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Class
Junior
Hometown
Spanish Fork,
Utah
Last School
Maple Mountain High School
Roster Years
2019-2023
BYU Highlights
- Two-time outdoor First Team All-American (2021, 2023)
- No. 1 all-time at BYU in the outdoor javelin with a mark of 77.17m/253-2 (2021 Hayward Premiere)
- Threw for a mark of 76.07m/249-7 at the 2023 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays to take fifth overall
- USTFCCCA All-Academic honors (2019, 2021)
Personal
- Parents are Kyle and Cia Bates
- Wife's name is Emily
- Has four siblings (David, Drew, Bailey and Emily)
- Major: Physical Education & Coaching
- Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lima, Peru
- Fluent in Spanish
- Instagram: cameronjbates
- Twitter: @CamBates_13
Before BYU
- Two-time UHSAA 4A State Champion in the javelin (2015, 2016)
- Two-time UHSAA Region 8 Champion in the javelin (2015, 2016)
- Broke the UHSAA 4A state record in the javelin
- 2015 Great Southwest Classic Champion
- 7th-place finish in the javelin at the 2015 USATF Junior Outdoor Nationals
- Also recruited by Air Force, Army, Cornell, Houston, San Francisco, Texas, Utah State and Yale
Stats
Outdoor Personal Bests |
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Mark |
Event |
Meet |
77.17m/253-2 (No. 1 all-time at BYU) |
JT |
2021 Hayward Premiere |
Career Stats
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2019
Outdoor
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Took 14th place in the javelin at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds with a toss of 67.03m/219-11
- Threw the No. 5 mark all-time in the javelin with a career-best 69.17m/226-11 at the Beach Invitational
- Competed in six meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Sophmore Year
2022
Indoor
- Did not compete
Outdoor
- Finished third at the Sun Angel Classic with a javelin throw of 68.67m/225-3.
Junior Year
2023
Indoor
- Did not compete
Outdoor
- Earned First Team All-American honors in the javelin after his toss of 74.71m/245-1 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships placed eighth overall
- Threw for a season-best, 76.07m/249-7 at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on April 1
- Placed first at the Cardinal Classic on March 18 with a mark of 74.90m/245-9
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
2021
Outdoor (2021)
- Finished seventh in men’s JT final at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and achieved All-America First Team honors with a mark of 74.25m/243-7
- Became the first BYU javelin thrower to be named to an All-America team since 2010
- Delivered a school record-breaking and Olympic qualifying toss of 77.17m/253-2 at the Hayward Premiere
- Surpassed70.00m/229-8 six times
- First BYU field athlete to receive Region Field Athlete of the Year since throws coach Niklas Arrhenius in 2007
Overall
- Received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Finished 14thin men’s JT Qualifying Round at U.S. Olympic Trials
- Named USTFCCCA Mountain Region Men’s Field Athlete of the Year
Cameron Bates - 2019 NCAA Regionals
Cameron Bates - 2021 Regionals
- M Track & Field | Jun, 09
Mantz takes second place in 10,000m on first day of 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 09
Mantz takes second place in 10,000m on first day of 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 04
Cougars rack up six USTFCCCA regional awards
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 27
Three Cougars punch tickets to Eugene on first day of NCAA West Prelims
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 03
Bates, Mantz break school records at Hayward Premiere
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 06
Riner, Bates post all-time marks in javelin at UNLV Spring Opener