Manning Plater

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Rushville, Ill.
High School:
Rushville
Position:
Throws
Major:
Sport Management

Last Updated: March 23, 2020

Pronunciation: PLAY-ter

Senior (2019-20)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, the University of Michigan suspended all athletic activities, including practices, effective March 12.

Indoor Track & Field
• Qualified to compete in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 13-14). Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the championships were not contested.
• Won the bronze medal by throwing a career-best 21.97m (72-1) in the weight throw for 3rd at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-29). Scored six points for the team.
• Threw 21.63m (70-11.5) in the weight throw for the win at the Vanderbilt Music City Challenge (Feb. 14-15)
• Threw 20.65m (67-9) in the weight throw for 2nd at the Power Five Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)
• Threw 21.47m (70-5.25) in the weight throw for the win at the Kentucky Rod McCravy Memorial (Jan. 24-25)
• Threw a career-best 21.81m (71-6.75) in the weight throw for the win at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18), eclipsing his previous career best on four different throws and moving up to No. 3 in school history.
• Threw a career-best 20.69m (67-10.5) in the weight throw for 2nd at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 11)

Junior (2018-19)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Threw 61.30m (201-1) in the hammer throw for 22nd at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 23-25), and also finished 42nd in the discus with a heave of 49.31m (161-9)
• Threw a career-best 63.98m (209-11) in the hammer throw for 6th at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12), scoring three team points for Michigan.
• Threw a career-best 62.51m (205-1) in the hammer throw for 3rd at the Len Paddock Open (May 3), and threw 50.90m (167-0) for 3rd in the discus.
• Threw 57.83m (189-8) in the hammer throw for 6th at the Virginia Challenge (April 19-20), and tossed a 47.83m (156-11) mark in the discus for 18th.
• Threw a career-best 53.39m (175-2) in the discus for 6th at the Triton Invitational (April 12-13)and threw 60.83m (199-7) in the hammer throw to place 8th.
• Threw 56.07m (183-11) in the hammer throw for 7th at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30) in the invitational section, and threw a career-best 50.66m (166-2) in the collegiate discus.
• Threw 47.53m (155-11.5) in the discus for 6th at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 22-23)

Indoor Track & Field
• Threw 19.46m (63-10.25) in the weight throw for 9th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23)
• Threw 19.37m (63-6.75) in the weight throw for 7th at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8-9)
• Threw a career-best 19.48m (63-11) in the weight throw for 6th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
• Threw 18.97m (62-3) in the weight throw for 3rd at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
• Threw a career-best 19.25m (63-2) in the weight throw for 3rd at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12)

Sophomore (2017-18)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Threw 59.01m (193-7) in the Hammer Throw for 37th at the NCAA East Prelims (May 24-26)
• Threw a career-best 61.21m (200-10) in the Hammer Throw to finish 14th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13) and took 17th in the discus at 50.15m (164-6).
• Threw 47.76m (156-8) in the Discus to finish 16th at the National Relay Championships (April 27-28) and took 20th in the hammer throw at 58.48m (191-10).
• Threw 57.92m (190-0) in the Hammer Throw to finish 8th at the Texas Invitational (April 13-14) , while also throwing 15.35m (50-4.5) in the Shot Put to place 11th and 47.94m (155-7) in the Discus to place 17th
• Threw a career-best 48.66m (159-8) in the Discus to win the competition at the Battle of the Blues (April 6) and finished runner-up with career-best marks in the shot put (16.33m/53-7) and the hammer throw (59.22m/194-3).
• Threw a career-best 58.62m (192-4) in the Hammer Throw to finish 6th at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24) , after also throwing a career-best 48.23m (158-3) in the Discus to finish 10th and a career-best 15.52m (50-11) in the Shot Put to finish 9th

Indoor Track & Field
• Threw a career-best 18.57m (60-11.25) in the Weight Throw to finish 20th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Threw 18.44m (60-6) in the Weight Throw to finish 2nd at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16) after throwing 15.31m (50-2.75) in the Shot Put to finish 8th
• Threw 17.75m (58-3) in the Weight Throw to finish 12th at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 9-10)after throwing 15.30m (50-2.5) to finish 23rd in the Shot Put.
• Threw a career-best 18.53m (60-9.5) in the Weight Throw to win the competition at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)after throwing a career-best 15.90m(52-2.0) in the Shot Put to finish 9th.
• Threw a career-best 14.91m (48-11.00) in the Shot Put to finish 10th at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20), and also finished sixth in the weight throw with a mark of 17.78m (58-04.00).
• Threw a career-best 18.11m (59-05.00) in the Weight Throw to finish 2nd at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13), and also finished ninth in the shot put throwing a 14.64m (48-0.5).

Freshman (2016)

Prep
• Graduated from Rushville High School (2016)
• Four-year honor roll
• Illinois State Scholar (2015)
• National Honor Society
• Student Council
Track and Field
• Four-time All-State (fourth place; 2016, third place; 2015, ninth place; 2014) in discus and four-time state Qualifier
• All-State (sixth place; 2016, fourth place; 2015) in shot put and three-time state qualifier
• Five-time Conference Champion (Discus; 2014-15-16, Shot Put, 2015-16)
• Three-time Discus Champion (2014-15), two-time shot put champion (2015) in the shot put at the Capital Area Stars meet (2014) for honor roll students

Personal
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Majoring in Computer Science
• Born June 12, 1997
• Son of Matt and Michele Plater
• Father, Matt played football (1987-90) and competed in track and field (1988-91) at Millikin University and was an All-American in the discus in 1991 and a national qualifier the year prior
Other Sports
• Also competed all four years as a member of the football and basketball teams
•School's all-time leading scorer with over 1,200 points and also the all-time leading rebounder
• Ranked the No. 10 Tight End in the state of Illinois as a senior and was a two-way all-conference player.

Career-Best Performances (College)

Event	Time	Date
Shot Put (I)	15.90m (52-2)	2-3-18
Shot Put (O)	16.33m (53-7)	4-6-18
Discus (O)	53.39m (175-2)	4-13-19
Hammer Throw (O)	63.98m (209-11)	5-10-19
Weight Throw (I)	21.97m (72-1)	2-28-20