Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

Christian Maat is in his fourth year as a thrower for the Yellow Jackets.....placed 4th in the hammer at the NCCAA Outdoor Championship with a season-best toss of 163-feet 5-inches.....placed 3rd in the American Mideast Conference at 149-3.....matched his career-high in the javelin at 148-7 to finish 3rd in the AMC.....upped his career mark in the discus to 124-2 at Emory.....had a career-best mark in the indoor weight throw of 50-3.50 at Findlay.

2007 - AMC Second Team performer in the hammer with a heave of 158-4 for runner-up honors.....unloaded a career-best toss of 168-9 in the Cedarville Qualifier.....advanced to the NAIA Outdoor Championship and had a mark of 162-7 in the prelims.....posted season bests in the javelin (148-7), which placed 7th in the AMC, discus (118-11), and indoor weight throw (46-0.75).

2006 - Participated in five indoor meets during his freshman season in the weight throw with a season-best effort of 40-7 at the NCCAA Championship.....moved to the outdoor circuit where he placed 5th in the AMC hammer throw at 135-2.50 which was a season-best.....also recorded top marks in the discus (109-1) and javelin (127-3).

High School - Competed four years in track & field at Kenowa Hills (Mich.) High School.....two-year letter winner.....specialized in the discus placing 5th in the region and 5th in the conference.....established a career-high effort of 132-10.....played two years of football with two letters.....National Honor Society student.

Personal - Dean’s List student as an accounting major at Cedarville University.....born 7/20/87 in Grand Rapids, MI.....son of Ray and Sheryl Maat.....older sister, Samantha Modderman, was a four-year NAIA All-America distance runner for the Lady Jackets from 2004-07.....also has two younger brothers.