1st Annual BYU

“Marv Roberson”
Memorial Throws Carnival

January 6-7, 2011

Indoor Discus Competition
“Elite” Shot Put Competition

BYU Smith Field House- West Annex

BYU Indoor Practice Facility

Elite Shot Putters Competing:

Niklas Arrhenius- 2008 Olympian, Former BYU All-American and NCAA Champion PR-19.91m
Leif Arrhenius- Current BYU All-American and MWC champion PR- 18.86m
Zach Loyd- Former NCAA All-American, PAC 10 Champion PR- 21.09
MORE THROWERS TO BE CONFIRMED

FREE ADMISSION
 MEET INFO:

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR HOLDING AN INDOOR DISCUS COMPETITION AND THIS WILL BE THE
FIRST YEAR DOING AN ELITE SHOT PUT COMPEITION. THE IDEA IS TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW GOOD
SHOT PUTTERS WE HAVE IN THE AREA AND BRING IN SOME OTHER ELITE PUTTERS TO PUT ON A
GOOD COMPETITION. BYU HAS HAD A RICH HISTORY OF ELITE SHOT PUTTERS. BYU HAS HAD 2
INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPION S IN SHOT PUT, 12 ALL-AMERICANS, AND 3 OLYMPIANS. THE
CURRENT BYU THROWERS HAVE EXPERIENCED A GREAT DEAL OF SUCCESS SENDING 5 THROWERS
TO THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS LAST SEASON AND CURRENTLY HAS 3 ALL-AMERICANS AND 4
MWC CHAMPIONS. WE HAVE NOT ONLY TRIED TO HIGHLIGHT THE SUCCESS OF THE THROWERS AT
BYU BUT ALSO THE WHOLE TRACK AND FIELD TEAM. WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD MORE EXPOSURE
FOR THE PROGRAM AND FEEL THAT THIS THROWS CARNIVAL IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

WE ARE NAMING THE MEET AFTER MARV ROBERSON WHO RECENTLY PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR.
MARV WAS A SHOT PUTTER AT BYU BACK IN THE 50'S AND HAD A PR OF OVER 54'. MARV WAS ALSO
THE FORMER HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER FOR MANY YEARS AT BYU AND CONITNUED TO WORK
WITH THE TRACK TEAM FOR MANY YEARS UNTIL HE DIED. THERE IS MORE INFO ABOUT MARV
BELOW. MARV WAS ALWAYS A GREAT FRIEND TO US THROWERS AND HE IS GREATLY MISSED. REST
IN PEACE MARV!

THERE WILL BE MORE INFO ABOUT THE MEET AND COMPETITORS IN THE COMING WEEKS.

BYU Campus

Indoor Practice Facility: Discus

Smith Field House: Shot Put

Marvin "Marv" R. Roberson passed away on April 25, 2010 after a brief illness. He was 78. Marv was
born March 21, 1932 in Long Beach, Calif., to William H. and L. Ethelynde Roberson. As a youngster,
he lived for many years in Southern California and later moved to Chickasha, Oklahoma, where he was
active on the high school sports teams. Athletics was a central focus in Marv's life. He attended
Brigham Young University on an athletic scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree.
After serving a LDS mission in the U.S. Western Central States Mission, Marv served as co-captain of
the BYU track team in 1956. A March of Dimes National Scholarship allowed Marv to attend Stanford
University, where he received graduate degrees in Physical Therapy and Education. Marv enjoyed a
long and distinguished career as an athletic trainer, physical therapist and international lecturer. He was
employed as an athletic trainer at Stanford University, Foothill College and for several NFL franchise
teams. Marv came to BYU as an athletic trainer in 1966. He officially retired from BYU in 1989 after
23 years of service, yet his association as a consultant remained until the day he became ill with a
virulent bacterial infection. Marv opened a private physical and sports therapy practice where he shared
his healing touch with many others. A life long member of the LDS church, Marv served as an
ambassador of his faith as well as BYU. His career spanned more than 50 years, including significant
work overseas. Marv was the athletic trainer for several European national and Olympic teams. He is a
past member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Directors and was inducted into
the Utah Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame in 2003. Marv has also authored two books on
athletic training and numerous articles. When he was not at work, Marv took great pleasure in fishing,
gardening and genealogical research. Marv's life work was generously supported by Doris, his loving
wife of 51 years, who survives along with his three children: Echo (Jim) Fling of Mercerville, N.J.,
Dina Roberson of Provo, and Conrad (Chandra) Roberson of Sandy.