Men's Track Finishes Second in Tri-Meet with Cal, Virginia
Last Updated ... April 15, 2013
At Michigan ... School-record holder in the indoor shot put (19.25 meters, 63-2) ... All-America second team (2013, indoor) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2011).
R-Sophomore (2013) ... Championship Meets... At the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 8-9), finished 12th in the shot put (18.09 meters, 59-4 1/4), garnering All-America second team honors ... At the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23), finished fourth in the shot put (18.40 meters, 60-4 1/2) ...Indoor ... At the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16), won the shot put (17.69 meters, 58-0 1/2) ... At the SPIRE Invitational (Feb. 8-9), finished 14th in the shot put (17.16 meters, 56-3 3/4) ... Against Michigan State (Jan. 26), broke a 41-year old school record in the shot put to win the event (19.25 meters, 63-2) ... At the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 19), won the shot put (17.82 meters, 58-5 3/4).
Sophomore (2012) ...Outdoor... Redshirted ...Competed unattached at the Len Paddock Invitational (May 3-4), winning the shot put (17.21 meters, 56-5 3/4) and placing second in the discus (52.77 meters, 173-1 3/4) ... Indoor ... Redshirted.
Freshman (2011) ...Championship Meets ... Finished 26th in discus and 42nd in shot put at NCAA East Region Preliminary Rounds (Outdoor; May 26-28) ... Fouled on all three of his attempts in the shot put at both the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-27) and Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-15); also finished tied for 16th in the discus at Big Ten Outdoor Championships... Outdoor ... Won the college section of the discus and finished 11th in the championship section of the shot put at the Penn Relays (April 29) ... Set a new record in the discus at "The Dual" against Ohio State, throwing 179-6 ft. ... Won the shot put at the UCLA Rafer Johnson Invitational (April 7-8), throwing 60-4 1/2 ft., the third-best throw in Michigan history (outdoor) and finished fifth in the discus -- Became first Michigan thrower to shot put over 60 feet in an outdoor meet in 29 years ... Finished second in discus at the FSU Relays (March 25-26) ... Indoor ... Placed sixth in shot put at the Grand Valley State Big Meet (Feb. 11-12) ... Finished third in shot put at ND Meyo Invitational (Feb 5), throwing 57-11 1/4 feet ... Took second in shot put at Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 22), throwing 56-6 feet ... Made collegiate debut at the Eastern Michigan Invitational, winning the shot put (18.00 meters/59-0 3/4 feet).
Prep... St. John's Jesuit H.S. (2010)... four-year varsity letterwinner... named to USA Today All-America team as a senior... city, district and regional champion in both shot put and discus as a junior and senior... Ohio state champion in discus and runner-up in shot put as a senior... finished second in discus and third on shot put at Ohio state meet as a junior... two-time All-State selection...conference champion in shot put as a sophomore... Personal Bests... Shot put: 68-7... Discus: 203-5... Other Sports... two-year varsity letterwinner in football... All-City, All-District and honorable mention All-State as a junior... recorded 116 tackles.
Personal... Born April 14, 1991 ... Enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... Majoring in sociology.
