Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2013 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Big Southchampion in the men's hammer throw, winning the event at 2013 BigSouth Outdoor Champions with a personal best distance of 62.09… Two-time All-Conference performer … Placed secondin the men's shot put at BSC Championships, tossing 17.18 m to leadGWU in the event … Added a fifth place finish in the men'sdiscus throw (46.56 m) at the Conference Championship meet …Established a school record in the men's shot put (17.18 m)… Competed at U.S. Junior Outdoor Track & FieldChampionship in Des Moines, Iowa, placing second in the juniorimplement hammer throw (69.14 m) to earn a spot on Team USA's WorldJuniors team … Competed at 2013 Pan American JuniorChampionships (Meddelin, Colombia), placing tenth in the hammerthrow (58.91 m) ... Named 2013 Big South Outdoor Track & FieldFreshman of the Year ... Member of the 2012-13 Big SouthPresidential Honor Roll.

2012-13 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Big Southchampion in the men's weight throw, winning the event at 2012-13Big South Indoor Championships with a personal best distance andBig South Championship record at 20.72 m … Ranked inside Top20 in the weight throw in the NCAA's East Region … Two-timeAll-Conference performer … Placed second in the men's shotput at BSC Championships after throwing a personal best 16.52 m… Established GWU records in both the men's weight throw(20.72 m) and shot put (16.52 m) during his freshman Indoor season… Placed first in the weight throw at the JDL Invitational(18.39 m) and the Tiger Paw Invitational (19.57 m) … Won theshot put at the Niswonger Invitational (15.77 m) and the Tiger PawInvitational (16.43 m) ... Named 2012-13 Big South Men's MostOutstanding Field Performer for Indoor Track & Field ... Named2012-13 Big South Indoor Freshman of the Year  … Memberof the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

High School/Club: State Champion thrower atLaVergne High School (LaVergne, Tenn.) for coaches Mark Stephensand Al Evans ... Tennessee 3A State High School Champion in theShot Put ... Also owns LaVergne's school record in the Shot Put ...Named Team MVP for his contributions to LaVergne High's track &field team ... Also competed for Steel Throwers Club and coach JimBrown ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born September 1, 1994 in Nashville,Tenn. ... Son of Stefanie Young ... Majoring in exercisescience.