2023-24 Track and Field Roster

Michael Shoaf 2022-23 Track and Field Roster

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Class Graduate/Senior
Hometown Rocky River, OH
High School Rocky River
Michael Shoaf - Track and Field - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Indoor and Outdoor School record holder in the shot put (20.05m/19.80)
  • 2023 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor qualifier in the shot put
  • Two-time ACC champion in the shot put (2022 and 2023)
  • 2023 All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team
  • 2023 All-ACC Indoor Academic Team
  • 2023 Second Team Indoor All American in the Shot put
  • 2023 Second Team Outdoor All American in the Shot put

AS A SENIOR (2022-23)

  • Finished 16th in the nation in the shot put at NCAAs (19.11M)
  • Took ninth at NCAA Regionals in the shot put (18.94M)
  • Won the shot put at outdoor ACCs (19.41M), also took seventh in the hammer throw with a personal best 61.43M
  • Secured the indoor school record in the shot put at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a throw of 20.05m
  • Notched a personal best in the weight throw at the Notre Dame Invitational (20.49M), finishing second overall
  • Earned first place on nine occasions over the course of both the Indoor and Outdoor seasons

AS A JUNIOR (2021-22)

  • Won Outdoor ACC Championship in the shot put with a throw of 19.80
  • Finished fifth at Indoor ACCs in shot put (18.88M) and eighth in the weight throw (20.43M)
  • Won seven of his first eight events (both shot put and weight throw) to start the season
  • Posted a PR in the discus (50.72M) at the Indiana Invitational. Won the shot put (18.90M)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21)

  • Finished 22nd overall at NCAAs in the shot put (17.35M)
  • Notched a ninth place finish in the shot put at NCAA Regionals (18.91M)
  • Competed in three events at Outdoor ACCs — shot put (finished ninth with 17.79M), discus (finished 13th with 50.58M) and hammer throw (finished 16th with 53.67M)
  • Earned his first dual meet victory in the shot put at the Bob Harris Open (18.09M)

AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20)

  • Finished seventh in the shot put (17.30M) and 12th in the weight throw (17.03M) at Indoor ACCs
  • Recorded a second place finish in the weight throw at the Notre Dame Invitational (16.93M), his highest finish during his rookie season

PREP AND PERSONAL

  • Graduated from Rocky River in spring of 2019
  • Participated in football and track and field
  • As a junior won state championships in indoor and outdoor shot put and placed second in discus
  • As a senior, repeated with an indoor shot put state championship
  • Set a weight throw record (66-10) in the Emerging Elite event at the 2018 New Balance Indoor National Championships to win the title
  • Named a high school All-American
  • Son of Mick and Lisa Shoaf
  • Has a younger sister, Madie
  • Graduated from Notre Dame in 2023 with a degree in business analytics 
  • Pursuing a Masters of Science in Finance from the Mendoza School of Business
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