Blake Veenstra

Rebecca Manteuffel, Garret Wagner, Blake Veenstra

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Position:
Throws
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lynnville, Iowa
High School:
Pella Christian
Prev School:
Hawkeye CC

Awards and Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F25)

Personal Records

Shot Put	62-5 (19.02m)	2025 Indoor
	57-11 3/4 (17.67m)	2024 Outdoor
Weight Throw	59-9 3/4 (18.23m)	2024 Indoor
Discus	172-0 (52.43m)	2022 Outdoor
Hammer Throw	173-6 (52.88m)	2022 Outdoor

2024-25
Indoor: Took eighth in the shot put to medal at Big 12 Championships with 60-6 1/2 (18.45m) ... won the shot put at the Bill Bergan Open with an all-time best of 62-5 (19.02m), moving up to No. 6 in Iowa State history ... also won at the Cyclone Open (60-11 1/4, 18.57m) and the Iowa Open (60-7 1/4, 18.47m) ... had additional marks over 60 feet at the Iowa State Classic (61-9 1/2) and Tyson Invite (60-9 1/4) ... also competed at the Tyson and ISU Holiday Invite.

2023-24
Outdoor: Advanced to NCAA West Prelims in the shot put and finished 46th with 53-10 1/2 (16.42m) ... placed 12th in the shot put at Big 12 Championships with 54-9 1/4 (16.69m) ... hit a season-best 57-11 3/4 (17.67m) in the shot put for fifth at the USF Invite while finishing 11th with a discus mark of 159-1 (48.48m) ... placed second in the shot put at the ISU Alumni Invite and John McDonnell Invite ... also competed in the shot put at Drake Relays, Jim Duncan and Hurricane Invite.
Indoor: Scored in the shot put at Big 12 Championships in eighth place with a all-time best of 59-5 1/2 (18.12m), the eighth-best indoor performance in Iowa State history ... cemented top three finishes in the shot put at the Iowa Open, Iowa State Classic, Cyclone Open and ISU Holiday Invite ... threw a weight throw personal best of 59-9 3/4 (18.23m) for sixth at the ISU Holiday Invite ... also threw at the Tyson, Razorback and Hawkeye Invite.

2022-23
Outdoor: Scored in the shot put finishing eighth with a season-best 55-11 3/4 (17.06m) while placing 15^th in the discus (155-5, 47.37m) at Big 12 Championships … placed sixth in the discus with a season best of 169-4 (51.62m) at Drake Relays … also competed in the discus and shot put at the Iowa State Alumni Invite, Beach Invite, Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, Dutch Invite and the UCF Invite.
Indoor: Moved onto the final in the shot put just missing out on scoring in ninth place at Big 12 Championships with 55-11 (17.04m) … threw a weight throw personal best of 56-11 1/4 (17.35m) for ninth at the Cyclone Open … finished eighth at the Razorback Invite with a shot put PR of 57-11 (17.65m) … also competed at the Snowshoe Open, Iowa State Classic, Graduate Classic and ISU Holiday Invite.

2021-22 (Hawkeye CC)

Outdoor: Posted a PR in both the shot put (55-4 1/4, 16.87m) and hammer throw (173-6, 52.88m) for fourth at NJCAA Championships … also placed sixth in the discus with a throw of 166-1 (50.62m) at outdoor championships … claimed second in both the discus and hammer throw at NJCAA Region Championships … placed 21^st at Drake Relays in the discus … won both the shot put and discus at the Wartburg Outdoor Select, Mustang Open and WPU Statesmen Invite … placed first in the shot put (55-2 3/4, 16.83m) at the Mustang Invite.

Indoor: Threw 53-5 3/4 (16.30m) for fifth in the shot put and 52-2 (15.90m) for seventh in the weight throw at NJCAA Indoor Championships … finished first in the shot put (54-0 1/2, 16.47m) and second in the weight throw (53-3 1/2, 16.24m) at the NJCAA Region Championship … won the weight throw with 52-2 1/2 (15.91m) at the Jack Jennett Open and the shot put with 51-11 3/4 at the UW-Platteville Invite … placed fifth in the shot put at the Cyclone Open.

2020-21 (Hawkeye CC)

Outdoor: Competed in the discus (6^th), shot put (11^th) and hammer throw (13^th) at the NJCAA Outdoor Championships … placed first in the shot put with 50-10 3/4 (15.51m) and second in the discus (166-11, 50.87m) and hammer throw (148-0, 45.11m) at the NJCAA Region Championships … placed fifth in the shotput and ninth in the discus at Drake Relays … won both the shot put and discus at the Loras Easter Mid Week and the Cornell College Invitational.

Indoor: Competed in five meets … placed 12^th (48-4 3/4, 14.75m) in the shot put at the NJCAA Indoor Championships … won the shot put at the Waldorf Winter Invitational with a throw of 49-9 (15.16m).

High School

Finished fifth in the shot put and sixth in the discus at the 2019 Iowa Class 2A Track and Field State Championships … qualified for the state meet in the discus in 2018 … placed seventh in the discus with 163-3 3/4 at Drake Relays in 2019.

Personal

Majoring in agricultural studies.