Biography
Combined (Indoor & Outdoor)
• 2-time NCAA National Qualifier; 2-time USTFCCCA All-American
2024: Hammer (3rd, 211’ 10” (64.56m)
2023: Hammer (7th, 204’ 2” (62.23m)
• 9-time USTFCCCA All-Atlantic Region
2024: Weight (63’ 8 ¼” [19.41m]) | Hammer (219’ 7” [66.93m]), Discus (172-1 [52.46m])
2023: Weight (61’ 8 ½” [18.81m]) | Hammer (203’ 1” [61.89m]), Discus (160-3 [48.84m])
2022: Weight (59’ 7 ½” [18.17m]) | Hammer (193’ 2” [58.88m])
2021: Hammer (196’ 10” [60.00m])
• 17-Time PSAC Championships Place Winner, 8-Time All-PSAC, 5-Time PSAC Champion
2024 Outdoor – Shot (5th), Discus (3rd), Hammer (1st) | 2024 Indoor – Shot (8th), Weight (1st)
2023 Outdoor – Shot (7th), Discus (4th), Hammer (1st) | 2023 Indoor – Shot (7th), Weight (3rd)
2022 Outdoor – Shot (8th), Discus (6th), Hammer (1st) | 2022 Indoor – Shot (10th), Weight (2nd)
2021 Outdoor – Shot (7th), Discus (6th), Hammer (1st)
2020 Indoor – Shot (11th), Weight (12th)
2019 Outdoor – Discus (13th), Hammer (13th), Javelin (14th)
Outdoor Track & Field
• All-Time PSAC Record Holder in Hammer Throw (219 feet, 7 inches [66.93m] in 2024)
• No. 5 in SU history in the discus (172 feet, 1 inch [52.46m] in 2024)
• No. 10 in SU history in the shot (53 feet, 6 ¼ inches [16.31 meters in 2024])
• 2024 USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
• 2024 PSAC Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
• 2021 PSAC Men’s Outdoor T&F Championships Outstanding Field Athlete
• 2-time NCAA National Qualifier; 2-time USTFCCCA All-American
2024: Hammer (3rd, 211’ 10” (64.56m)
2023: Hammer (7th, 204’ 2” (62.23m)
• 6-time USTFCCCA All-Atlantic Region
2024: Hammer (219’ 7” [66.93m]), Discus (172-1 [52.46m])
2023: Hammer (203’ 1” [61.89m]), Discus (160-3 [48.84m])
2022: Hammer (193’ 2” [58.88m])
2021: Hammer (196’ 10” [60.00m])
• 12-Time PSAC Championships Place Winner, 5-Time All-PSAC, 4-Time PSAC Champion
2024 Outdoor – Shot (5th), Discus (3rd), Hammer (1st)
2023 Outdoor – Shot (7th), Discus (4th), Hammer (1st)
2022 Outdoor – Shot (8th), Discus (6th), Hammer (1st)
2021 Outdoor – Shot (7th), Discus (6th), Hammer (1st)
2019 Outdoor – Discus (13th), Hammer (13th), Javelin (14th)
Indoor Track & Field
• No. 2 in SU history in the weight throw (63 feet, 8 ¼ inches [19.41m] in 2024)
• 3-time USTFCCCA All-Atlantic Region
2024: Weight (63’ 8 ¼” [19.41m])
2023: Weight (61’ 8 ½” [18.81m])
2022: Weight (59’ 7 ½” [18.17m])
• 5-Time PSAC Championships Place Winner, 3-Time All-PSAC, 1-Time PSAC Champion
2024: Shot (8th), Weight (1st)
2023: Shot (7th), Weight (3rd)
2022: Shot (10th), Weight (2nd)
2020: Shot (11th), Weight (12th)
Cumberland Valley High School: Competed at the varsity level for the Eagles…finished as a PIAA ‘AAA’ State Championships qualifier in the discus and a PTFCA Indoor State Championships qualifier in the shot put as a senior...won District III ‘AAA’ Championships medals in the discus and javelin as a senior…named to the Mid-Penn Conference First Team.
About Herbster: Full name is Joshua Kaleb Herbster…is the son of Keith and Beth Herbster…earned his bachelor’s degree in biology (with an ecology, environmental and conversation concentration) from Shippensburg, graduating cum laude in May 2022…later earned his master’s degree in biology from Shippensburg in May 2023.
