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Derek Tesch

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 245
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Blanco, TX
  • Prev School Blanco HS

Biography

Awards
  • 2015 USTFCCCA Outdoor All-South Central Region: Discus
  • 2015 USTFCCCA Indoor All-South Central Region: Weight Throw
Personal Bests
  • Shot Put (Indoor): 13.94m (45-9) - Texas A&M 13 Team Invitational - January 16, 2015
  • Discus: 51.98m (170-6) -LSU Alumni Gold - April 18, 2015
  • Hammer: 51.77m (169-10) - LSC Outdoor Championships - May 7-9, 2015
  • Weight Throw: 17.47m (57-3.75) - Ramapo College Indoor Select - February 7, 2015

2014-15 (Outdoor): Finished 3rd in the discus at the Islander Open Spring Break Meet on March 13 at 47.51m (155-10)…finished 3rd in the discus at the Cactus Cup on March 21 at 46.58m (152-10)…finished 3rd in the discus at the Trinity Tiger Invite on March 27 at 47.93m (157-3)…finished 1st in the discus at the David Noble Relays on April 2 at 50.55m (165-10)…finished 8th in the discus at the LSU Alumni Gold on April 18 at 51.98m (170-6)…finished 7th in the discus at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight on April 25 at 49.53m (162-6)…finished 6th in the discus at the LSC Outdoor Championships on May 7-9 at 48.39m (158-9)…finished 1st in the hammer at the Islander Open Spring Break Meet at 47.14m (154-8)…finished 2nd in the hammer at the Cactus Cup at 50.14m (164-6)…finished 2nd in the hammer at the Trinity Tiger Invite at 50.56m (165-10)…finished 3rd in the hammer at the David Noble Relays at 51.62m (169-4)…finished 2nd in the hammer at the Islander Dash Invitational on April 10 at 51.34m (168-5)…finished 16th in the hammer at the LSU Alumni Gold at 51.72m (169-8)…finished 19th in the hammer at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight at 49.74m (163-2)…finished 5th in the hammer at the LSC Outdoor Championships at 51.77m (169-10)

2014-15 (Indoor): Finished 8th in the shot put at the Texas A&M 13 Team Invitational on January 16 at 13.94m (45-9)…finished 17th in the shot put at the Masked Rider Open on January 29-31 at 13.10m (42-11.75)…finished 12th in the shot put at the LSC Indoor Championships on February 28-March 1 at 12.96m (42-6.25)…finished 3rd in the weight throw at the Texas A&M 13 Team Invitational on January 16 at 16.32m (53-6.5)…finished 7th in the weight throw at the Masked Rider Open at 16.13m (52-11)…finished 1st in the weight throw at the Ramapo College Indoor Select on February 7 at 17.47m (57-3.75)…finished 2nd in the weight throw at the LSC Indoor Championships at 16.80m (55-1.5)

2013-14 (Outdoor): Finished 7th in the discus at the Islander Open on March 15 at 43.16m (141-7)…finished 5th in the discus at the Cactus Cup on March 22 at 44.48m (145-11)…finished 6th in the discus at the Tiger Relays on March 28 at 41.66m (136-8)…finished 10th in the discus at the David Noble Relays on April 5 at 42.06m (138-0)…finished 7th in the discus at the UIW Cardinal Invitational on April 11-12 at 42.04m (137-11)…finished 18th in the discus at the LSU Alumni Gold on April 19 at 44.24m (145-2)…finished 11th in the discus at the LSC Outdoor Championships on May 1-3 at 42.28m (138-8)…finished 5th in the hammer at the Cactus Cup at 47.00m (154-2)…finished 2nd in the hammer at the Tiger Relays at 45.94m (150-9)…finished 1st in the hammer at the David Noble Relays at 51.68m (169-7)…finished 4th in the hammer at the UIW Cardinal Invitational at 47.50m (155-10)…finished 14th in the hammer at the LSU Alumni Gold at 47.40m (155-6)…finished 2nd in the hammer at the LSC Outdoor Championships at 51.48m (168-11)

2013-14 (Indoor): Finished 10th in the weight throw at the Red Raider Open on February 14 at 14.35m (47-1)…finished 2nd in the weight throw at the LSC Indoor Championships on March 1-2 at 16.50m (54-1.75)

High School: Attended Blanco High School in Blanco, Texas... Qualified for regionals in the discuss as a senior and sophomore... Also lettered in basketball, football, golf and power lifting.

Personal: Son of Bill and Cheryl Tesch... Was a member of the Javelina football team (2009-13)... Three-time all-LSC deep snapper... Twice named all-LSC at tight end... Served as team captain for two years... Majoring in kinesiology administration.