Career: Named YSU’s Scholar-Athlete of the year in 2009-10…two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America selection earning second-team honors in 2010 and third-team accolades in 2009…was a four-time NCAA Regional qualifier in outdoor track and field…was a six-time Horizon League event champion…earned Academic All-Horizon League honors on six occasions (three indoor and three outdoor) during YSU career.
2010 Outdoor (Senior): At the Horizon League Championships, won the shot put with a throw of 17.42 meters … finished second in the hammer throw with a toss of 53.75m … placed third in the discus at the HL meet with a throw of 47.02m … finished 28th in the shot put with a toss of 17.11 meters at the NCAA East Regionals … placed third in the shot put at the Tennessee Sea Ray Relays … was third at the Ashland open with a throw of 17.65m … took first place at the Campbell / Wright Open in the shot put with a throw of 17.87m.
2010 Indoor (Senior): Won the shot put with a throw of 17.44 meters (57 feet, 2.75 inches) at the Horizon League Championships … was also second in the weight throw with a toss of 17.53 meters (57-6.25) at the league meet.
2009 Outdoor (Junior): Named Horizon League Outstanding Field Performer following his first-place finishes in the discus (46.90m) and shot put (17.23m) and a second-place finish in the hammer (49.73m) at the league meet ... took eighth at the NCAA Mideast Regionals in the shot put with a school-record distance of 17.93m (58-10) ... only the top five finishers advanced to the NCAA meet … had a winning throw of 17.70m (58-1) at the Saint Francis Red Flash Open ... became an NCAA Regional Qualifier in the shot put after finishing first with a throw of 17.59m at the Detroit Titan Classic ... also won the discus (46.93m) and took third in the hammer (49.98m) at the meet ... had a season-best mark in the discus with a throw of 47.55m (156-0) at the Sea Ray Relays ... finished second in the shot put (17.33m) at the Louisville Twilight ... added a first-place finish in the shot put at the Sparky Adams Invite with a distance of 17.48m (57-4 ¼) ... named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association men's 2009 Division I All-Academic Track and Field team.
2009 Indoor (Senior): Redshirted
2008 Outdoor (Sophomore): Won the shot put by more than five feet at the Horizon League Championships (55-8 1/4) to claim the top spot the event for the second time in his career ... also finished third in the discus (153-9) and sixth in the hammer (162-3) at the league meet ... hit the NCAA Regional automatic qualifying mark seven times during the year ... finished 15th at the NCAA Mideast Regional (54-10) ... won the shot put five times, including the Butler Twilight when he threw a school-record 58-9 1/4 ... also won the event at the prestigious Sea Ray Relays ... won the shot put (57-7 3/4) and the discus (147-5) at the Red Flash Open ... earned three top-five finishes in the discus ... named the Horizon League Athlete of the Week on April 8 and Horizon League Scholar Athlete of the Week on May 13.
2008 Indoor (Junior): Won the shot put at the Horizon League Championships with a meet record distance of 57-3 3/4 ... also finished sixth in the weight throw at the league meet (52-6) ... matched his school-record mark in the shot the following week at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet ... won the shot put (54-10) and weight throw (personal-best 54-0) at the Baldwin Wallace Mid-February Meet ... was named the Horizon League Athlete of the Week on Feb. 20 and the league's Scholar-Athlete of the Week on March 11.
2007 Outdoor (Sophomore): Redshirted.
2007 Indoor (Sophomore): Placed second in the shot put at the Horizon League Championships (53-11 3/4) ... won the shot put at the Baldwin-Wallace Mid-January Meet with a personal-best mark of 54-1 3/4 ... earned eight top-nine finishes in the shot put ... also placed fifth in the weight throw with a personal-best mark of 47-5 3/4 at Baldwin-Wallace.
2006 Outdoor (Freshman): Named Field Newcomer of the Year at the Horizon League Championship after winning the shot put with a school-record mark of 53-10 1/4...also finished sixth in the hammer (145-6) and seventh in the discus (126-3) at the championship meet...finished 13th in the shot put at the Finish Line USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 53-11 1/4...the meet featured the top throwers aged 14-19 in the country...placed 22nd in the shot at the NCAA Mideast Regional (50-8 1/4)...posted personal-best marks of 146-7 in the hammer at the Campbell/Wright Open and 142-0 in the discus at the Northeast Ohio Invitational...earned four top-five finishes in the shot put.
2006 Indoor (Freshman): Placed third in the shot put at the Horizon League Championship (52-4)...posted a personal-best mark of 52-4 3/4 in the shot at the Central Collegiate Championship to finished third....recorded a personal-best mark of 45-1 3/4 in the weight throw at Robert Morris...earned seven top-10 finishes in the shot put.
High School: Finished second in the shot put at the 2005 Division III Ohio State Track and Field Championships as a senior with a mark of 58-3 1/4...added an eighth-place distance of 160-0 in the discus at State...placed fifth in the state in the shot (56-4 3/4) and seventh in the discus (159-0) as a junior...set the Tri-County Meet record in the shot with a personal-best mark of 60-3 as a senior...that mark ranked 23rd nationally in 2005 according to Dyestat.com...was the Tri-County League champion in the shot put three straight years...was also a standout in football, earning First-Team All-Ohio honors and being named the Division 6 Player of the Year as a senior...also earned All-Quad County, All-Northeast Ohio and All-Columbia County honors...broke 19 school football records and was the first player in TCL history to earn first-team all-conference honors all four years...was named WYTV Channel 33's Male Student-Athlete of the Year.
