University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

IN THE LOPER TOP 10
Indoors - Shot Put (5th/58-0.25)
Outdoors - Shot Put (5th/58.10.75); Discus (7th/174-4)

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2017-18)
USTFCCCA All-Scholar ... MIAA Scholar Athlete ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... USTFCCCA All-Central Region (indoors-shot; outdoors-discus) ... second-team All-American for a 10th place finish in the shot put (57-2.75) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... third in the event at the MIAA meet thanks to a season-best toss of 58-10.75 ... effort ranked 13th on the national list ... managed a 57-11.75 the following week at the Loper Last Chance ... also third in the MIAA in the discus (season-best 174-4) ... finished 14th in the discus at the NCAA meet ... top throw ranked 14th in D2 ... had a 171-1 at the Prairie Wolf Invite ... NCAA indoor qualifier in the shot ... came in 20th place ... third in the MIAA in the event (season-best 58-0.25) ... also 14th in the weight throw (52-4) ... threw the shot 56-9.25 at the UNK Indoor Invite ... career-best 53-2.75 in the weight throw came in February at the Colorado Mines Invite 

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
USTFCCCA Indoor and Outdoor All-Region ... USTFCCCA All-Scholar ... MIAA Scholar Athlete ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... NCAA Championships outdoor qualifier in the shot and discus ...14th in the discus (162-5) and tied for 18th in the shot ... top toss in the discus came at the Loper Last Chance (171-10) ...  thew the shot a personal-best 57-7 at the same meet ... at conference, runner up in the discus (167-3) and 10th in the shot (52-0.5) ... threw the discus 168-8 at the UNK Loper Invite in April ... at the MIAA Indoor Championships, fourth in the shot (season-best 56-0) ... NCAA provisional qualifier in the event (18th) ... also at the MIAA's, 13th in the weight throw (50-6) ... career-best in the weight throw (50-9.25) came at the NWU Open

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015-16)
NCAA indoor provisional qualifier in the shot ... finished sixth in the event at the MIAA meet (season-best 53-10.50) ... had a toss of 52-8.25 at Concordia ... top weight throw of 43-11.75 at the UNK Indoor Invite ... in the spring, seventh in both the shot (51-2.75) and discus (158-10) at the MIAA Championships ... provisional qualifier in the shot after an effort of 54-6.50 at the Jim Dutcher ... also provisional qualifier in the discus ... had a career-best toss of 160-3 at the Wayne State Invite in late March ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... USTFCCA All-Scholar

AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Took a redshirt year ... competing unattached, took part in two indoor and one outdoor meets ... threw the shot 47-3.50 indoors and 47-0.75 outdoors ... 144-3 in the discus ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL
2014 Class D state champ in the discus (173-0) ... runner up in the shot (54-4) ... third in both events as a junior  .. school-record 498 tackles ... helped the Buffaloes reach the 2013 Class D1 state quarters ... first-team all-state ... on offense, 36 carries for 253 yards and four TD's as well as four catches for 50 yards ... played in the 2014 Nebraska 8-Man All-Star game in Hastings

PERSONAL
Son of Robert & Kerri ... was a defensive linemen/end on the Loper football team from 2014-17