutt enjoys hunting, fishing and frisbee golf and hopes to compete in the Olympics after college.