Career Overview:
- Recieved All-Academic honorable mention in 2014.
- Competed in the 2013 Pac-12 Track & Field Championships in shot put and hammer throw.
- Finished seventh overall at the Pac-12 Championships in 2012.
- Won the shot put at the 2010 Mesa Classic.
2014 Outdoor:
- Finished seventh in discus at the Double Dual with a personal best 47.52m.
2014 Indoor:
- Placed fifth at the Mountain T's Invitational in the shot put (16.44m).
Arizona State (2013):
- Finished third at the 2013 Lumberjack Team Challenge shot put (16.53 m).
- Placed second at the 2013 NAU Tune Up shot put (16.88 m).
- Placed third at the 2013 NAU Tune UP weight throw (15.17 m).
- Finished third at the ASU-UA-NAU Tri-Dual shot put (16.53 m).
- Competed in the Pac-12 Track & Field Championships in shot put and hammer throw.
2012 Outdoor:
- Finished seventh overall at the Pac-12 Championships in the shot put with a mark of 16.10m (52-10).
- Recorded a career best shot put mark at the Tri-Meet tossing a 16.62m (54-6.50) to earn him a third place spot.
2012 Indoor:
- Qualified and competed in the shot put and weight throw at the MPSF Championships.
2011 Outdoor:
- Set a career shot put record of 16.26m (53-4.25) while placing second at the 2011 Sun Devil Open as well as a career discuss record of 46.31m (151-11) to finish fifth for the Sun Devils.
- Threw for 53.03m (173-11) in the hammer throw, a career best, at the 2011 Double Dual (ASU-UA-NAU) to place fourth.
- Placed fifth in the shot put at the Texas A&M Challenge.
- Finished top eight in seven out of eight events prior to going into the MPSF Championships.
2011 Indoor:
- Set a career-best weight throw of 52-00.50 at the Northern Arizona Challenge to finish fourth.
2010 Outdoor:
- Redshirted.
- Set a personal best (with collegiate implements) in the shot put and hammer while competing unattached.
- Recorded a best mark of 50-10.00 (15.49m) at the Sun Angel Track Classic in the shot put.
- Won the shot put at the Mesa Classic (48-00.50)
- Threw 165-10 to finish ninth in the hammer at the Baldy Castillo Invitational.
2010 Indoor:
- Redshirted.
- Competed in both throws at two meets.
- Posted Top 10 finishes in the shot put (sixth) and weight throw (10th) at the NAU Tune-up.
High School:
- A 2009 graduate of North High School (Phoenix).
- Lettered four times in swimming & diving and twice in track & field; Captained the track & field squads both years.
- Won the discus state title as a senior and took fifth as a junior.
- Finished third in the shot put in 2009 and fifth in 2008 at the state meet.
- Won the shot put and was second in the discus at the 2009 Arizona Meet of Champions.
- Won the hammer throw at the Great Southwest.
- Finished third in the discus and sixth in the shot put.
- Member of the National Honors Society and was selected as a National Merit Scholar.
Personal: Pursuing his masters in mechanical engineering ... Parents are Ron and Renee Estes ... Has three siblings: brothers Aaron and Stephen (his twin) and sister Hillary ... Twin brother Stephen is a member of the Arizona State swimming & diving team ... Born August 20, 1990, in Phoenix ... Hobbies include gaming and working at the preschool at his church ... Full name is Nathan Wade Estes.
Personal Bests • Shot Put: 17.11m (56-1.75) • Discus: 46.31m (151-11.00) • Hammer: 53.03m (174-0.00) • Weight: 15.86m (52-0.50)