Hayden Bills Garners MileSplit All-American Honor


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The honors keep piling up for recent Rosemount High School graduate Hayden Bills. Since the season has ended, Bills has been named the Gatorade Minnesota Track and Field Player of the Year, the Metro Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year, and now has been named a MileSplit 1st-Team All-American for the Outdoor season. 

MileSplit All-Americans - Throws (Full All-American Teams)

RANKNAMESCHOOLTEAM
1

Ben Smith

Hortonville (WI)1st Team
2

Bryce Ruland

Waterford Union (WI)1st Team
3

Luke Himes

Heritage Christian (IN)1st Team
4

Hayden Bills

Rosemount (MN)1st Team
5

Christian Toro

Lincoln (RI)1st Team
6

Jacob Cookinham

Bishop Stang (MA)2nd Team
7

Brayden Platt

Yelm (WA)2nd Team
8

Brendon See

JSerra Catholic (CA)2nd Team
9

Ethan Wordell

North Kingstown (RI)2nd Team
10

Fabian Gonzalez

Southern Regional (NJ)2nd Team

Bills completed an undefeated campaign in the shot put and discus this past season by winning both events at the Class AAA state meet, leading Rosemount to a state title as a team. Bills set a state record at the meet, winning the discus by 34 feet with a throw of 207 feet even, which ranked No. 3 nationally among prep competitors in 2023. Bills also set a state record in the shot put at the True Team Championships by putting up a mark of 66-8.75, which ranked No. 4 nationally.

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All-Time Minnesota Throws Marks

Shot Put

RankAthleteMarkYear
1Hayden Bills66' 8.75"2023
2Thomas Anderson65' 8"2012
3Nate Elgin65' 6"2003
4Tim Senjem65' 3"1996
5Casey Dehn64' 11.75"2009

Discus

RankAthleteMarkYear
1Hayden Bills207' 0"2023
2Karl Erickson201' 7"2001
3Jake Kubiatowicz199' 7"2017
4Mitchell Weber196' 10"2017
5Mike Yonkey195' 6"1987

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