Garrett Messer

BLOOMINGTON, IN - January 20, 2024 - Garrett Messer during Indiana Invitational at Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Grace Waggoner

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Position:
Combined
Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Greenwood, Ind.
High School:
Center Grove

2024-25
Indoor:
Opened the season winning the pentathlon at the Indiana Early Bird … placed first in the pentathlon at the Indiana Invitational, winning five events … qualified for 60 meter hurdles finals at the Windy City Classic … Finished fifth in the heptathlon at the Big Ten Championship, setting personal bests in the 60 meter (7.07), long jump (6.73m/22-1), and pole vault (4.25m/13-11.25).

2023-24
Indoor:
Competed in his first pentathlon at the Indiana Early Bird, totaling 3,605 points … competed in the 60-meter hurdles and shot put at the Commodore Challenge … won the heptathlon with 4,691 points at the Indiana Invitational … placed seventh in the 60-meter hurdles (8:52) and the long jump (6.37m/20-10.75) … competed in the 60-meter hurdles and shot put at the Badger’s Windy City Invite … landed on the podium with an eighth-place finish in the heptathlon with a total of 5003 points … ranks No. 9 in program history.

Outdoor:
Competed in a trio of events including the 110-meter hurdles (15.13), 4x400 relay (3:21.48) and the long jump (6.47m/21-2.75) at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou … set lifetime bests in the 110-meter hurdles (15.10) and discus (45.49m/149-3) and contributed to a third-place finish in the 4x400 relay (3:18.07) at the Jim Green Invitational … earned a mark of 44.56m/146-2 at the Billy Hayes Invitational … finished sixth in the decathlon with 6,956 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships.

Prior to Indiana:
Personal Bests: Shot Put: 57'6.5, Discus: 185'9.5, Javelin: 153'9