Northern State University Athletics

2019-20: Recorded an indoor personal best of 16.56m in the weight throw… Tallied six top-10 finishes in the indoor season…

2018-19: Tallied a personal best of 15.32m in the weight throw… Took eighth in the weight throw at the Thundering Herd Classic… Recorded three top-10 finishes during the outdoor season… Notched personal bests in the hammer throw (43.40m) and discus (49.41m)…

2017-18: [Competed unattached] Recorded season bests of 45.41m in the discus and 37.02m in the hammer… Won the discus with a throw of 42.63m at the NSU Twilight… Tallied four top ten places…

Season and Career Bests

Prep: Austin Eppard is a 6-foot-4, thrower out of Chester High School. He is a 3-year letter winner for the Flyers under head coach Misty Larson. Eppard has personal records of 164’ in the discus and 47’ in the shot put. He is the 2016 State Champion in the discus, and a fifth place finisher in the shot put. Eppard also placed second at the Howard Wood relays. He is also a member of the Flyer football and basketball teams. He is the son of Doug and Julie Eppard. His father Doug is a Northern State alum.