Jordan Geist (Knoch; University of Arizona)
Event: Men's Shot Put
Overview: Jordan Geist rewrote the PA high school record books while at Knoch. After graduating HS in 2017, he went on to the University of Arizona. He comes into NCAAs as the No. 2 seed with a season best throw of 21.15m (69-04.75) from the Texas Tech Shootout. Geist was fifth at NCAAs in the shot both indoors and outdoors during his freshman year. Now a sophomore, Geist is hungry for his first national title.
The PA high school record holder Geist is ranked behind only Payton Otterdahl of North Dakota State, who has emerged this winter as a serious title threat. Ranked No. 2 in the world, Otterdahl has a best of 21.81m (71-06.75) this season. Geist, meanwhile, is ranked No. 7 in the world this season.