Ht
6'
1"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Kayenta,
Arizona
Roster Years
2008-2011
Personal
- Born in Kayenta, Arizona
- Parents are Ollie and Aneta
- Wife is Katie
- Sister Deezbaa is on the women's track team
- Served in the West Virginia Charleston Mission (2005-07) for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Majoring in exercise science with an emphasis in fitness and wellness
Before BYU
- Prepped at Monument Valley High
- Placed third in the Junior National Olympics in weightlifting in 2004
- Region champ in discus and shot put
- State 3A North Region discus record holder
- State runner-up in discus
- 2004 Navajo Times Male Athlete of the Year
Summary
Indoor -
- MWC All-Conference (Weight throw 2010)
- MWC Championship Team (2008, 2009, 2010)
Outdoor -
- NCAA Nationals (Hammer throw 2010)
- NCAA Regionals (Hammer 2009, Hammer 2010)
- MWC All-Conference (Hammer throw 2010)
- MWC Championship Team (2008, 2009, 2010)
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2008
Indoor:
- Placed second at the BYU Cougar Indoor Meet with a throw of 52 feet 4.0 inches
- Placed seventh at the Lumberjack Invitational with a throw of 51 feet 11.25 inches
- Placed sixth at the NWU Invitational with a distance of 43 feet 0.50 inches
- Placed fifth at the Boise State Team Invite
Outdoor:
- Placed 18th at the Arizona State Invitational in the discus with a distance of 145-10
- At the BYU Cougar Invitational placed third in the hammer throw with a distance of 50.09m
- At the Tom Botts Invitational placed eighth in the discus throw with a distance of 150-04, in the hammer throw a distance of 163-08 for sixth
- At Azusa Pacific University placed first in the hammer throw with a distance of 171-03 (52.19m)
Sophmore Year
2009
Indoor:
- Finished 5th in the weight throw (19.16m) and 10th in the shot put (14.37m) at the MWC Championships
- Threw for 17.69m at the New Balance Invite in the weight throw
- Took second at the BYU and Bengal Invites in the weight throw
- Finished third in the weight throw (17.28m) at the New Mexico Invite
Outdoor:
- Placed 12th at NCAA Regionals in the hammer with a distance of 59.22m
- Took first in the hammer at the U of U Twilight Meet, throwing 54.25m
- At the Collegiate Tri-Meet, finished first in the hammer (53.20)
- At Cougar Invite, threw the hammer 57.10m to finish in first place
- Took second in the hammer at both the Weber State and Robison Invitationals
Junior Year
2010
Indoor:
- Third place in the weight throw (18.35m) at the MWC Championships
- Won the weight throw (19.41m) at the Wildcat Open
- Won the weight throw (19.78m) at the UW Husky Classic
- Third in the weight throw (19.76m) at the UW Invitational
- Won the weight throw (19.59m) at the UNM Cherry and Silver Invitational
- Finished second in the weight throw (18.06m) at the BYU Invitational
Outdoor:
- Competed in the hammer throw (59.33m) at the NCAA Championships
- Finished sixth at the NCAA West Region Prelims in the hammer throw (64.09m)
- Took second in the hammer throw (61.78m) at the MWC Championships
- Won the hammer throw (59.44m) at the Mark Faldmo Invitational
- Third in the hammer throw (55.32m) at the Mesa Classic
- Won the hammer throw (57.50m) at the BYU Invitational
Senior Year
2011
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year