2024 Track & Field Roster
Roster
McCloyen, Roury

Roury McCloyen
- Position:
- Throws
- Class (Indoor):
- Fr.
- Class (Outdoor):
- Fr.
- Hometown:
- Greenville, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- St. Joesph Catholic School
Bio
TFRRS | Roury McCloyen - Track and Field Results & Statistics
Collegiate Bests
^ Set in 2025
Indoor | SP: 18.81m^… WT: 18.54m^
Outdoor| SP: 19.29m…DT: 56.44m…HT: 52.75m
Career Honors
2025 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2024 World U20 Championships Semifinalist – Discus
2024 USATF U20 Discus Champion
2024 NCAA Outdoor Second Team All-American – Shot Put
MSU Freshman Record Holder – Discus, Shot Put
2024 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2024 SEC First Year Honor Roll
NCAA Championship Qualifier
2024 Outdoor Championship (DT) – 22nd place, 50.90m
2024 Outdoor Championship (SP) – 11th place, 19.14m
2025 Indoor Season – Sophomore Season
Opened his season at the Vanderbilt Invitational, throwing personal bests of 18.81m in the shot put and 18.54m in the weight throw…His performances at the season opener extended his No. 3 spot on the MSU all-time list in the shot put, and placed him at No. 3 all-time in the weight throw…Threw 18.37m in the shot put and 18.53m in weight throw at the Orange & Purple Invitational
2024 Outdoor Season – True Freshman Season
Made his outdoor debut at the Hurricane Invitational…Threw 18.46m in the shot put, 53.72m, and 52.73m in his first hammer and discus meets of the season…Improved on his discus mark at the Bulldog Alumni Relays, throwing 53.85, while also throwing 18.29m in shot put and 52.28m in his final hammer appearance of the season…Set massive personal bests in both shot put and discus at the LSU Battle on the Bayou, throwing 19.29m and 56.01m, both setting new MSU Freshman Records in the process…Threw 18.37m in shot put and 54.99m in discus a the Tom Jones Memorial…Made the final in both shot put and discus at the SEC Outdoor Championships…Threw 18.40m in shot put to finish sixth, and 53.93m in discus to finish ninth…Qualified for the NCAA East First Round in both events…Threw a new personal best of 56.44m in the discus to finish tenth and threw 18.81m in shot put to finish 11th, qualifying for the national championship in both events…Threw 50.90m in the discus to finish 22nd in discus…Threw 19.14m in shot put to finish 11th, posting his second best collegiate mark…Qualified for the USATF U20 Championship…Took home gold in the discus, throwing a personal best of 60.28m to qualify for the world championships…Threw 58.12m in the prelims to secure a spot in the world finals…Finished ninth in the World U20 Championship discus final, with a mark of 59.07m
2024 Indoor Season – True Freshman Season
Made his collegiate debut at the UAB Vulcan Invitational…Took home first in the shot put, throwing 17.47m and 15.90m in the weight throw…Improved on his shot put mark by over a meter at the Razorback Invitational, throwing 18.61m and breaking the men’s freshman shot put record in the process…Set personal bests in weight throw and shot put, throwing 17.10m and 18.75m, respectively…Closed out his season at the SEC Indoor Championships…Threw 18.56m to finish sixth as the only freshman in the field…Ended the indoor season as the highest ranked freshman in the country
Collegiate Bests
^ Set in 2025
Indoor | SP: 18.81m^… WT: 18.54m^
Outdoor| SP: 19.29m…DT: 56.44m…HT: 52.75m
Career Honors
2025 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2024 World U20 Championships Semifinalist – Discus
2024 USATF U20 Discus Champion
2024 NCAA Outdoor Second Team All-American – Shot Put
MSU Freshman Record Holder – Discus, Shot Put
2024 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2024 SEC First Year Honor Roll
NCAA Championship Qualifier
2024 Outdoor Championship (DT) – 22nd place, 50.90m
2024 Outdoor Championship (SP) – 11th place, 19.14m
2025 Indoor Season – Sophomore Season
Opened his season at the Vanderbilt Invitational, throwing personal bests of 18.81m in the shot put and 18.54m in the weight throw…His performances at the season opener extended his No. 3 spot on the MSU all-time list in the shot put, and placed him at No. 3 all-time in the weight throw…Threw 18.37m in the shot put and 18.53m in weight throw at the Orange & Purple Invitational
2024 Outdoor Season – True Freshman Season
Made his outdoor debut at the Hurricane Invitational…Threw 18.46m in the shot put, 53.72m, and 52.73m in his first hammer and discus meets of the season…Improved on his discus mark at the Bulldog Alumni Relays, throwing 53.85, while also throwing 18.29m in shot put and 52.28m in his final hammer appearance of the season…Set massive personal bests in both shot put and discus at the LSU Battle on the Bayou, throwing 19.29m and 56.01m, both setting new MSU Freshman Records in the process…Threw 18.37m in shot put and 54.99m in discus a the Tom Jones Memorial…Made the final in both shot put and discus at the SEC Outdoor Championships…Threw 18.40m in shot put to finish sixth, and 53.93m in discus to finish ninth…Qualified for the NCAA East First Round in both events…Threw a new personal best of 56.44m in the discus to finish tenth and threw 18.81m in shot put to finish 11th, qualifying for the national championship in both events…Threw 50.90m in the discus to finish 22nd in discus…Threw 19.14m in shot put to finish 11th, posting his second best collegiate mark…Qualified for the USATF U20 Championship…Took home gold in the discus, throwing a personal best of 60.28m to qualify for the world championships…Threw 58.12m in the prelims to secure a spot in the world finals…Finished ninth in the World U20 Championship discus final, with a mark of 59.07m
2024 Indoor Season – True Freshman Season
Made his collegiate debut at the UAB Vulcan Invitational…Took home first in the shot put, throwing 17.47m and 15.90m in the weight throw…Improved on his shot put mark by over a meter at the Razorback Invitational, throwing 18.61m and breaking the men’s freshman shot put record in the process…Set personal bests in weight throw and shot put, throwing 17.10m and 18.75m, respectively…Closed out his season at the SEC Indoor Championships…Threw 18.56m to finish sixth as the only freshman in the field…Ended the indoor season as the highest ranked freshman in the country
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