2021-2022 Men's Track & Field Roster

Megan May
Megan May
Tom Connelly
Tom Connelly
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider

Amir Siders

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Warrenton, Va.
  • Highschool Fauquier

Biography

2021-22 - Senior Season: Collected a pair of second-team All-League accolades for his performance during the year … Also named to the second-team All-State squad in the spring … Set a new PR in the shot put while finishing as the runner-up at the Coast-to-Coast Conference Indoor Championships with a 14.20-meter heave … That also earned him a spot on the All-Region squad … Came back and finished second in the league in the discus with a 41.42-meter launch at the outdoor conference meet … Also placed third in the shot put (13.40 meters) and fourth in the hammer (44.97 meters) during the spring competition … Came in fourth in the weight throw during the winter meet as well … Recorded victories in the shot put at the CNU Qualifier and Blue & Silver Challenge … Also won the weight throw at the Vince Brown Invitational … Named the Coast-to-Coast Conference Field Athlete of the Week on January 17 after launching a 14.82-meter heave in the weight throw … Added a PR in the event with a 15.20-meter toss at the Richard Drake Invitational … Notched a personal-best in the hammer with a 46.67-meter effort at the New Captains Classic … Had 25 top-five finishes during the year, including three victories.

2020-21 - Junior Season: Came through with a pair of top-10 finishes at the Coast-to-Coast Conference Outdoor Championships … Finished fifth in the league in the hammer (38.21 meters) and seventh in the discus (35.75 meters) … Set a new PR in the hammer during the Blue & Silver Challenge after unleashing a 41.03-meter heave … That marked the fifth-best toss by a league competitor during the spring campaign … Added a season-best mark in the discus (35.90 meters) at the Salisbury Spring Meet and his top effort in the shot put (12.70 meters) at the VCU Final Qualifier … Came in third in the shot put and hammer at the UMW Opener … Finished the spring with six top-five efforts while placing in the top-10 on 17 occasions.
 
2019-20 - Sophomore Season: Scored in a pair of throwing events during the CAC Championships … Finished third in the shot put (13.47 meters) and fourth in the weight throw (13.68 meters) at the title meet … Garnered CAC Field Athlete of the Week honors on February 10 following a starring role at the Vince Brown Invitational … Ranked first among Division III competitors in the shot during that meet after unloading a 13.31-meter heave while also topping his previous best in the weight throw with a 12.53-meter toss … Wrapped up the season with fourth-place finishes in both the shot and weight throw at the CNU Qualifier … Had six top-five performances during the winter campaign.

2018-19 - Freshman Season: Had three top-10 finishes during the CAC Outdoor Championships while registering a new PR in each discipline … Came in sixth in the shot put (12.98 meters), ninth in the discus (37.45 meters), and 10th in the hammer (35.02 meters) … Set a personal-best in the weight throw during the indoor season with an 11.99-meter heave at the Captains Invitational … Finished 17th in the weight throw and 16th in the shot put during the CAC Indoor Championships … Had 14 top-10 performances during the year, including three at both the Eastern Shore Challenge and New Captains Classic during the spring campaign.

At Fauquier -- Member of the offensive line for three seasons as well as a three-year letterwinner on the track & field team...Named captain of the offensive line...Earned first team All-Conference and honorable mention All-District honors on the OL...Also a three-time All-Conference selection and first team All-State pick in track...Ranked second all-time in school history in the shot put...Member of the National Honor Society

Personal -- Amir Malik Siders was born in Syracuse, N.Y...Son of Errol and Beth Siders...Has one sister, Assata, and one brother, Blake Underwood...Favorite sports personality is Clay Matthews...Person in history he'd most like to meet is Tupac...Dream vacation is a trip to Aruba...Favorite food is hamburgers...Favorite movie is "Remember the Titans" and favorite TV show is "The Flash"...Majoring in Computer Science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-2019Freshman

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  • 2019-2020Sophomore

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  • 2020-2021Junior

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  • 2021-2022Senior

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