Kurt Roberts

YEAR: Second in 2025-26
PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Ashland '11

AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY

The 2025-26 season will be Roberts' second coaching shot putters at Ashland University.
Roberts is a member of the 2024 Ashland University Hall of Fame and 2025 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) D-II Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame classes.
He won three NCAA Division II shot put national championships – as a sophomore outdoors in 2009 (18.78 meters/61-feet-7½), and as a junior and senior indoors in 2010 (19.79 meters/64-feet-11½) and 2011 (19.48 meters/63-feet-11).
His best indoor mark of 19.80 meters/64-feet-11½ puts him as the No. 5 man in the event in D-II history, and his top outdoor heave of 19.55 meters/64-feet-1¾ puts him at No. 18 in all-time D-II men's shot put annals.
Roberts also boasts seven D-II All-American citations, all in the shot put (four indoors, three outdoors).
He was a two-time USTFCCCA men's Midwest Region Indoor Field Athlete of the Year (2008-09, 2009-10), and 2009-10 USTFCCCA men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year.

BEFORE ASHLAND UNIVERSITY

Was an assistant coach for Mount Vernon Nazarene's track and field program from 2017-24.

PERSONAL

Has been married to wife Tiffany for 12-plus years, and they have three children – Adalynn (eight), Luciana (six) and Sophie (19 months).