Academic Achievements
2014 Ohio State Scholar Athlete
PRs
Shot Put – 18.36m/60-2.75
Hammer Throw – 57.87m/189-10
Weight Throw – 20.07m/65-10.25
2017 Outdoor
Did not compete.
2017 Indoor (Senior)
Took silver in the weight throw at the Armory Track Invitational with a season-best throw of 19.04m (62-5.75) … picked up a pair of fourth-place finishes at the Ohio State Tune Up in the weight throw (18.88m/61-11.50) and shot put (17.22m/56-06) … took fourth at the Armory Track Invitational in the shot put with a toss of 17.49m (57-4.75) … threw the shot put 16.90m (55-5.50) at the Findlay Classic for a sixth-place showing … registered a weight throw of 17.99m (59-0.25) at the Kentucky Invitational to place seventh … placed ninth in the shot put at the Big Ten Championships with a season-best mark of 17.53m (57-6.25) … shot put of 16.71m (54-10) earned him a ninth-place finish at the Kentucky Invitational … took 10th in the shot put at the Spire Invite with a throw of 16.85m (55-3.50) … registered a pair of 11th-place showings in the weight throw at the Spire Invite (18.40m/60-4.50) and Findlay Classic (18.99m/62-3.75) … took 15th at the Big Ten Championships in the weight throw with a toss of 18.31m (60-01).
2016 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Represented Ohio State in the shot put at the NCAA East Prelims … finished 10th in the shot put at the Big Ten championships (season-best mark of 17.96 meters/58-11.25); also competed in the hammer throw … seventh in the shot put at the Jesse Owens Classic … ninth in the shot put and 13th in the hammer throw at the Drake Relays … eighth in the hammer and ninth in the shot at the Virginia Challenge … third in the shot put and seventh in the hammer throw at the All-Ohio championships … runner-up in the shot and third in the hammer at the Miami Invitational … fourth place in both the shot and hammer (PR of 57.87 meters/189-10.00) at the FSU Relays.
2016 Indoor (Junior)
Set a personal best of 20.07 meters (65-10.25) in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships to finish ninth … scored for the Buckeyes in the shot put (season best/17.91 meters/58-9.25) at the Big Ten Championships with an eighth-place showing … took bronze in the shot put at the Ohio State Invitational (17.79 meters/58-4.5), Spire NCAA Track and Field Invitational (17.76 meters/58-3.25) and Ohio State Opener (17.87 meters/58-7.5) … registered a mark of 19.47 meters (63-10.5) at the Ohio State Invitational in the weight throw to take third … finished fourth in the weight throw at the Armory Track Invitational with a toss of 19.11 meters (62-8.5).
2015 Indoor (Sophomore)
Finished ninth in the shot put and 13th in the weight throw at the Big Ten championships … seventh in both the weight throw and shot put at the SPIRE DI Invitational … set personal bests in both the weight throw (19.57 meters/64-2.50) and shot put (18.36 meters/60-3.00) at the Meyo Invitational, finishing third and fourth, respectively … runner-up in both the shot and weight at the Ohio State Invitational … fourth place in the shot put and fifth in the weight throw at the Buckeye Classic … also competed at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
2014 Outdoor (Freshman)
Represented Ohio State in the hammer throw and shot put (PR of 16.23 meters/53-3.00) at the Big Ten championships … sixth place in the hammer throw and seventh in the shot put at the Dave Rankin Invite … posted a personal-best mark of 51.68 meters (169-7.00) in the hammer throw at the Jesse Owens Track Classic; also competed in the shot put… ninth place in the shot put and 10th in the hammer throw at the Spec Towns National Team Invitational … fifth in both the shot put and hammer throw at the LSU Battle on the Bayou … fourth in the shot and seventh in the hammer at the Black & Gold Invitational … also competed at the Red Wolf Open.
2014 Indoor (Freshman)
Did not compete.
Waverly High School
2013 and 2012 OHSAA DII state champion in the shot put … 2013 and 2012 OATCCC DII/III state champion in the shot put and weight throw.
