2021 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Finley, Cade
Cade Finley
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 6-8
- Class (Indoor):
- R-So.
- Class (Outdoor):
- R-Fr.^
- Hometown:
- Florence, Ala.
- High School/Previous School:
- Wilson HS
Bio
2022 Outdoor Season
Finished in second place in the discus throw at the Bulldog Relays to earn a new personal best of 48.51m (3/23-26)... Won the discus throw at the LSU Battle on the Bayou to earn a new personal best of 50.02m (4/2)... Placed third in the discus throw at the Maroon and White Invitational to earn a new personal best of 51.11m (4/29-30).
2022 Indoor Season
Placed fifth at the Samford Open in the weight throw, throwing a new personal record of 15.33m (1/22).
2021 Outdoor Season
Finished in seventh in the discus at the Bulldog Relays with a mark of 48.04m (3/26) ... At the Florida Relays, he finished in 16th in the discus (4/3) ... Threw to a new-best mark of 48.40m in the discus at the Crimson Tide Invitational, placing 11th (4/10) ... Tied for 13th in the discus at the War Eagle Invitational (4/17) ... Threw the hammer for the first time at the Maroon & White Invite, finishing 18th with a mark of 43.38m; also threw to a 10th-place finish in the discus (4/30) ... At the SEC Championships, he finished in 22nd in the discus at 46.22m (5/15).Finished in second place in the discus throw at the Bulldog Relays to earn a new personal best of 48.51m (3/23-26)... Won the discus throw at the LSU Battle on the Bayou to earn a new personal best of 50.02m (4/2)... Placed third in the discus throw at the Maroon and White Invitational to earn a new personal best of 51.11m (4/29-30).
2022 Indoor Season
Placed fifth at the Samford Open in the weight throw, throwing a new personal record of 15.33m (1/22).
2021 Outdoor Season
2021 Indoor Season
At the Commodore Indoor, threw to a new PR of 15.11m in the weight throw (1/15) ... Finished in seventh at the Carolina Challenge (1/23) ... Came in tenth at the Music City Challenge (2/12).2020 Outdoor Season
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2020 Indoor Season
Recorded a new personal best at 12.17m in the Weight Throw at the Music City Challenge (2/14).
2019 Outdoor Season
Did not compete.
2019 Indoor Season
Did not compete.Academics / Service
A SEC Honor Roll member in spring of 2020 ... A three-time Bulldog Honor Roll member.Before the Bulldogs
Attended Northwest Shoals CC ... Competed at Wilson High School … Four-time state champion in the discus … Broke his own state record as a senior with a mark of 56.46m, winning by more than 11m and surpassing his father’s record of 56.31m … Also claimed the shot put title with a 14.90m throw … Two-time TimesDaily Boy’s All-Area Track Athlete of the Year … Won six career state titles, five outdoors and one indoors … Was named the Most Valuable Performer in his final three years of high school … Was selected to receive the Best Thrower award in five straight years … Set the USATF Region 6 discus record while winning the region in 2014 and 2015 … Claimed a bronze medal in the discus at the 2015 USATF Junior Olympics … Won the USATF Region 6 shot put in 2015 … Also played basketball and was named the team’s defensive MVP in 2016 after setting school records for blocks in a single game and in a season.Personal
Born Dylan Cade Finley on February 10, 1999 to Tina and Joe Don Finley … Has an older brother, Chase … Father, grandfather, cousin and older brother all throw discus ... Father competed at Texas State … Uncle Joe John Finley played football at Oklahoma and spent five seasons in the NFL before entering the coaching ranks where he now holds a position at Missouri … Uncle Clint Finley played football at Nebraska.Collegiate Bests:
Indoor
Weight Throw – 15.11m (49'7") (Commodore Indoor – 1/15/2021)Outdoor
Discus – 48.40m (158'9") (Crimson Tide Invitational – 4/10/2021)Hammer – 43.38m (142'4") (Maroon & White Invite – 4/30/2021)
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