Honors (through 2016-17 year): NCAA Division III national champion in the weight throw (2017) ... three-time All-American (2017 weight throw, 2017 hammer throw, 2016 weight throw) ... WIAC champion in the weight throw (2017) ... two-time All-WIAC (2017 weight throw, 2017 hammer throw) ... two-time USTFCCCA All-Midwest Region (indoor 2017, indoor 2016) ... three-time WIAC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week in 2017(Jan. 9-15, Jan. 30-Feb.5, Feb. 6-12, 2017) ... two-year WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll (2015-16, 2016-17)
2017: Indoor–Placed 10th with a season-best throw of 40’ 0.75” (12.21m) in the shot put at the Karl Schlender Invitational on Jan. 14 ...won the weight throw in a distance of 61’ 9.5” (18.83m ) at the WIAC Indoor Championships Feb. 24-25 ... won the weight throw in a season-best distance of 64’ 6.5”(19.67m) at the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 10-11 ...
Outdoor–finished eighth in the hammer throw at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on May 25-27 in Geneva, Ohio ... placed second in the hammer throw and 24th in the discus throw at the WIAC Outdoor Championships on May 5-6 ...season-best marks of 37-06.00 (11.43m) in the shot put and 149-02 (45.47m) in the discus throw at the Augustana (Ill.) Viking Olympics on April 1 ... season-best 186-01 (56.73m) in the hammer throw at the UW-La Crosse Eagle Open on May 12
2016: Indoor – placed sixth in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 11-12 in Grinnell, Iowa … season best mark of 58-11.25 (17.96 meters) in the weight throw at the UW-Platteville Final Qualifying Meet on March 04 …
Outdoor – season-best result of 41-00.50 (12.51m) in shot put at the Augustana (Ill.) Meet of Champions on April 22-23 … finished sixth in the discus with a season-best result of 150-05 (45.86m), sixth in the hammer throw and 23rd in the shot put at the WIAC Outdoor Championships on May 6-7 … season-best result of 173-06 (52.88m) in the hammer throw at the UW-Platteville Invitational on April 15-16
2015: Outdoor – posted a season-best toss of 36-03.00 (11.05m) in the shot put at the Rex Foster Invitational on April 3 … placed ninth in the discus with a season-best mark of 147-10 (45.07m) and ninth in the hammer with a season-best result of 168-01 (51.23m) at the WIAC Outdoor Championships on May 1-2 … Indoor – registered a season-best toss of 39-05.25 (12.12m) in the shot put at the “Squig” Converse Invitational on Jan. 30 … finished sixth in the weight throw with a season-best mark of 54-01.25 (16.49m) at the WIAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 27-28
2014: Competed at Monmouth (Ill.) College
Personal: Majoring in physical education … competed in football and track & field in high school, where he earned track all-conference, all-metro, and all-state honors, and was a member of the National Honors Society … career ambition is to open his own business … hobbies include table top games, card games, and video games … favorite movie is “Fight Club” … favorite TV show is “The Flash” … chose to attend UW-Whitewater for the academics and athletics programs
| Personal Bests |
| Event |
Time/Distance |
English |
Date |
| Shot Put |
12.51m |
41’ 1/2” |
4-22-16 |
| Discus |
45.86m |
150’ 5” |
5-6-16 |
| Hammer Throw |
52.88m |
173' 6” |
4-15-16 |
| Weight Throw |
18.16m |
59' 7” |
3-11-16 |
