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Jr. - Thrower
Gloucester, Mass. • Gloucester
2008-09: Earned All-America honors in the shot put in both the indoor and outdoor seasons...named CAA Track & Field Athlete of the Year...breakthrough indoor season culminated with All-America honors in the shot put...finished seventh in the shot put with a throw of 61'4.75 at the NCAA Championship...in nine indoor meets prior to the NCAA Championship, won the shot put eight times and placed second once...became the fifth Husky to break 60'0 in the shot put during the indoor season with his throw of 60'1.75 to win the New England Championship...won the shot put with a throw of 61'1.25 at the IC4A Championship...dominated the outdoor season and finished with All-America honors...finished eighth in the shot put with a throw of 60'5 at the NCAA Championship...began his outdoor season with a victory in the shot put (61'6.25) at the USF Quad Meet in Tampa, Fla.; also placed sixth in the discus (157'5)...won the shot put with a throw of 61'6.75 at the 82nd annual Texas Relays...won the shot put at the Solomon Husky Invitational...named CAA Most Outstanding Field Performer after winning the shot put and discus at the CAA Championship in Towson, Md.; throw of 60'10.5 broke the previous meet record by nearly five feet...won the shot put with a throw of 61'8.25 at the New England Championship...at the IC4A Championship, threw the shot put 61'1.5 to place second to Manhattan's Milan Jotanovic (63'9.5)...qualified for the NCAA Championship with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA East Regional with a throw of 60'8.5...earned All-America honors with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championship.
2007-08: Redshirted the 2007-08 athletic year...competed unattached in several open meets...took third in the shot put (54'10.75) at the Valentine's Invitational...won the shot put (52'4) at the Husky Spring Open...won the shot put (55'7) and took second in the discus (158'5) at the Solomon Husky Invitational.
2006-07: Won the shot put (54'6.75) and discus (155'9) at the CAA Championship for the second season in a row...also posted wins in both the shot put and discus at the Northeastern Spring Open and Snowflake Classic...named CAA Field Athlete of the Week on April 3...among collegiate athletes, took third in the shot put (56'4) and 10th in the discus (146'9) at the Florida Relays...won the shot put (55'2.25) and took second in the discus (157'3) at the Solomon Invitational...took fifth in the shot put (55'4.25) at the IC4A Championship...placed 15th at the NCAA East Regionals with a career-best 56'7.25 in the shot put...during the indoor season, posted wins in the shot put at the Husky Winter Carnival (53'4.25), the dual meet against Harvard (55'8.75), Great Dane Classic (56'4.25), Reebok Boston Indoor Games (55'7.5)...won the shot put at the New England Championship with a throw of 55'4.25...took ninth in the shot put at the IC4A Championship.
2005-06: Named CAA Rookie of the Year after winning both the shot put (53'11) and discus (152'0) at the CAA Championship during the outdoor season...began the outdoor season with a sixth-place finish in the discus (153'2) and a seventh-place showing in the shot put at the Hurricane Invitational...took second in the discus (160'9) at the Snowflake Classic and took second in the shot put (53'10.75) at the Mason Spring Classic...finished 11th in the "B" section of the shot put at the Texas Relays with a throw of 53'7.5...won the shot put (51'0.75) and finished fourth in the discus (149'5) at the Solomon Husky Invitational...during the indoor season, competed in the prestigious Randall Tyson Invitational, placing 13th in the shot put with a throw of (53'3.5)...placed sixth in the shot put (52'7.5) at the New England Championship...threw the shot put a season-best 53'11 to place eighth at the IC4A Championship.
High School: Threw shot put and discus for indoor and outdoor track teams for three years, captaining squad his final two years...earned All-America honors in the shot put...indoors his senior year, won Mass. Div. 3, All-State and New England titles and was named Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic...two-time league MVP and six-time All-Star...set Gloucester records in the shot put indoors (58'10.75) and outdoors (58'9.75)...also played offensive tackle and defensive end for football team from 2003-2005... earned NEC Defensive MVP honors...named to Super 26 All-State football team...set single season record for sacks with 15.
Personal: Born Oct. 4, 1986...Mechanical Engineering major...Class of 2010.
