Boys · 1895 – Present
Wisconsin State Champions
Every WIAA boys individual state champion, event by event, year by year. A complete history — including discontinued events and the imperial era (yards/miles), shown as the meet recorded them.
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Shot Put
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| Year | Mark | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 D3 | 61-0 | Chris Marcell |
| 2025 D2 | 59-7 | James Flanigan |
| 2025 D1 | 61-3 1/2 | Hunter Sprangers |
| 2024 D3 | 51-9 1/4 | Anthony Seefeldt |
| 2024 D2 | 59-0 3/4 | James Flanigan |
| 2024 D1 | 70-9 1/2 | Ben Smith |
| 2023 D3 | 55-2 3/4 | Aiden Janke |
| 2023 D2 | 54-3 | Ben Buxa |
| 2023 D1 | 66-1 1/2 | Ben Smith |
| 2022 D3 | 54-8 1/2 | Aiden Janke |
| 2022 D2 | 55-8 1/2 | Gaven Fritsch |
| 2022 D1 | 59-4 | Ben Smith |
| 2021 D3 | 53-10 1/4 | Ben Pable |
| 2021 D2 | 55-10 3/4 | Logan Cleary |
| 2021 D1 | 57-2 3/4 | Jackson Acker |
| 2019 D3 | 56-9 1/4 | Gracien Jules |
| 2019 D2 | 56-9 | Adam Strouf |
| 2019 D1 | 61-3 | Andrew Stone |
| 2018 D3 | 56-7 3/4 | Jacob Wedig |
| 2018 D2 | 53-0 1/2 | Bradon Gulch |
| 2018 D1 | 63-10 | Andrew Stone |
| 2017 D3 | 54-7 1/2 | Michael Buetow |
| 2017 D2 | 59-1 1/2 | Josh Seltzner |
| 2017 D1 | 62-3 1/2 | Austin Glynn |
| 2016 D3 | 52-2 | Devin Mathwich |
| 2016 D2 | 56-8 1/2 | Landon Ellingson |
| 2016 D1 | 59-10 3/4 | Cole Van Lanen |
| 2015 D3 | 57-0 1/2 | Tucker Wedig |
| 2015 D2 | 54-2 1/2 | Kelly Thomas |
| 2015 D1 | 62-0 | Cole Van Lanen |
| 2014 D1 | 56-11 | Matt Weinhold |
| 2014 D2 | 55-3 1/2 | Logan Maurer |
| 2014 D3 | 57-5 | Tucker Wedig |
| 2013 D1 | 59-9 3/4 | Dylan Chmura |
| 2013 D2 | 60-0 1/2 | T.J. Watt |
| 2013 D3 | 57-7 3/4 | Greg Ganter |
| 2012 D1 | 60-9 1/4 | Theron Baumann |
| 2012 D2 | 55-11 1/4 | Brad Walski |
| 2012 D3 | 55-9 1/4 | Brad Bernarde |
| 2011 D1 | 60-1 3/4 | Kaleb Wendricks |
| 2011 D2 | 56-9 1/2 | Derek Watt |
| 2011 D3 | 56-11 3/4 | Zach Blahnik |
| 2010 D1 | 60-6 | Mark Hardy |
| 2010 D2 | 58-5 1/4 | Cody Evers |
| 2010 D3 | 55-10 3/4 | Zach Blahnik |
| 2009 D1 | 58-7 1/2 | Clay Gosse |
| 2009 D2 | 55-2 1/4 | Cody Evers |
| 2009 D3 | 51-6 1/2 | Henry Guell |
| 2008 D1 | 59-8 3/4 | Jared Hassin |
| 2008 D2 | 55-4 1/2 | Joe Lilek |
| 2008 D3 | 57-6 1/2 | JJ Manowski |
| 2007 D1 | 61-9 | Ed Wesela |
| 2007 D2 | 59-11 1/4 | J.J. Watt |
| 2007 D3 | 56-4 1/2 | Robbie Huberty |
| 2006 D1 | 60-3 1/4 | Ed Wesela |
| 2006 D2 | 63-0 1/4 | Aaron Studt |
| 2006 D3 | 53-9 | Jacob Dailey |
| 2005 D1 | 67-6 | Steve Marcelle |
| 2005 D2 | 63-11 1/4 | AJ Curtis |
| 2005 D3 | 55-11 1/2 | Thor Borwn |
| 2004 D1 | 57-11 3/4 | Steve Marcelle |
| 2004 D2 | 60-0 1/2 | Mike Newkirk |
| 2004 D3 | 54-4 | Brock Cummings |
| 2003 D1 | 62-1 1/2 | Joe Thomas |
| 2003 D2 | 61-2 | Gavin Ball |
| 2003 D3 | 52-1 1/2 | Rocky Bodsberg |
| 2002 D1 | 62-2 | Katon Bethay |
| 2002 D2 | 58-4 3/4 | Gavin Ball |
| 2002 D3 | 53-3 | Jeremy Goetsch |
| 2001 D1 | 59-5 1/4 | Brandon Houle |
| 2001 D2 | 55-8 | Greg Martinsen |
| 2001 D3 | 53-10 3/4 | Mike Raether |
| 2000 D1 | 62-6 | Jim Nelson |
| 2000 D2 | 54-9 | Steve Elam-Bishop |
| 2000 D3 | 53-7 | Dustin Nitek |
| 1999 D1 | 56-11 | Mike Adam |
| 1999 D2 | 59-11 | Josh Vander Velden |
| 1999 D3 | 53-6 | Noah Eschenbauch |
| 1998 D1 | 59-10 1/2 | Mike Adam |
| 1998 D2 | 59-5 3/4 | Al Jonson |
| 1998 D3 | 56-8 | Joe Sracic |
| 1997 D1 | 61-11 1/2 | Ian Douglas |
| 1997 D2 | 56-6 | Al Johnson |
| 1997 D3 | 59-9 1/4 | Kurt Malnar |
| 1996 D1 | 59-0 1/2 | Keith Rasmussen |
| 1996 D2 | 54-11 1/2 | Joe Loppnoew |
| 1996 D3 | 53-3 1/4 | Shane Swope |
| 1995 D1 | 59-11 3/4 | Joe Nault |
| 1995 D2 | 56-2 1/2 | Luis Moroney |
| 1995 D3 | 50-7 1/4 | Shane Swope |
| 1994 D1 | 59-5 1/4 | Joe Nault |
| 1994 D2 | 62-8 1/2 | Tom Van Lanen |
| 1994 D3 | 59-8 1/4 | Bobby Smith |
| 1993 D1 | 59-2 1/2 | Marcus Fredrick |
| 1993 D2 | 61-3 | Chad Yenchesky |
| 1993 D3 | 56-3 1/2 | Bobby Smith |
| 1992 D1 | 56-11 | Marcus Fredrick |
| 1992 D2 | 58-9 3/4 | Chad Yenchesky |
| 1992 D3 | 55-11 3/4 | Jason Lehman |
| 1991 D1 | 55-10 1/2 | Alex Mautz |
| 1991 D2 | 55-0 3/4 | Chad Yenchesky |
| 1991 D3 | 50-7 1/4 | Rob Kriesser |
| 1990 A | 59-11 | Ed Nwagbracha |
| 1990 B | 64-8 3/4 | Jim Flanigan |
| 1990 C | 54-6 1/2 | Chad Stelzl |
| 1989 A | 59-3 3/4 | Dave McLaren |
| 1989 B | 62-8 | Jim Flanigan |
| 1989 C | 52-2 1/2 | Todd Wagenknecht |
| 1988 A | 59-4 1/4 | Jim Bourne |
| 1988 B | 57-2 1/4 | Jim Flanigan |
| 1988 C | 55-7 3/4 | Jim Henney |
| 1987 A | 59-10 3/4 | Kevin Loken |
| 1987 B | 54-5 | Steve Lyster |
| 1987 C | 59-3 3/4 | Paul Belke |
| 1986 A | 61-3 1/2 | Bob Czarnecki |
| 1986 B | 54-5 1/2 | Rob Harper |
| 1986 C | 57-0 | Paul Belke |
| 1985 A | 61-10 | Paul Sharkey |
| 1985 B | 57-2 | Paul Erickson |
| 1985 C | 54-7 | Paul Belke |
| 1984 A | 58-1 1/2 | Jason Kidder |
| 1984 B | 59-6 | Troy Nelson |
| 1984 C | 54-3 1/4 | Keith Schuttemeir |
| 1983 A | 57-6 3/4 | Lance Lee |
| 1983 B | 61-10 1/2 | Gary Frank |
| 1983 C | 54-5 3/4 | Terry Strouf |
| 1982 A | 59-1 1/2 | Dave Niemuth |
| 1982 B | 56-4 1/2 | Gary Frank |
| 1982 C | 55-3 1/4 | John Mago |
| 1981 A | 57-9 1/2 | Dave Niemuth |
| 1981 B | 56-7 | Dave Ewing |
| 1981 C | 59-3 1/2 | Doug Lowell |
| 1980 A | 58-4 | Jim Banks |
| 1980 B | 58-3 1/4 | Rob LaBarre |
| 1980 C | 55-3 1/2 | Doug Lowell |
| 1979 A | 59-0 1/2 | Roger Tietz |
| 1979 B | 59-10 3/4 | Jack Mead |
| 1979 C | 57-0 | Kirk Morrow |
| 1978 A | 59-8 1/2 | Dan Siewert |
| 1978 B | 57-7 3/4 | Jack Mead |
| 1978 C | 53-10 1/4 | Jack Rauwerdink |
| 1977 A | 59-11 1/2 | Dan Siewert |
| 1977 B | 56-10 | Chuck Voltner |
| 1977 C | 53-5 1/2 | Jerry Hanson |
| 1976 A | 58-9 1/2 | Tim Garland |
| 1976 B | 58-0 1/2 | Brian Campbell |
| 1976 C | 51-10 1/2 | Jerry Campbell |
| 1975 A | 63-1 1/4 | Jeff Braun |
| 1975 B | 56-11 | Brian Campbell |
| 1975 C | 51-11 | Jerry Campbell |
| 1974 A | 58-2 | Mike Gondek |
| 1974 B | 58-4 1/2 | Ron Wopat |
| 1974 C | 54-3 1/4 | John Fieser |
| 1973 A | 62-4 3/4 | Gary Weiss |
| 1973 B | 54-4 | Steve Midboe |
| 1973 C | 52-1 3/4 | Tony Lang |
| 1972 A | 60-6 | Ken Starch |
| 1972 B | 57-5 1/2 | Dave Bielmeier |
| 1972 C | 52-1 | Bill Miller |
| 1971 A | 59-7 1/2 | Pat Burns |
| 1971 B | 56-6 | Steve Euhardy |
| 1971 C | 52-11 1/2 | Carl Bandle |
| 1970 A | 59-9 | Steve Riese |
| 1970 B | 52-0 1/4 | Bob Beer |
| 1970 C | 51-3 1/2 | Wayne Zorn |
| 1969 A | 59-7 1/2 | Tom Bewick |
| 1969 B | 60-6 1/4 | John Dittburner |
| 1969 C | 51-6 | Keith Krepfle |
| 1968 A | 58-11 | John Matuszak |
| 1968 B | 54-7 3/4 | Bill VandenHoogen |
| 1968 C | 53-9 | Mark Flink |
| 1967 A | 61-6 1/2 | Greg Gretz |
| 1967 B | 54-7 1/2 | Joe Ule |
| 1967 C | 54-11 1/4 | Steve Epley |
| 1966 A | 66-7 1/2 | Stu Voight |
| 1966 B | 54-9 1/2 | Jim Dearth |
| 1966 C | 53-3 1/2 | George Spreckles |
| 1965 A | 63-0 3/4 | Jim DeForest |
| 1965 B | 50.75 | Andrew Glick |
| 1965 C | 52-3 1/2 | Allan Kirking |
| 1964 A | 56-8 1/2 | Sandy Smith |
| 1964 B | 53-5 3/4 | Larry Whiffen |
| 1964 C | 51-7 | John Saletri |
| 1963 A | 56-0 1/4 | Sandy Smith |
| 1963 B | 52-10 3/4 | Bob Slick |
| 1963 C | 52-0 1/2 | Dave Drahem |
| 1962 A | 57-0 1/2 | Gary Crites |
| 1962 B | 49-1 1/4 | Don Dorski |
| 1962 C | 50-10 3/4 | Bill Eckhart |
| 1961 A | 54-0 | Gary Crites |
| 1961 B | 49-1 1/4 | Larry Lueck |
| 1961 C | 51-1 1/2 | Doug Williams |
| 1960 A | 55-5 1/2 | Don Hendrickson |
| 1960 B | 50-1 | Don Trampf |
| 1960 C | 49-0 | Verdal Johnson |
| 1959 A | 50-4 | Don Hendrickson |
| 1959 B | 48-2 3/4 | Darrell Millard |
| 1959 C | 48.25 | Rus Haupt |
| 1958 A | 53-7 | Gary Wouters |
| 1958 B | 53.5 | Mike Williams |
| 1958 C | 49-9 1/2 | Tom Neuman |
| 1957 A | 54-8 | Roosevelt Malone |
| 1957 B | 51-8 1/4 | Dick Pauley |
| 1957 C | 48-8 | Tom Neuman |
| 1956 A | 57-6 | Dan Lanphear |
| 1956 B | 52.25 | Jim Heineke |
| 1956 C | 48-3 | Tom Neuman |
| 1955 A | 51-2 1/2 | Gil Sutherland |
| 1955 B | 51-1 3/4 | Richard Tilley |
| 1955 C | 48-6 3/4 | Don Tomczak |
| 1954 A | 52-7 | Frank Neu |
| 1954 B | 49-10 1/2 | Jack VanDixhorn |
| 1954 C | 45-5 3/4 | Del Schmidt |
| 1953 A | 56-1 1/2 | Tom Schultz |
| 1953 B | 50-9 3/4 | Duke Radecki |
| 1953 C | 50-7 1/4 | Jim Meur |
| 1952 A | 54-0 1/4 | Tom Schultz |
| 1952 B | 49-2 3/8 | Ron Rosandich |
| 1952 C | 43-7 3/4 | Chas Rasmusen |
| 1951 A | 52-11 1/2 | Dean Mielke |
| 1951 B | 49-2 | Bob Oberlin |
| 1951 C | 46-10 7/8 | Bob Pohland |
| 1950 A | 50-2 3/8 | Alan Ameche |
| 1950 B | 46-5 1/4 | Lyle Koch |
| 1950 C | 48-0 | Bill Pohland |
| 1949 A | 51-1 1/4 | James Healy |
| 1949 B | 49-7 | Earl Matras |
| 1949 C | 46-6 1/2 | Bill Pohland |
| 1948 A | 51-1 1/4 | Art Schultz |
| 1948 B | 48-9 1/4 | Earl Matras |
| 1948 C | 47.25 | Don Schultz |
| 1947 A | 50-5 1/2 | J. Beason |
| 1947 B | 54-9 | Pat Flanagan |
| 1947 C | 43-9 1/2 | Don Schultz |
| 1946 A | 51-8 | Ted Blackwenn |
| 1946 B | 50-2 | Pat Flanagan |
| 1946 C | 43-5 | Jack Brandt |
| 1945 A | 49-6 | Don Hasenstein |
| 1945 B | 49.5 | Pat Flanagan |
| 1945 C | 46-7 1/2 | Claude Zoch |
| 1944 A | 45-10 1/2 | Kennan Smith |
| 1944 B | 43-9 3/4 | Kenneth Beer |
| 1944 C | 44.5 | L. Clausen |
| 1943 A | 47-1 1/2 | Jim Fontana |
| 1943 B | 46-2 1/2 | Claude Peotter |
| 1943 C | 43-7 1/4 | Archie Holcombe |
| 1942 A | 48-8 1/2 | Sam Rudelich |
| 1942 B | 45-11 | Calvin Spice |
| 1942 C | 40-10 | Alvin Ekern |
| 1941 A | 46-7 | Strzykalski |
| 1941 B | 46-3 1/2 | Jack Crabb |
| 1941 C | 43-1 1/2 | Walter Dusold |
| 1940 A | 52-7 1/2 | Kalchik |
| 1940 B | 44-8 3/4 | Gladden Dunst |
| 1940 C | 44-4 1/2 | John Kinziger |
| 1939 A | 47-9 1/2 | Stocker |
| 1939 B | 46-5 1/2 | William Sigler |
| 1939 C | 42-9 | John Kinziger |
| 1938 A | 52-7 | Rick |
| 1938 B | 47-5 | Robert McCahill |
| 1938 C | 46-6 3/4 | John Olson |
| 1937 A | 49-1 1/2 | Vincent Jones |
| 1937 B | 43-8 | Robert McCahill |
| 1937 C | 44-6 1/2 | John Olson |
| 1936 A | 46-3 3/4 | Keuper |
| 1936 B | 44-6 1/2 | Tremaine |
| 1936 C | 40-8 1/4 | Roman Bentz |
| 1935 A | 51-1 3/8 | Collard |
| 1935 B | 44.125 | Gross |
| 1935 C | 43-9 1/2 | Ardine Dettman |
| 1934 A | 48-3 1/2 | Barbian |
| 1934 B | 45-7 | Lee Snyder |
| 1932 A | 48.5 | Jankowski |
| 1932 B | 46-9 1/2 | Ray Buivid |
| 1932 C | 43-5 | Sigurd Solum |
| 1931 A | 51-2 | Mario Pacetti |
| 1931 B | 46-4 1/2 | Carl Schuelke |
| 1931 C | 44-9 1/4 | Merton Murphy |
| 1930 A | 50-5 1/2 | Kincaide |
| 1930 B | 43.5 | Carl Schuelke |
| 1930 C | 44-5 | Alfred Johnson |
| 1929 A | 47-4 | Schrieber |
| 1929 B | 44-4 | Clarence St. Peter |
| 1929 C | 42-6 | Alfred Johnson |
| 1928 A | 47-9 1/2 | Gregory Kabat |
| 1928 B | 42-1 1/2 | Wallamow |
| 1928 C | 39-9 1/2 | Milton Tester |
| 1927 A | 45-0 | Huber |
| 1927 B | 42-11 | Crowley |
| 1927 C | 42-8 1/2 | Edward Schwager |
| 1926 A | 45-5 | Calvert |
| 1926 B | 42-3 1/2 | Frank Schmidlkofer |
| 1925 A | 44-3 | Smith |
| 1925 B | 43-4 | Fischer |
| 1924 A | 42-7 3/4 | Smith |
| 1924 B | 42-6 | Byron Long |
| 1923 A | 41-9 3/4 | Weiss |
| 1923 B | 42-8 | Howard Nelson |
| 1922 A | 44-5 | Schwarze |
| 1922 B | 39-9 3/4 | Lloyd Yeomans |
| 1921 A | 44-3 | Graf |
| 1921 B | 40-11 1/2 | Malcolm Lyons |
| 1920 A | 42-2 3/4 | Graf |
| 1920 B | 38-8 1/2 | Augustus Stange |
| 1919 | 41-8 1/2 | Post |
| 1918 | 42-3 | Carl Jacobsen |
| 1917 | 45-4 1/2 | Guy Sundt |
| 1916 | 42-10 1/2 | Nelson |
| 1915 | 43-2 | Gifford |
| 1914 | 43-10 1/2 | Gillo |
| 1913 | 44-5 1/2 | Milton Gardner |
| 1912 | 41-4 1/2 | Milton Gardner |
| 1911 | 46-5 | Arlie Mucks |
| 1910 | 47-4 | Arlie Mucks |
| 1909 | 43-4 | Harold Rasmussen |
| 1908 | 43-6 | Schaus |
| 1907 | 41-11 | Schaus |
| 1906 | 41-5 3/4 | Joe DeChesne |
| 1905 | 42-11 | Joe DeChesne |
| 1904 | 42-1 | George Swetland |
| 1903 | 39-10 | Edward Fuhry |
| 1902 | 39-3 | George Swetland |
| 1901 | 38-11 | Waggoner |
| 1900 | 38-0 | Clarence Hubbard |
| 1899 | 41-3 | John Metzler |
| 1898 | 40-6 | H. Webster |
| 1897 | 40-8 | Clifford Barabe |
| 1896 | 42-5 1/2 | Leon Patterson |
| 1895 | 37-7 1/2 | Alvin Kraenzlein |
Source: WIAA all-time state champions. Marks shown as recorded (imperial-era events were run in yards/miles and are not directly comparable to today's metric marks). For ranked all-time bests, see the all-time lists →