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Personal bests (thru 2019):

  • Discus: 172-4 (52.52m)
  • Hammer: 174-2 (53.10m)

As a Sophomore (2019):
Outdoors

  • Team captain.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
  • Set PB in the hammer of 174-2 (53.10m) at Hornet Invitational.

Indoors

  • Set PB of 56-6 3/4 (17.24m) at Mountain T's Invitational.
  • MPSF All-Academic.

As a Freshman (2018):
Outdoors

  • Made collegiate debut at the Hornet Invitational, placing second in the discus.
  • Competed twice in the hammer.
  • Earned season discus best while placing third at the Big Meet (172-4, 52.52m).

Indoors

  • Did not compete.

National/international:

  • Fourth at the 2017 U.S. junior championships at 186-2 ¼ (56.74m) with a 1.75kg discus.

High school:

  • Two-time New England outdoor discus champion, throwing 190-1, 57.93m in 2017.
  • Fourth at the 2017 U.S. junior championships at 186-2 ¼ (56.74m) with a 1.75kg discus.
  • Four-time state champion.
  • Won the Maine Class C title in the shot put and discus as a senior.
  • A three-time Maine Class C discus winner.
  • 2017 Gatorade Maine Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year.
  • Led the Red Riots to the 2017 team championships.
  • Took third in the discus at the 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals Outdoor.
  • Broke his own state record in the meet with a discus toss of 199-1 (60.68m).
  • Also played basketball and football.
  • Won the 2016 state high school Heisman Award.

Personal:

  • Spent three weeks in Vietnam in 2018 as part of the Rubinstein-Bing Student-Athlete Civic Engagement Program, a partnership between Stanford and Duke universities.
  • Special Olympics volunteer.

Career results:

YearSeason (Meets)EventSeason BestConf.RegionNCAA
2019Outdoors (6)Discus169-4 (51.61)9 (168-7)----
Hammer174-2 (53.10)------
Indoors (5)Weight56-6 3/4 (17.24)19 (53-7)----
2018Outdoors (7)Discus172-4 (52.52)14 (160-6)----
Hammer156-1 (47.58)------
Indoors (0)----------
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