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RS Freshman
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| Hometown:
La Crosse, Wis.
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| High School:
Central
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 250
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| Event:
Throws
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Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Redshirt Freshman/Redshirt Freshman
At Wisconsin
2013 Indoor: Finished 20th at the Big Ten championships (2/23) in the weight throw with a toss of 52-2 1/4 (16.82m) ... also finished 22nd in the shot put with a heave of 52-2 (15.90m) ... with a personal-best heave of 53-1 1/2 (16.19m), finished third in the shot put at the Red & White Open (2/15) ... also finished fifth in the weight throw with a toss of 59-10 1/2 (18.25m) ... placed second in the weight throw with a personal-best toss of 61-1 1/2 (18.63m) at the Cyclone Classic (2/8) ... also finished fourth in the shot put with a career-best heave of 51-4 1/2 (15.66m) ... finished third in the weight throw at the Squig Converse Invitational (2/1) with a heave of 58-10 (17.93m) ... also finished 11th in the shot put with a toss of 49-5 3/4 (15.08m) ... with a heave of 49-0 3/4 (14.95m), finished 10th in the shot put at the Bill Bergan Invitational (1/26) ... earned a fourth-place finish in the shot put at the Wisconsin Invitational (1/19) with a toss of 51-1 1/2 (15.58m)
2013 Outdoor: At the Wisconsin Open (5/4), placed fourth in the discus with a personal-best throw of 170-2 (51.88m) and third in the shot put with a heave of 48-8 1/4 (14.84m) ... finished 15th in the hammer throw with a personal-best heave of 175-10 (53.59m) at the Triton Invitational (4/25-27) ... also placed seventh in the shot put with a throw of 51-7 3/4 (15.74m) and 26th in the discus with a toss of 148-2 (45.17m) ... at the Spec Towns Invitational (4/13), placed ninth in the hammer throw with a heave of 165-3 (50.36m) and 10th in the discus with a throw of 153-10 (46.89m) ... won the shot put at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/30) with a personal-best heave of 55-1 1/2 (16.80m) ... also finished fourth in the discus with a throw of 159-3 (48.54m) ... At the Alabama Relays (3/22-23), placed 10th in the hammer throw with a heave of 168-9 (51.45m) and 14th in the discus with a toss of 156 (47.56m)
2012 Indoor: Competing unattached, finished sixth in the shot put with a personal-best heave of 47-10 (14.58m) and also came in eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 51-8 1/2 (15.76m) at the Wisconsin Invitational (1/21) ... finished third in the weight throw at the Red & White Open (2/17) with a personal-best toss of 54-10 3/4 (16.73m) ... came in 10th at the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier (3/2) with a mark of 52-4 (15.95m) in the weight throw
2012 Outdoor: Finished runner-up in the hammer throw with a personal-best distance of 168-11 (51.50m), third in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 49-9 3/4 (15.18m) and sixth in the discus with a personal-best mark of 167-1 (50.92m) at the Wisconsin Open (5/4-5)
Personal
Parents are Eric and Sandy ... has two younger sisters, Hannah and Sara ... father played football and competed in track at Luther College ... paternal grandfather played football at Tulane ... intended major is biochemistry
| Personal Bests |
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Outdoor |
| Shot Put |
53-1 1/2 (16.19m) |
2-15-13 |
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Shot Put |
55-1 1/2 (16.80m) |
3-30-13 |
| Weight Throw |
61-1 1/2 (18.63m) |
2-8-13 |
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Discus |
170-2 (51.88m) |
5-4-13 |
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Hammer Throw |
175-10 (53.59m) |
4-25-13 |
At the Big Ten Championships
2013 - Indoor
Shot Put: 22nd (52-2 (15.90m))
Weight Throw: 20th (52-2 1/4 (16.82m))
