NIL Opportunities
2024 Indoor: Captured the Horizon League title in both the shot put and weight throw. Threw a weight throw personal best of 18.98m at the championships. Took first place in the shot put at the SPIRE Indoor Games and the Doug Raymond National Qualifier.
2023 Outdoor: Finished a strong 18th in the shot put at the NCAA East Prelims...had a best performance of 18.44m in the shot at the NCAA Prelims competition...won the Horizon League title in the shot put with a throw of 18.49m...earned a personal best of 18.51m at the Harrison Dillard Twilight, which ranks second in school history...took first in the shot at the Ashland Alumni Open with a throw of 18.42m...also won the event at the Northeast Ohio Open with a throw of 17.72m...placed second in the shot put at the Tiffin Track Carnival.
2022-23 Indoor: Won the Horizon League title in the shot put with a throw of 18.08m... finished runner-up in the weight throw with a mark of 18.15m at the HL meet...won the shot put at the Scarlet Knights Open with a throw of 17.22m...took first in the shot and second in the weight throw at the YSU Mid-Major Invitational...had a throw of 18.12m in the shot and 18.52m in the weight throw at the Mid-Major...placed second in the shot put at the YSU Invitational with a 17.00m in the shot.
2022 Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed at the NCAA East Prelims in the shot put...finished 35th with a best throw of 17.28m...at the Horizon League Championships, won the shot put with a throw of 17.13m...won the shot put at the Marty Goldberg Gator Invite...was third in the shot put at the Bison Classic...won the shot put at the Maryland Invitational.
2022 Indoor (Junior): Won the weight throw and placed second in the shot put at the Horizon League Indoor Championships...won the weight throw with a toss of 18.33m and had a top mark of 17.52m in the shot put...had a season-best throw of 18.61m at the Jud Logan Memorial Tune Up in the weight throw...won the shot put and the weight throw at the YSU Mid-Major Invitational...was second in the shot put at the YSU Holiday Classic...won the shot put at the YSU Icebreaker with a toss of 17.47m.
2021 Outdoor (Freshman): Won shot put league title at Horizon League Outdoor Championships with a season-best 16.77m throw, securing the Penguins 11th victory in the event in the last 13 seasons...threw Horizon League top mark in the shot put (16.77m)..posted runner-up finish in shot put event at Northeast Ohio Quad meet on April 2...named to the Horizon League T&F All-Academic Team.
2021 Indoor (Sophomore): Won shot put league title at Horizon League Indoor Championships with a 16.53m throw, boosting the Penguins to two-straight league titles in the event...recorded a personal-best mark of 17.60m in the shotput at the YSU Collegiate Invitational en route to winning the event...posted a runner-up finish in the shotput at the Kent State Doug Raymond National Qualifier wuth a 16.36m throw...named to the Horizon League T&F All-Academic Team.
2020 Indoor (Freshman): Finished fourth in the shot put with a season-best mark of 16.55m...took 11th in the weight throw at the Horizon League Championships...recorded a season-best throw of 15.48m in the weight throw at the YSU Collegiate Invitational.
High School: A two-time Division III Ohio Outdoor State Champion in the shot put...posted a personal-best throw of 19.17m at the 2019 state championships...the No. 2 2019 shot put thrower in Ohio...the No. 18 2019 shot put thrower in the U.S.
OTHER: Is the 2023-24 recipient of the Thomas Christopher Smythe Memorial Scholarship endowment.
