2006-2007 Outdoor: Took fourth at the A-SunChampionships in the shot put with a heave of 14.99m(49’2.25”) ... Earned third place in the shot put witha season-best heave of 15.81m (51’10.50”) at the DukeInvitational ... Won the shot put at the Solid Orange Classic withan effort of 14.99m (49’2.25”) ... Took second in thediscus at the Solid Orange Classic with a throw of 43.14m(141’6”) ... Was third in the hammer throw at the SolidOrange Classic with a mark of 44.27m (145’3”).
2006-2007 Indoor: Shattered the conferencerecord with his winning toss of 15.79m (51’9.75”) inthe shot put at the A-Sun Championships ... Earned a sixth-placefinish with an effort of 14.90m (48’10.75”) in theweight throw at the conference meet ... Was ninth in the shot putwith a toss of 15.64m (51’3.75”) at the CarolinaInvitational ... Placed sixth in the weight throw at theAppalachian Invitational with a throw of 14.80m(48’6.75”).
2005-2006 Indoor: Seventh at the NiswongerInvitational in the shot put ... Won the shot put at theAppalachian State Open with a toss of 48’2” ... Seventhat the Clemson Classic in the shot put ... Won conference titles inthe shot put and weight throw ... Weight Throw effort of48’2.50” set a school record.
2005-2006 Outdoor: Fifth in the shot put, sixthin the discus and ninth in the hammer throw at the Snow BirdInvitational ... Finished third in the shot put at the 49er Classic... Won his second consecutive shot put title at the conferencetournament with a new meet and school-record mark of52’8.75” ... Also placed second in the hammer and thirdin the discus.
2004-2005 Indoor: Competed well as a truefreshman ... Finished in the top-10 three times during the indoorcampaign in the shot put.
2004-2005 Outdoor: NCAA East Region qualifierin the shot put after breaking the A-Sun record with a toss of50'3" ... Won the 2005 A-Sun individual title in that event ...Finished third in the discus finals at the A-Sun meet ... Accountedfor 16 team points in those two events ... Named team MVP followingthe 2005 campaign ... Finished fourth with a throw of 49'4" at WakeForest, which set a new personal record at that point in theseason.
Before Gardner-Webb: Standout at Ottoville(Ohio) High ... 2004 state runner-up in the shot put with athrow of 58’6” ... Placed third during his juniorseason ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Illinois State.
