Biography
Honors (through 2017-18 year): Three-time honorable mention All-WIAC (2017 outdoor shot put, 2017 discus, 2018 outdoor shot put) … USTFCCCA All-Midwest Region (outdoor 2017) … USTFCCCA All-Academic (2016-17) ... two-time WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll (2016-17, 2017-18) ... two-time WIAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week (April 24-30, 2017; Jan. 8-14, 2018)
2018: Indoor – season-best mark of 52-07.50 (16.04m) in the shot put at the UW-Oshkosh Titan Challenge on Feb. 17 … season-best mark of 42-00.50 (12.81m) in the weight throw at the Leonard “Squig” Converse Invitational on Jan. 26-27 … Outdoor – finished third in the shot put with a season-best 52-05.25 (15.98m) and 12th in the discus throw with a season-best 149-08 (45.63m) at the WIAC Outdoor Championships on May 4-5 … season-best 131-08 (40.14m) in the hammer throw at the Augustana (Ill.) Meet of Champions on April 21
2017: Indoor – placed 3rd with a season-best throw of 50‘ 2” (15.29m) in the shot put at the Pointer Invite on Feb. 4 … Outdoor – finished 14th in the shot put and 14th in the discus throw at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on May 25-27 in Geneva, Ohio … season-best 52-11.50 (16.14m) in the shot put at the Augustana (Ill.) Midwest Twilight Final Qualifier on May 18 … season-best 163-08 (49.90m) in the discus throw at the UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative Meet on April 29
Personal: Majoring in physical education ... also a member of the UW-Whitewater football team ... competed in football and track and field at Kettle Moraine High School, where he was first team all-conference, all-area and all-region in football … hobbies include fishing and lifting … favorite TV show is Walking Dead … favorite professional sports team is the Green Bay Packers … chose to attend UW-Whitewater because he liked the campus and what he has heard about UW-Whitewater along with the coaches.
