Career Bests (thru 2016 indoors):

  • Discus: 178-1 (54.27m)
  • Shot Put: 51-6 1/2 (15.71m)

2016 Season:
Indoors

  • DId not compete.

2015 Season:
Outdoors

  • Had his season-best performance at the Pac-12 Championships.
  • Threw the discus 166-10 to finish 12th.
  • Third in the Big Meet at 164-4.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic second team.

Indoors

  • Competed in one meet, finishing 13th in the shot (43-11 3/4) at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview.

2014 Season:
Outdoors

  • Placed fifth in the Pac-12 in the discus with a PB of 178-1.
  • The only competitor from the first flight to advance to the finals.
  • Improved on his two-week-old PB of 171-1 from the Payton Jordan Invitational by nearly seven feet.
  • Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims for the first time, throwing 171-9, but did not advance.
  • Set PB of 51-6 1/2 in the shot put by placing fifth at Payton Jordan.
  • Opened with a 163-2 in the discus and 47-0 1/4 in the shot at the Cal Outdoor Opener.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.

Indoors

  • Did not compete.

2013 Season:
Outdoors

  • Steadily progressed throughout the season in both the shot put and discus.
  • Placed eighth in the discus at the Pac-12 Championships with a personal best 171-0.
  • Had a personal best shot put of 49-10 at the Jim Click Shootout.
  • Fourth in the Big Meet in the discus (167-8) and fifth in the shot (48-7 1/4).

Indoors

  • Did not compete.

High School:

  • Led Loyola High School of Los Angeles to the Nike Nationals in Eugene, Ore., with a personal-best shot put of 61-10 1/2.
  • Second at the 2011 California state championships in the discus at 178-5 after throwing 182-9 in the prelims.
  • Set a Los Angeles Section championship meet record with a throw of 192-1 in 2012.
  • Received the Ed Castellanos Award for dedication for his accomplishments in track and field.
  • Helped his team win its fifth consecutive CIF Southern Section Division II championship.

Personal:

  • Majoring in science, technology, and society, with a concentration on innovation, technology, and organizations.
  • Received awards for the highest achievement in math and science studies at Loyola.

Career Statistics:

YearSeason (Meets)EventSeason BestConf. FinishW. PrelimsNCAA Champs.
2016Indoors (0)----------
2015Outdoors (7)Discus166-10 (50.85)12 (Pac-12)----
 Indoors (1)SP43-11 3/4 (13.40)------
2014Outdoors (9)Discus178-1 (54.27)5 (Pac-12)32--
  SP51-6 1/2 (15.71)------
 Indoors (0)----------
2013Outdoors (7)Discus171-0 (52.13)8 (Pac-12)----
  SP49-10 (15.19)------
 Indoors (0)----------