Oklahoma Christian University Athletics

Sports, wellness and recreation management major … Returning All-American who’s one of top hammer throwers at the small-college level … Has shown consistent improvement since arriving on campus and figures to contend for the NCCAA hammer title … 2013: Qualified for the NCCAA Indoor Championships in the weight throw, finishing seventh with a mark of 51 feet, 3¾ inches (15.64 meters) … Best throw of season (and career) was a mark of 51 feet, 7¼ inches (15.73 meters) at the Oklahoma Baptist Indoor Invitational on Feb. 9 … Also competed in indoor shot put, recording a top mark of 40 feet, 11 inches (12.47 meters) at the Missouri Southern Early Bird Open on Dec. 8 … That, combined with a weight throw mark of 48 feet, 11¾ inches (14.93 meters) earned him NCCAA student-athlete of the week honors …  Earned NCCAA All-America honors with a second-place finish in the hammer at the NCCAA Outdoor Championships, posting a mark of 170 feet, 2 inches (51.86 meters) … Also qualified for the national meet in the shot put but didn’t compete in that event … Top hammer mark of the season was a career-best throw of 180 feet, 5 inches (55 meters) that gave him an event win at the Southwestern Invitational on March 14 … Also won in the hammer at the Oklahoma Baptist Bison Invitational on March 30 with a throw of 177 feet, 1 inch (53.99 meters) … Won the hammer again at the Heartland/McMurry Invitational on April 19 with a mark of 161 feet, 7 inches (49.25 meters) and at the Southwestern Relays on April 27 with a throw of 170 feet, 3 inches (51.89 meters) … 2012: During indoor season, competed in the shot put and weight throw … Top shot put mark was 43 feet, 2¼ inches (13.16 meters) on Feb. 4 at the Texas Tech Indoor Open … Best weight throw mark was 44 feet, 6¾ inches (13.58 meters), also at the Texas Tech meet … During outdoor season, competed in the hammer and shot put … Posted top hammer mark of 168 feet, 8 inches (51.41 meters) at Oklahoma Baptist Last Chance Meet on May 10 … Won the hammer competition at the Tabor Invitational with a throw of 163 feet, 10 inches (49.95 meters), earning him Sooner Athletic Conference field athlete of the week honors … Was runner-up in both the hammer (157 feet, 11 inches/48.14 meters) and shot put (42 feet, 2¼ inches/12.86 meters) at the SAC Championships on May 4-5 … Posted career-best shot put mark of 43 feet, 4½ inches (13.22 meters) at the Southwestern Relays on April 28 … 2011: Competed in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season … Posted top marks of season in his first collegiate meet, the OC Indoor Invitational … In the weight throw, posted a mark of 38 feet, 1¼ inches (11.61 meters), and in the shot put, posted a mark of 35 feet, 8½ inches (10.88 meters) … During outdoor season, competed in hammer and shot put … Best shot put mark was 39 feet, 4½ inches (12 meters) at the Southwestern Relays on April 30 … Recorded top hammer throw of 146 feet, 10 inches (44.75 meters) at the SAC Championships while finishing fourth … Took third in the shot put at the SAC Championships with a mark of 38 feet, 11 inches (11.86 meters) … Previous school: Attended Shelbyville High School, where he ran track and played football and basketball.