Honors (through 2016-17 year): Two-time NCAA Division III national champion in the shot put (indoor 2016, outdoor 2017) … USTFCCCA Division III Men’s Outdoor Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet (2017) … eight-time All-American (shot put - indoor 2015, 2016, 2017 and outdoor 2015, 2016, 2017; discus - 2016, 2017) … USTFCCCA Division III Men's Outdoor Scholar Athlete of the Year (2017) ... three-time WIAC champion (2017: outdoor shot put, discus; 2016: discus) … six-time All-WIAC … four-time USTFCCCA All-Midwest Region … set school records in the indoor shot put (58-06.50 / 17.84m, 2017) and outdoor shot put (60-04.50 / 18.40m, 2017) … five-time WIAC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week ... USTFCCCA All-Academic (2016-17) ... two-time WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll (2014-15, 2015-16) … captain (2017)
2017: Indoor – placed 3rd with a season-best throw of 58’ 6.5” (17.84m) in shot put at the Wisconsin SHELL Shocker on Feb. 17 … placed 9th with a season-best 54’ 3.75” (16.55m) in weight throw at the WIAC Indoor Championships Feb. 24-25 … placed 2nd in the shot put with a distance of 52’ 8” (16.05m) at the WIAC Indoor Championships Feb. 24-25 … placed 2nd with a throw of 57’ 8.5” (17.59) in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships …
Outdoor – finished first in the shot put and third in the discus throw at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on May 25-27 in Geneva, Ohio … placed first in the shot put and first in the discus at the WIAC Outdoor Championships on May 5-6 … season-best throws of 60-04.50 (18.40m) in the shot put and 169-04 (51.61m) in the discus at the Augustana (Ill.) Midwest Twilight Final Qualifier on May 18
2016: Indoor – finished first in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 11-12 in Grinnell, Iowa … placed 16th in the weight throw at the WIAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 26-27 … season-best mark of 55-05.50 (16.90 meters) in the shot put at the Wisconsin Open on Feb. 19 … season-best mark of 48-8 (14.83 meters) in the weight throw at the Leonard Squig Converse Invitational & Multi …
Outdoor – placed second in the discus and fourth in the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on May 26-28 in Waverly, Iowa … season-best result of 56-11.25 (17.35m) in shot put at the UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative Meet on May 1 … placed first with a season-best result of 175-03 (53.41m) in discus and fourth in the shot put at the WIAC Outdoor Championships on May 6-7 … season-best result of 129-11.00 (39.59m) in the hammer throw at the Augustana (Ill.) Meet of Champions on April 22-23
2015: Outdoor – posted a season-best toss of 57-11.00 (17.65m) in the shot put at the Wisconsin Open on May 8 … tallied a season-best result of 166-07 (50.78m) in the discus at the Augustana (Ill.) Meet of Champions on April 18 … recorded a season-best mark of 100-05 (30.61m) in the hammer at the Rex Foster Invitational on April 3 … placed second in the shot put and third in the discus at the WIAC Outdoor Championships on May 1-2 … finished third in the shot put and 13th in the discus at the NCAA Division III Championships on May 21-23 in Canton, N.Y. …
Indoor – registered season-best results of 57-00.75 (17.39) in the shot put and 46-06.00 (14.17m) in the weight throw at the WIAC Tri/Quad on Feb. 14 … placed fourth in the shot put at the WIAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 27-28 … finished eighth in the shot put at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships on March 13-14 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Personal: Majoring in special education … participated in football and track & field in high school, where he was the shot put state champion … hobbies include lifting weights … favorite professional sports team is the Green Bay Packers … favorite movie is “The Dark Night” … favorite TV show is “Family Guy”
| Personal Bests |
| Event |
Time/Distance |
English |
Date |
| Shot Put |
18.40m |
60' 4 1/2" |
5-18-17 |
| Discus |
53.41m |
175' 3" |
5-26-16 |
| Hammer Throw |
39.59m |
129' 11" |
4-22-16 |
| Weight Throw |
16.55m |
54' 3 3/4" |
2-25-17 |
