2023 Track & Field Roster
Loper, Madias

Madias Loper
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, Ga.
- High School:
- Whitewater
Bio
2022 T&F: Took part in four regular season indoor meets, plus the ACC Indoor Championships ... Best indoor weight throw was 60-8.5 to finish sixth at Clemson's Tiger Paw Invite ... Took 19th in the weight throw (58-4) at the ACC indoor meet ... Best shot put performance of indoor season was 57-5.5, finishing first at the Indiana Relays ... Took part in the hammer throw, shot put and discus in outdoor season ... Best hammer throw as 174-11 at the University of South Carolina Open, finishing 13th ... Best shot put performance was 57-1, finishing third at the Penn Relays ... Threw the discus 150-5 meters at the Duke Invitational to finish 12.
2019-20: Finished one spot outside of All-ACC honors in the weight throw, throwing a personal-best mark of 60-9.25 (18.52 meters) for seventh place at the ACC Indoor Championships • Also finished 12th in the shot put at ACC Indoors with a throw of 53-1.75 (16.20 meters) • Had a lifetime-best performance in the shot put at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, throwing 58-6.75 (17.85 meters) for eighth place • Earned top-10 finishes in each of his regular season appearances, placing as high as second in the shot put at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge and as high as third in the weight throw at the Power 5 Invitational • Earned Academic All-ACC honors for the 2020 indoor season • Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic • ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19: Did not compete during the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Prep: Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School • USATF Indoor National Champion in the shot put • Four-time USATF All-America • Two-time AAU All-American • 2017 New Balance All-American in the shot put • Holds his high school records in all throwing events • Two-time state champion • Four-time Region Champion • Four-time County Champion • Georgia Athlete of the Year for Throws • Member of the GA All-Metro Track Team (All-State) • 2017 Wendy’s Heisman Winner • Two-time Track & Field MVP • Two-time team captain • Served on the DECA Executive Board and as Club President • An Honor Graduate and a Science Olympiad • Member of the National Beta Club.
Personal: Madias Dionne Loper is the son of Vasha and Madias Loper • Born May 10 • His parents own their own throwing club, Peach State Throwers.
Eligibility: Indoor (SO-2) • Outdoor (SO-2)
TFRRS Results
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