2021 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
Collegiate Honors
• 2021 Horizon League Weight Throw Champion
• 2021 Horizon League Hammer Throw Champion
• 2019 Horizon League Hammer Throw Champion
• 2019 Horizon League Weight Throw Champion
• 2018 All-League Second Team (Outdoor Shot Put)
• 3x Horizon League Athlete of the Week (2/12/19, 1/21/20, 1/27/20)
2020-21 Season
2021 Outdoor: Scored in three throwing events at the Horizon League Championships... Won the hammer throw with a career-best of 57.59 meters which ranks fourth all-time in program history... Placed seventh in the discus (42.81 meters) and eighth in the shot put (14.53 meters)... Opened the year at the Illinois State Redbird Invitational and finished fourth in the hammer throw and seventh in the discus... Recorded three top-three finishes at the Green and White Invite on April 24... Won the hammer throw and placed third in both the shot upt and discus... Followed the next weekend with a second-place finish in the discus with a mark of 43.70 meters and third-place finish in the hammer at 50.44 meters... His hammer. throw of 50.44 meters put him 10th on the Panthers' all-time top-10 list.
2021 Indoor: Took home the weight throw title at the Horizon League Championships, reaching 18.63 meters, a new personal best... That throw sits as the second-best in program history... Also placed seventh in the shot put with a mark of 15.29 meters... Opened the year at the Panther Invite, finishing fifth in the weight throw (17.60 meters) and eighth in the shot put (14.55 meters)... Won the weight throw two weeks later at the home John Tierney Classic with a mark of 17.82 meters... Finished third in the shot upt (14.53 meters) at the event... Recorded another third place finish in the shot put at the Parkside Triangular... Took first in the weight throw (18.26 meters) and third int he shot put (15.10 meters) at the Panther Tune-Up on February 14.
2019-20 Season
2020 Outdoor: Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Indoor: Earned the bronze medal in weight throw at the Horizon League Championships with a mark of 17.82m (58-5 3/4) ... also placed sixth in shot put at the League meet with a mark of 15.87m (52-1) ... opened the season, placing third in weight throw (17.51m) and fifth in shot put (15.01m) at Gene Edmonds, Jan. 10 ... one week later swept the throws events at the Tierney Classic home opener, Jan 18, with marks of 17.33m in weight throw and 15.62m in shot put ... also competed in both shot put (15.72m) and weight throw (17.62m) at the Illini Invite, Jan. 24 ... invited to the prestigious Meyo Invite, Feb. 7, finishing 10th in shot put with a season-best mark of 16.30m and 21st in weight throw (17.76m) ... placed fourth in weight throw (16.88m) at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 14 ... closed out the regular season, placing third in shot put (15.75m) and fourth in weight throw (17.65m)
2018-19 Season
2019 Outdoor: Was crowned Horizon League Champion in hammer throw with a winning toss of 56.23m (184-6) ... that mark now ranks him fourth in MKE history ... also finished third in discus and fifth in shot put at the league meet for a total of 20 points ... topped the discus field his first time competing in the event on the year with a winning toss of 48.97m (160-8), while also finishing first in hammer (52.01m) and third in shot put (15.52m) at the Jack Shaw Classic April 5 ... one week later, placed fourth in hammer throw at Illinois ... had a big day at Marquette April 24 to close out the regular season, finishing runner-up in discus, third in shot put and fourth in hammer throw.
2019 Indoor: Brought home his first Horizon League Championship with a dominating season in weight throw ... winning mark of 18.31m (60-1) now ranks him second in program history ... also finished on the podium in shot put at the league meet by taking fifth ... started his sophomore season taking first in discus, second in shot put and second in weight throw at the Badger Icebreaker Jan. 12 ... one week later, turned in a new PR shot put toss of 16.53m (54-2 3/4) at the Tierney Classic - a mark that now ranks fourth in MKE history ... was named the Horizon League Field Athlete of the Week after a big showing at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 9, coming in runner-up in weight throw with a mark of 18.23m (59-9 3/4) ... won the weight throw competition and was second in shot put at the home finale Panther Tune-Up Feb. 16.
2017-18 Season
2018 Outdoor: Finished league runner-up in shot put as a freshman with a massive PR toss of 16.42m (53-10 1/2), giving Milwaukee a 1-2 finish in the event ... that mark now ranks sixth in program history ... also scored with an eighth-place finish in hammer throw at the Horizon League Championships ... started the season taking eighth in discus (42.38m), 13th in shot put (15.03m) and 20th in hammer (44.01m) at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic Mar. 24 ... one week later, placed sixth in both shot put (15.33m) and discus (45.96m) and ninth in hammer (48.82m) at the Big Blue Classic ... was a part of Milwaukee's sweep in hammer at the Benedictine Relays with a throw of 50.60m (166-0) at the Benedictine Relays April 13 ... finished third in shot put, fifth in discus and fifth in hammer one week later at DePaul ... hammer throw mark of 50.88m (166-11) at DePaul now ranks him ninth in program history ... capped the regular season taking third in shot, third in discus and sixth in hammer at the Drake Alternative April 28.
2018 Indoor: Made a big impact as a freshman ... was a part of Milwaukee's dominance in weight throw at the Horizon League Championships, taking sixth at 16.54m (54-3 1/4) for sixth ... that throw now ranks him ninth in program history ... also competed in shot put at the league meet, taking 11th ... made his official collegiate debut Jan. 13 at the Karl Schlender Invite, taking sixth in weight throw (14.88m) and eighth in shot put (13.31m) ... one week later, came in second in shot put with a toss of 15.52m (50-11) at the Tierney Classic ... came in runner-up in shot put (14.89m) and third in weight throw (14.26m) at the Parkside Classic Feb. 3 ... turned in a big PR in shot put one week later at the GVSU Big Meet with a mark of 16.02m (52-6 3/4), moving him into eighth place in program history ... closed out the regular season taking second in shot put and sixth in weight throw at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 17.
High School
A three-sport athlete at East Troy High School ... earned honorable mention honors both junior and senior years in track and field ... qualified for state three times in final two years, taking eighth in discus as a junior and seventh in shot put as a senior ... a two-year member of the Madison Throws Club ... played football for three years on the defensive line ... also competed in wrestling one year.
Personal
Son of Fred and Julie ... chose Milwaukee because of the family feeling with the throwing group ... lists most memorable sports moment as breaking both school records ... volunteers with FFA ... born June 3, 1998.
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