COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: SP – 65-5 (19.94m), DT – 175-0 (53.35m), HT – 179-6 (54.71m), WT – 52-6.75 (16.02m)
COLLEGIATE RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES:
RECORDS
No. 5 all-time in shot put (64- 5.75, 19.65m)
AWARDS
1x First-Team All-American (Outdoor '26)
1x Big Ten Gold Medalist (Indoor '26)
1x Academic All-Big Ten (Spring '26)
1x CSC Academic All-District ('26)
1x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ('25)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Earned First Team All-America honors in the shot put after placing sixth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships while qualifying through the NCAA East First Round.
Pepsi Florida Relays (Apr. 3-4): Finished third in the shot put with a throw of 18.92m (62-1)...Virginia Challenge (Apr. 17-18): Placed third with a throw of 19.48m (63-11)...Penn Relays (Apr. 23-25): Recorded a mark of 18.91m (62-0.5)...Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 15-17): Finished 13th in the shot put with a throw of 18.00m (59-0.75)...NCAA East First Round (May 27-30): Placed fifth with a throw of 19.02m (62-5) to qualify for the NCAA Championships...NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 10-13): Earned First Team All-America honors with a sixth-place finish, throwing 19.65m (64-5.75).
Indoor 2026
Season: Put together one of the nation's top shot put seasons, winning the Big Ten title... qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Championships...
Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 17): Opened the season with a victory in the shot put, throwing 19.43m (63-9)...Penn State National Open (Jan. 30-31): Won the shot put with a mark of 19.81m (65-0).//Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13-14): Finished sixth with a throw of 19.25m (63-2)...Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28): Captured the Big Ten shot put title with a personal-best 19.94m (65-5)...NCAA Indoor Championships (Mar. 13-14): Finished ninth nationally with a throw of 19.19m (62-11.5)...
Indoor 2025
Season: Competed in seven meets, recording three throws of at least 18.90 meters... qualified for the Big Ten Indoor Championships...
Bison Opener (Dec. 6-7): Opened the season with a victory in the shot put, throwing 18.91m (62-0.5)...Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 18): Recorded a season-best 19.00m (62-4) to finish second...Penn 10 Elite (Jan. 25): Placed fourth with a throw of 17.82m (58-5.75)...Penn State National Open (Jan. 31-Feb. 1): Finished second with a throw of 18.36m (60-3)...PSU Sykes & Sabock Challenge (Feb. 8): Took third with a mark of 18.34m (60-2)...Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 14-15): Finished sixth with a throw of 18.54m (60-10)...Penn State Tune-Up (Feb. 21): Placed second with a mark of 17.54m (57-6.5)...Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-Mar. 1): Finished 10th in the shot put with a throw of 17.92m (58-9.5).
BEFORE PENN STATE
Was a two-time NCAA East Region Preliminaries qualifier in the shot put at Youngstown State…won Horizon League titles in the shot put and hammer throw in 2024.
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: SP – 66-11.5
Competed in track and field at McDonald High School where he was an OHSAA champion in the discus throw and a runner-up in the shot put…He was a multi-time state finalist in both events.
PERSONAL
Studying nutritional physiology and biochemistry at Penn State…Hobbies include video games, hunting, fishing, card collecting, and lifting…Chose Penn State because “Penn State is an honorable program with a deep history of elite shot putters. It has a high standard for academics that will aid me in applying for graduate school. Also, I have deep family roots in the area. My grandfather grew up 20 minutes outside State College so it feels just like home to be here.”