2026-27 Men's Track Roster
Biography
STATS
2026 - 1st Team All-OVC (Shot Put) - Outdoor
2026 - 2nd Team All-OVC (Hammer) - Outdoor
2026 (IN - JUNIOR / OUT - RS-SOPHOMORE): Only competed in outdoor track during the 2026 season...
 INDOOR: Did not compete during the indoor season returning from injury....
OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets during the outdoor season... earned first team All-OVC in the shot put and second team All-OVC in the hammer as part ot the EIU OVC Team Championship... won shot put at OVC Outdoor Championship with a winning mark of 55'4.75" which landed as a season best and tenth on the EIU career list... was the silver medalist in the hammer at the OVC Outdoor Championship with a throw of 181'7"... added first place finishes in the shot put during the season at the Indiana State Gibson Invite and EIU Big Blue... placed first in the hammer throw at the EIU Big Blue... season best hammer throw was at the Indiana State Gibson Invite landing at 184'1" which ranked seventh on the EIU career list...Â
Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators...Â
2025 (SOPHOMORE): Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2025 season…
INDOOR: Competed in seven meets during the course of the indoor season… scored points in both throws events at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships... had a season best weight throw mark of 54'2.75" at the OVC Championships good for a fourth place finish... finished sixth at the OVC championship in the shot put... season best shot put mark was 52'1.75" at the Illinois State John Coughlan Invite...
OUTDOOR: Competed in just two meets during the outdoor season suffering season ending injury during EIU Big Blue Classic... posted a first place finish in the shot put at the EIU Big Blue Classic... season best shot put mark was 53'5" at the Indiana State Pacesetter... also set season best hammer throw of 177'4" at the Pacesetter...
2024 (FRESHMAN): Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2024 season...
INDOOR: Competed in seven meets during the indoor season... season best weight throw mark was 51'0.75" at the Redbird Tune Up... season best shot put mark was 51'9.25" at the GVSU Big Meet...
OUTDOOR... Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season... scored points in the OVC Championship with a fifth place finish in the shot put with a distance of 49'9.75"... personal best shot put was 51'10" at the Clark Wood Open... personal best hammer throw was 148'5" at the Cougar Classic... personal best discus was 130'5" at the Eastern Illinois Big Blue...Â
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed at Charleston High School and was a two-time IHSA Class 2A state qualifier during track career... as a senior placed sixth in the state in the shot put with a finals throw of 52'0.75"... was the Mattoon Sectional champion in the shot put with a winning mark of 52'11.50" while placing fourth in the discus with a sectional throw of 144'0.75"... as a junior advanced to the state championships in the discus finishing 12th in the state with a finals throw of 146'8.25"... season best throw in the discus was at the Tolono Unity Sectional with a third place throw of 147'10.75"... also lettered in football and played in the Illinois High School Shrine Game as a senior...
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