Justin Craft Jr.

Position:
Throws
Class:
Senior
High School:
Summer Creek HS
Hometown:
Humble, Texas
Prev School:
Northwestern State

TFFRS Bio (Northwestern State)

Personal Bests

Shot Put	16.85m
Discus	47.08m
Hammer Throw	41.08m
Weight Throw	17.55m

2025 Outdoors (At Northwestern State)
Competed in the shot put and discus ... earned points in both the shot put and discus at the Southland Conference Championships ... placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 54-3.25 ... tossed a season-best 154-5 in the discus at the conference meet to place eighth ... took home the shot put crown at the Pelican Relays with a season-best 55-3.5, which earned him Southland Conference Male Field Athlete of the Week ... threw a 53-8.5 at the TCU Horned Frog Invite ... tossed a 52-1 at the Lurline Hamilton Invitational in the shot put ... finished fourth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with a throw of 51-7.75.

2025 Indoors (At Northwestern State)
Competed in the shot put and weight throw ... nearly earned points in the weight throw at the Southland Championships, finishing ninth with a season-best toss of 57-7 ... finished 13th in the shot put at the conference meet with a 49-0.75 ... recorded a season-best 54-9.25 in the shot put at the LSU Twilight ... posted a 54-9.25 in the weight throw at the Stan Scott Invite & Multis, placing fourth ... finished third in the shot put at the Stan Scott Invite & Multis, tossing a 53-1.75 ... finished eighth in the shot put with a toss of 51-11 at the Gorilla Classic at Pittsburg State ... tossed a 50-10 in the shot put at the Corky Classic ... threw a 53-6.25 at the Gorilla Classic in the weight throw.

2024 Outdoors (At Northwestern State)
Posted season bests at the Southland Conference Championships in the shot put (52-10) and discus (148-9) ... reached the finals in the shot put, earning points for NSU with a sixth-place finish ... tossed a 52-4.5 in the shot put at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout ... placed fifth in the shot put at the Keyth Talley Invitational, tossing a 51-5 ... also came in fifth in the shot put at the Leon Johnson Invitational with a 49-8.5 ... posting a season best, finishing seventh in the hammer at the McNeese Cowboy Relays (134-9) ... tossed a 147-2 in the discus at the Leon Johnson Invitational ... threw a 49-11.75 in the shot put at the McNeese Cowboy Relays.

2024 Indoors (At Northwestern State)
Competed in the weight throw and shot put ... earned points in the Southland Conference in the shot put, placing eighth with a throw of 51-0.25 ... threw at least least 50-0 three times ... also did so in Boston (50-4.75) and LSU Purple Tiger (51-3.5) ... Recorded a personal best in the weight throw with a 51-4.25 in Boston ... tossed a 49-7.75 at the Samford Invitational.

2023 Outdoors (At Northwestern State)
Threw in three events ... Posted season-bests in front of the home crowd at the Leon Johnson Invitational in the shot put (50-7.25), placing fifth, and the discus (142-2), finishing eighth ... Recorded a season best in the hammer throw at the Southland Conference championships, placing 13th with a toss of 133-2 ... Tossed a 48-8 at the SLC outdoor championships in the shot put ... Also threw at least 47-0 in the shot put at the Battle on the Bayou (47-5.75) and TCU Alumni Invitational (47-4.25).

2023 Indoors (At Northwestern State)
Competed in shot put and weight throw in five meets... Cleared 46-0 twice in the weight throw and 49-0 twice in the shot put ... Posted season-highs or tied for a season high in both events at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships, recording a 50-5.5 in the shot put and 46-8 in the weight throw, placing eighth and 11th, respectively ... Also tied for his season best in the shot put at the Corky Classic ... Recoded a 49-0.25 in the shot put in his debut at the Corky Classic.

High School
Two-sport star at Summer Creek High ... As a thrower, he was a state finalist as a senior and was named Texas All-State as a senior ... Top 50 in the nation as a senior ... Regional finalist as a junior ... In football, he was named defensive lineman of the year and was named Second Team All-District 21-6A.