Illinois State University Athletics

Two-time NCAA National Champion in the javelin, winning back-to-back titles in 2011 and 2012 … was NCAA runner up as a senior in 2013 … one of two athletes in MVC history to be named a four-time MVC champion in the event … named the 2013 MVC Most Outstanding Field Athlete at the outdoor championships after winning his four-consecutive title with a  toss of 257-00 … won his second-straight NCAA Division I National Title in the javelin with a personal-best toss of 268-00, earning All-America honors in the process ... first Redbird to successfully defend national title since Tom Smith won back-to-back titles in the high jump in 1987 and 1988 ... named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Male Field Athlete of the Year ... selected as a semifinalist for the Bowerman Award, which is bestowed to the top male and female track & field athlete each year ... named the USTFCCCA Midwest Region Field Athlete of the Year ... took gold at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 championships in the javelin, beating Olympic Trials Champion Sam Humphreys of Texas A&M with a throw of 256-10 ... qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Ore., where he finished sixth with a throw of 250-00 ... won his third-straight MVC title with a throw of 254-06, earning All-Valley honors ... named the Most Outstanding Field Athlete of the 2012 MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... won the Tony Wilson Award at the Sea Ray Relays for the Most Outstanding Male Field Athlete of the meet with his record-breaking throw of 266-09 ... won the 2011 NCAA National Championship in the javelin with a toss of 263-06 as a sophomore to earn All-America honors ... finished first in four meets, including the MVC Outdoor Championships for All-Valley honors while also earning Most Outstanding Field Athlete plaudits ... named the 2010-11 Illinois State University Milt Weisbecker Male Athlete of the Year … as a freshman in 2010, he finished first in three-straight meets in the javelin, including a career-best throw and a new school record of 233-11 at the MVC Championships for All-Valley honors ... qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the javelin, where he finished third after throwing a 231-02 ... advanced to the NCAA Championships in javelin and finished 12th ...also qualified for the 2010 USA Outdoor National Championships.