Reinhard Van Zyl

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hoedspruit, South Africa

MIZZOU PERSONAL RECORDS
Outdoor Track & Field
Javelin – 77.20m (253-3) // SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11/17)

NOTEWORTHY

2016 NCAA Second Team All-American (Javelin – 13^th)
2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (Javelin)
2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (Javelin)
2017 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (Javelin)
2016 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (Javelin)
2017 All-SEC Outdoor (Javelin)
2016 All-SEC Outdoor (Javelin)
No. 2 All-Time in the Javelin (77.20m/253-3)
2011 World Youth Champion (javelin)

2016-17
Season Bests
Javelin (OTF) – 77.20m (253-3) // SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11)

Outdoor Track – Began the outdoor season by finishing runner-up in the javelin at the Texas Relays (March 31) with a throw of 73.13m (239-11) … Finished third in the javelin at the Crimson Tide Invite (April 8), registering a throw of 66.49m (218-2) … Won the javelin at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 15) with a throw of 65.31m (214-3.25) … Placed first and won a white flag in rainy conditions at the Drake Relays (April 28), throwing 66.57m (218-5) … Posted a personal record and the second-longest throw in program history at 77.20m (253-3) in a runner-up performance at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 11), earning All-SEC honors for the second straight year … Earned second consecutive trip to Eugene after a third-place finish at the NCAA West Preliminary (May 25) with a throw of 74.97m (245-11) … Ended career by finishing 19^th in the javelin at the NCAA Championships (June 7) with a throw of 66.86m (219-4).

2015-16

Season Bests
Javelin (OTF) – 75.91m (249-0) // SEC Championships (5/12)

Indoor Track – Did not compete during the indoor season.

Outdoor Track – Competed in the javelin for the Tigers during the outdoor season, routinely posting top-five finishes … Earned a first-place finish at the Arkansas Spring Invitational with a throw of 66.30m (217-60) … Finished second at the Florida Relays, posting a throw of 72.61, (238-3) … Posted a personal-record at the SEC Championships, earning an ALL-SEC First Team selection with a throw of 75.91m (249-0) … Finished 13^th at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 70.25m (230-6).

PRE-MIZZOU
Bests
Javelin - 82.96m (272-2)

Reinhard competed for Cloud County CC in Concordia, Kan., for two years (2014-15), during which time he notched an NJCAA title in the javelin (2014), hitting a mark of 71.46m (234-5)...He tossed a collegiate PR of 73.26m (240-4) earlier that season at the KSU Wildcat Open, winning the event by 26 feet...Reinhard holds a career PR of 82.96m (272-2), achieved during his victory at the 2011 World Youth Championships.