Biography
Career Achievements: NAIA National Champion (2024 Outdoor Discus; 2025 Indoor) ... NAIA All-American (2022 Discus; 2023 Indoor Shot Put; 2023 Outdoor Shot Put, Hammer Throw; 2024 Outdoor Hammer; 2025 Indoor Weight Throw; 2025 Outdoor Shot Put, Discus, Hammer) ... NAIA Field Athlete of the Year (2023-24) ... NAIA National Qualifier (2022 Discus; 2023 Indoor Shot Put, Weight Throw; 2023 Outdoor Shot Put, Discus, Hammer Throw; 2024 Indoor Shot Put, Weight Throw; 2024 Outdoor Shot Put, Discus, Hammer; 2025 Indoor Shot Put, Weight Throw; 2025 Outdoor Shot Put, Hammer, Discus) ... All-Crossroads League (2022 Discus; 2023 Indoor Shot Put, Weight Throw; 2023 Outdoor Shot Put, Discus, Hammer Throw; 2024 Indoor Shot Put, Weight Throw; 2024 Outdoor Shot Put, Discus, Hammer; 2025 Indoor Shot Put, Weight Throw; 2025 Outdoor Shot Put, Discus, Hammer) ... Crossroads League Championships Most Outstanding Field Athlete of the Meet (2025 Indoor) ... Crossroads League Championships MVP of the Meet (2025 Outdoor) ... Crossroads League Male Athlete of the Year (2024-25) ... USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Men's Field Athlete of the Year (2025 Indoor; 2025 Outdoor) ... USTFCCCA National Men's Field Athlete of the Year (2024-25).
2025 Outdoor: Had an equally outstanding outdoor season wrapping up his collegiate career earning All-American and All-Crossroads League Honors ... Competed in six outdoor meets ... Opened up the outdoor season at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational finishing fifth in shot put (16.25m), fourth in discus (52.06m), and third in hammer (60.05m) ... Competed at the Crossroads League Outdoor Championships finishing first and earning All-Crossroads League Honors in shot put (16.83m), discus (52.59m), and hammer (61.95m) ... Bouncing off his outstanding Crossroads League performance he was named the Crossroad League Championships MVP of the Meet ... Closed out his career at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships earning All-American honors in all three events, finishing fourth in shot put (17.44m), fifth in discus (50.43m), and second in hammer (64.41m) ... He was named the USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region's Men's Field Athlete of the year for the outdoor season as well as the National Men's Field Athlete of the Year ... He wrapped up his career being named the Crossroads League Male Athlete of the Year for the 2024-25 season.
2024-25 Indoor: Continued his outstanding career earning another NAIA Individual National Champion as well as earning All-American and All-Crossroads League Honors ... Competed in seven indoor meets as a senior ... Opened up the indoor season at the Scott Fangman Invitational finishing first in both shot put (16.31m) and weight throw (18.87m) ... Competed in the Crossroads League Indoor Championships finishing first and earning All-Crossroads League Honors in both the weight throw (19.02m) and shot put recording a new PR of 17.09m ... Along with his outstanding Crossroads League Championships performance he was named the Most Outstanding Field Athlete of the Meet ... Closed out the indoor season at the NAIA Indoor Championships finishing 11th in shot put (16.21m) and first earning an NAIA Individual National Championship and All-American Honor in the weight throw recording a new PR of 20.34m ... He was also named the USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region's Men's Field Athlete of the Year for the indoor season.
2023-24: Had another great season as a junior ... Earning two All-American honors and a Individual National Championship ... Competed in seven indoor meets and seven outdoor meets ... Started off the indoor season strong with two third place finishes and a new PR at the John Gartland Invitational, in the shot put (16.61m) and a new PR in the weight throw (19.56m) ... Continued his domination during indoor season in the shot put and weight throw continuing to claim top five honors in every meet during the regular season with the season high in the shot put being 16.40m and in the weight throw being 19.10m ... Claimed two All-Crossroads League honors and second place finishes in the shot put (16.69m) and weight throw (19.48m) at the CL Indoor Championships ... Finished off the indoor season with a 10th place finish in weight throw (17.83m) and a 15th place finish in the shot put (16.04m) at the NAIA Indoor National Championships ... Started off the outdoor season with three top five finishes at the Montreat College Open in the Shot Put (15.60m), Discus (48.18m), and Hammer (60.76m) ... Threw a new PR in the hammer at the Marian Open with a mark of 64.03m to claim first place overall ... Claimed three top 10 finishes the next weekend at the Tennessee Invite with a seventh place finish in the shot put (16.27m), a third place finish in the discus (52.63m), and a third place finish in the hammer (61.98m) ... Claimed a three All-Conference Honors and a new PR at the CL Outdoor Championships, with a third place finish in the discus (51.86m), a second place finish in the hammer (60.70m), and a new PR and second place finish in shot put (16.84m) ... Finished off the year at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships with three top ten finishes with a 10th place finish in the shot put (16.71m), a second place finish in the hammer (63.49m), and a first place finish to claim an individual national championship in the discus (54.05m) ... Named the NAIA Field Athlete of the Year for the first time in his career
2022-23: Had a breakout season as a sophomore, earning three NAIA All-American honors and qualifying for five different events ... Competed in seven indoor meets and six outdoor meets ... Finished first in the shot put with a 16.12m mark and fourth in the weight throw after a 16.78m throw at the Sean Brady Alumni Invitational ... Hit a PR of 16.76m in the shot put and 18.47m in the weight throw, claiming second in both events as the ONU Invite ... Notched a win in the shot put and placed third in the weight throw at the IWU Midwest Classic ... Had a strong showing at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships with a PR of 18.48m in the weight throw to finish second, while also finishing second in the shot put ... Qualified for the NAIA Indoor National Championships in the shot put and weight throw, earning All-American honors in the shot put with a sixth place finish ... Started the outdoor season off with three top-five finishes at the Yellow Jacket Collegiate, including a win in the discus ... Had two first place finishes at the Knight Open, while also hitting a PR in the hammer throw (60.24m) and javelin (44.10m) ... Notched a PR mark of 55.86m in the discus and finished first at the Indiana Little State Championships ... Earned All-CL honors in the discus, shot put, and hammer at the outdoor Crossroads League Championships ... Qualified for NAIA Outdoor National Championships in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw ... Tabbed NAIA All-American in the hammer throw (59.47m) and shot put (16.33m) after finishing fifth and eighth.
2021-22: As a freshman had a strong season, competing in 15 total meets and earning NAIA All-American honors ... Began his Marian career with a win in the weight throw at the Indiana Tech Strive for Greatness ... Finished in the top-10 in each throw but one during his indoor season ... Set a season-PR in the weight throw at the Tom Hathaway Classic with a 16.21m throw to finish fifth ... Hit a shot put PR for indoor season on Feb. 12 with a 15.54m mark ... Finished seventh in both the shot put and weight throw at the Indoor CL Championships ... Placed no worse than 20th in each of his events during outdoor season ... Set a PR in the hammer at the Knights Open with a 42.16m mark ... Won the javelin at the Ball State meet with a PR of 39.83m ... Won the discus at Little State with a PR of 53.96m ... Also set a shot put PR at Ball State with a 15.66m effort ... Earned first career All-CL honor with a runner-up finish in the discus at the Outdoor CL Meet ... Qualified for the NAIA Championships, and finished fifth in the discus to earn NAIA All-American honors with his fifth place finish.
