2018-19 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster
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Kord Ferguson
- Position:
- Throws
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Kan.
- High School:
- Ottawa
- Prev School:
- Wichita State
Bio
ACCOLADES
- All-American, outdoor discus (2019)
- All-American, indoor shot put (2019)
- All-American, outdoor shot put (2019)
- First Team All-American, discus (2018)
- First Team All-American, indoor shot put (2018)
- Honorable Mention All-American, outdoor shot put (2016)
- Honorable Mention All-American, discus (2016)
- Second Team All-SEC, discus (2016, 2018)
- Second Team All-SEC, indoor shot put (2017, 2018)
2018-19
2019 Outdoor Season
- Finished 1st in the shot put at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a mark of 64-4 (19.61m). Also finished 1st in the discus with a mark of 199-0 (60.66m)
- Finished 2nd in the shot put at the Florida Relays with a mark of 63-9 ½ (19.44m). Also finished 3rd in the discus with a mark of 190-5 (58.04m)
2019 Indoor Season
- Finished 6th in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championship with a mark of 65-0 ½ (19.82m)
- Finished 2nd in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championship with a mark of 62-9 ½ (19.14m)
- Finished 2nd in the shot put at the Music City Challenge with a mark of 65-3 ¼ (19.89m)
- Finished 2nd in the shot put at the Carolina Challenge with a mark of 63-6 ¼ (19.36m)
- Finished 1st in the shot put at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a mark of 63-2 (19.25m)
2017-18
2018 Outdoor Season
- Finished fourth in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships to earn first-team All-America honors with a mark of 191-8 (58.42). Also finished 13th in the shot put at the NCAA meet with an effort of 63-7 1/2 (19.39m)
- Double qualifier for the NCAA Championships in the shot put and discus with efforts of 65-2 (19.86m) and 180-6 (55.02m), respectively, at the NCAA East Preliminary.. The shot put mark ranks No. 2 in school history
- Posted a mark of 193-8 (59.06m) to earn all-conference honors with a second place finish in the discus at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Also finished sixth in the shot put at 62-10 3/4 (19.17m)
- Won the shot put at the LSU Invitational with a mark of 62-6 1/2 (19.06m). Also finished second in the discus at LSU with a throw of 193-8 (59.04m)
- Won the discus at the War Eagle Invitational with a throw of 197-6 (60.19m). Also finished second in the shot put with a mark of 62-11 1/4 (19.18m)
- Won the shot put at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a then-personal best mark of 63-11 1/2 (19.49m). Also finished second in the discus with a throw of 186-7 (56.88m)
2018 Indoor Season
- Finished sixth in the shot put at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 64-3 (19.58m) that ranks No. 4 all-time at Alabama. Also had two other marks in the competition that rank in the UA top-10
- Finished second in the shot put at the SEC Championships with a personal best throw of 69-9 3/4 (20.05m), the second-best mark in school history
- Finished third in the shot put at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a mark of 63-0 1/2 (19.22m)
- Won the shot put at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a mark of 61-10 1/4 (18.85m)
- Won the shot put at the season-opening UAB Blazer Invitational with a mark of 62-3 3/4 (18.99m)
2016-17
2017 Outdoor Season
- Finished 28th in the discus at the NCAA East Regional with a throw of 174-9 (53.26m)
- Finished fourth in the shot put at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 60-6 1/2 (18.45m)
- Finished fourth in the discus at the SEC Championships with a throw of 187-5 (57.13m)
- Finished second in the discus at the SEC Relays with a personal-best throw of 201-7 (61.44m)
- Finished fourth in the shot put at the SEC Relays with an effort of 58-4 1/2 (17.79m)
- Won the discus at the Jim Bush Collegiate with a throw of 198-5 1/4 (60.49m)
- Finished first in the discus at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate with a throw of 197-5 (60.19m)
- Won the discus (194-9/59.35m) and the shot put (60-10/18.54m) at the Crimson Tide Invitational
- Finished third in the discus with a throw of 189-1 (57.64m) and sixth in the invitational shot put with a mark of 59-11 1/4 (18.27m) at the Florida Relays
- Finished second in the shot put (59-2 1/4; 18.04m) and fifth in the discus (178-3; 54.35m) at the Florida State Relays in his first outdoor outing of the season
2017 Indoor Season
- Finished third in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships with a personal-best mark of 61-2 3/4 (18.66m)
- Finished fourth in the shot put at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a mark of 58-11 1/4 (17.96m)
- Finished second in the shot put at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a mark of 58-1 3/4 (17.72m) as the Tide swept the top four spots for the second meet in a row
- Posted a mark of 58-3 (17.75m) to finish second in the shot put at the Auburn Invitational as the Tide swept the first four spots in the event
- Finished third in the shot put at the season-opening Commodore Invitational with a mark of 56-1 3/4 (17.11m) as Alabama claimed four of the top six spots in the event
2015-16
2016 Outdoor Season
- Finished 24th in the shot put with a toss of 59-6 ¼ (18.14m) and 17th in the discus with a mark of 180-5 (54.99m) at the NCAA Championships
- Registered a mark of 193-7 (59.01m) to place 7th in the discus and recorded a toss of 61-1 ¼ (18.62m) in the shot put to finish 11th at the NCAA East Preliminary
- Claimed second in the discus (191-11, 58.51m) and third in the shot put (62-6, 19.05m) at his first SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships to collect 14 points for the Tide’s team total
- Finished third in the discus with a throw of 188-5 (57.42m) and placed third in the shot put with a mark of 59-0 (17.98m) at the LSU Invitational
- Recorded a toss of 192-3 (58.61m) in the discus to finish second at the War Eagle Invitational
- Threw 58-11 1/4 (17.96m) in the shot put to finish sixth and registered a toss of 195-2 (59.50m) in the discus to win the event at the Battle on the Bayou
- Recorded a personal-best of 197-3 (60.13m) to finish sixth in the discus and threw 59-5 3/4 (18.13m) in the shot put to finish sixth at the Florida Relays
- Won the shot put with a throw of 61-3 1/2 (18.68m) at the Florida State Relays
- Finished second in the Alabama Relays discus with a toss of 193-6 (58.98m)
2016 Indoor Season
- Threw 59-4 3/4 (18.10m) in the shot put to finish fifth at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships
- Finished third in the shot put with a toss of 58-6 1/2 (17.84m) at the LSU High Performance Meet
- Produced a season-best throw of 58-10 (17.93m) in the shot put to finish runner-up at the Indiana Relays
- Threw 56-8 (17.27m) in the shot put to finish 10th at the Conference Clash
- Recorded a shot-put toss of 57-10 (17.64m) to finish fourth in the event at the Commodore Indoor Invitational
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (2014-2015)
- Posted then-personal-bests of 196-3 3/4 (59.84m) in the discus and 58-6 1/4 (17.84m) in the shot put, both of which he threw while competing unattached at Wichita State during the 2015 season
PREP HIGHLIGHTS
- Claimed the discus title at the 2014 USATF Junior Championships
- Set the KSHSAA 4A State Track & Field Championships record in the discus and shot put
- Two-time state champion in the discus and shot put, going undefeated in both events during his senior season at Ottawa High School
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Son of Bryan and Kishawn Ferguson
- Born Sept. 16, 1995
- Majoring in criminal justice
NCAA Regional Day 2 Postgame: Coach Vaughn, Bryce Fowler & Tyler Fay
Saturday, May 31
NCAA Regional Day 1 Postgame: Coach Vaughn, Matthew Heiberger & Brennen Norton
Friday, May 30
NCAA Regional Preview: Coach Vaughn, Justin Lebron & Riley Quick
Thursday, May 29
SEC Tournament Postgame - Tennessee: Coach Vaughn & Richie Bonomolo Jr.
Wednesday, May 21
