2024 Track and Field Roster
Payne, Corban

Corban Payne
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Paso Robles, CA
- High School:
- Paso Robles HS
Bio
TFRRS Profile
Currently No. 4 all-time in men's hammer throw (196-8)
2023 -- Indoor: Competed indoors for the first time, participating in two meets. Outdoor: Captured fourth in the men's hammer throw at the Big West Championships with the fourth-best mark in program history (196 feet, 8 inches) ... also placed fifth in the shot put (54-10) at the conference meet ... took first in hammer at Conover Classic ... grabbed first in shot put at Bulldog Classic.
2022 -- Outdoor: Placed seventh in the shot put and 14th in the discus at the Big West Conference Championships in first year at Cal Poly … tossed a career best of 56 feet, 3.25 inches in the shot put to place first at the Cal Poly Open … also earned personal bests in the hammer throw (176 feet, 1 inch) and discus (153 feet, 11 inches).
Community College -- As a freshman at Cuesta College in the shortened 2020 season, ranked No. 1 in the region for the shot put, with a mark of 51 feet, 4.25 inches and was No. 3 for the discus (via 144’ 7”) and fifth in the hammer throw (157’ 8”) ... ranked second in Cuesta history for the shot, third in the hammer and fifth in the discus ... was selected as ESPN Radio 1280 AM’s Athlete of the Week on Feb. 18, 2020, and later that month was chosen as Cuesta’s Athlete of the Month
High School -- A 2019 graduate of Paso Robles High School ... took sixth place at the CIF-Central Section Masters Meet for the shot put, throwing to 55’ 3.25”.. added a discus PR of 164’ 3” for the Bearcats.
Personal -- Majoring in industrial technology and packaging.
Currently No. 4 all-time in men's hammer throw (196-8)
2023 -- Indoor: Competed indoors for the first time, participating in two meets. Outdoor: Captured fourth in the men's hammer throw at the Big West Championships with the fourth-best mark in program history (196 feet, 8 inches) ... also placed fifth in the shot put (54-10) at the conference meet ... took first in hammer at Conover Classic ... grabbed first in shot put at Bulldog Classic.
2022 -- Outdoor: Placed seventh in the shot put and 14th in the discus at the Big West Conference Championships in first year at Cal Poly … tossed a career best of 56 feet, 3.25 inches in the shot put to place first at the Cal Poly Open … also earned personal bests in the hammer throw (176 feet, 1 inch) and discus (153 feet, 11 inches).
Community College -- As a freshman at Cuesta College in the shortened 2020 season, ranked No. 1 in the region for the shot put, with a mark of 51 feet, 4.25 inches and was No. 3 for the discus (via 144’ 7”) and fifth in the hammer throw (157’ 8”) ... ranked second in Cuesta history for the shot, third in the hammer and fifth in the discus ... was selected as ESPN Radio 1280 AM’s Athlete of the Week on Feb. 18, 2020, and later that month was chosen as Cuesta’s Athlete of the Month
High School -- A 2019 graduate of Paso Robles High School ... took sixth place at the CIF-Central Section Masters Meet for the shot put, throwing to 55’ 3.25”.. added a discus PR of 164’ 3” for the Bearcats.
Personal -- Majoring in industrial technology and packaging.
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