2023 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Zelden, Trent

Trent Zelden
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class (Indoor):
- R-Fr.
- Class (Outdoor):
- R-So.
- Hometown:
- Covington, La.
- High School/Previous School:
- Archbishop Hannan HS
Bio
2022 Outdoor Season
At the Bulldog Relays, placed sixth in the hammer throw to earn a new personal best of 49.33m and 12th in the javelin throw to earn a new personal best of 49.93m (3/23-3/26)... At the LSU Battle on the Bayou, placed seventh in the javelin throw to earn a new personal best of 50.88m (4/2)... Placed eighth in the javelin throw at the Joe Walker Invitational to earn a new personal best of 51.81m (4/8-9)... Placed 14th in the javelin throw at the UF Tom Jones Memorial to earn a new personal best of 55.19m (4/15-4/16)...Finished eighth in the javelin throw at the Maroon and White Invitational with a mark of 51.20m (4/29-4/30)...Placed 11th in the javelin throw at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 52.60m (5/12-5/14).
2022 Indoor Season
Placed 20th in the weight throw at the UAB Blazer Invitational at 13.17m (1/14)... Came in tenth at the Samford Open to achieve a new personal best of 14.45m (1/22)...Finished 23rd in the weight throw at the Music City Challenge with a throw of 13.56m (2/11-2/12).
2021 Outdoor Season
At the Bulldog Relays, he finished in 14th in the hammer throw at 41.47m (3/26) ... Threw to a personal-best mark of 45.78m in the hammer at the Crimson Tide Invitational, finishing in 19th (4/10) ... Came in 16th in the hammer with a personal-best 46.04m throw at the War Eagle Invitational (4/17) ... Threw the javelin for the first time collegiately at the Maroon & White Invite, finishing in 10th with a best of 48.03m; also had a 15th place finish in the hammer with a new best of 46.35m (5/1).At the Bulldog Relays, placed sixth in the hammer throw to earn a new personal best of 49.33m and 12th in the javelin throw to earn a new personal best of 49.93m (3/23-3/26)... At the LSU Battle on the Bayou, placed seventh in the javelin throw to earn a new personal best of 50.88m (4/2)... Placed eighth in the javelin throw at the Joe Walker Invitational to earn a new personal best of 51.81m (4/8-9)... Placed 14th in the javelin throw at the UF Tom Jones Memorial to earn a new personal best of 55.19m (4/15-4/16)...Finished eighth in the javelin throw at the Maroon and White Invitational with a mark of 51.20m (4/29-4/30)...Placed 11th in the javelin throw at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 52.60m (5/12-5/14).
2022 Indoor Season
Placed 20th in the weight throw at the UAB Blazer Invitational at 13.17m (1/14)... Came in tenth at the Samford Open to achieve a new personal best of 14.45m (1/22)...Finished 23rd in the weight throw at the Music City Challenge with a throw of 13.56m (2/11-2/12).
2021 Outdoor Season
2021 Indoor Season
Competed in his first collegiate meet at the Commodore Indoor, finishing in eighth in the weight throw (1/16) ... Upped his personal best in the weight throw at the Carolina Challenge (1/23) ... Came in eleventh at the Music City Challenge (2/12).2020 Outdoor Season
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2020 Indoor Season
Did not compete.Academics / Service
Earned Dean's Scholar recognition in fall of 2019 and 2020 ... A four-time Bulldog Honor Roll member.Before the Bulldogs
Threw at Archbishop Hannah High School.Personal
Born Trent Alexander Zelden on March 8, 2001 to Gregory and Deonne Zelden … Father threw for the track and field team at Alabama … Has a sister, Samantha, who throws the javelin at Alabama and was a second team All-American … Majoring in business management.Collegiate Bests:
Indoor
Weight Throw – 14.45m (47'5") (Samford Open – 1/22/2022)Outdoor
Hammer Throw – 49.33m (161'10") (Bulldog Relays – 3/24/2022)Javelin – 55.19m (181'1") (UF Tom Jones Memorial – 4/15/2022)
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