Eastern Illinois University Athletics

Will compete as a redshirt senior in throws for 2012...

EIU: Competed in 2011 indoor and outdoor seasons... was silver medalist at the OVC indoor championships in both the weight throw and shot put... top weight throw was 59'5.50" at the OVC meet which ranks 3rd on EIU career list... top shot put was 49'3.75" at the EIU Friday Night... during indoor season scored poins for EIU in the shot put, discus and hammer... top event was the hammer where he was secodn place finisher at the OVC outdoor championships... placed 37th at the NCAA Regional in the hammer with a throw of 184'2"... top hammer mark was 193'6" at the Stan Lyons Invite which ranks 3rd on EIU career list... top discus mark was 160'9" at WKU Hilltopper... top shot put mark was 51'1.75" at OVC championship... competed during 2010 indoor track season, but did not compete during 2010 outdoor season... placed 3rd at OVC Championships in weight throw and 4th in shot put... best weight throw distance was 56-7.25 at EIU Friday Night which ranks 6th on EIU career list... best shot put mark was 49-8.25 at EIU Friday Night.

JUCO:  transferred from Moorpark College in California for spring semester of 2010.... while at Moorpark placed fourth in the shot put at the Western State Conference Championships in 2009 with a distance of 46'11.75"... was fifth in the discus at 140' and fifth in the hammer at 163'09".... placed 7th in the California Junior College Championships in the hammer... school did not have indoor track.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a track letter winner at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, Calif... advanced to CIF sectionals in discus and shot put with a mark of 52'09" in the shot put and 133'09" in the discus.