Junior (2010): Led the Bears in both the shot put (59-3.00) and discus (165-2) during the year ... both marks were PRs ... sixth in the shot at the Pac-10 meet (54-2.75) ... also finished 11th in the discus (160-9) at the conference championships ... qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Meet in the shot, where he took 33rd (53-11.25) ... captured the MPSF indoor championship in the shot put with a career-best throw of 59-0.75 (18.00m), which came on his fifth attempt ... named MPSF All-Academic (indoors), USTFCCCA All-Academic and honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic (outdoors).
Sophomore (2009): Surpassed the NCAA provisional standard with a toss of 56-8 in the shot put at the Hornet Invitational, Cal's best mark of the season ... top mark in the discus (159-3) came at the Pac-10 Championships, where he placed 12th ... also 12th in the shot at NCAA regionals (54-8.25) ... best indoor throw in the shot was 54-1 at the MPSF meet (9th place).
Redshirt-Freshman (2008): Achieved two season bests at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, as he came in fourth in the shot with a 54-8.25 and sixth in the discus with a 156-3 ... won the shot put with a mark of 54-0.50 at the Stanford Invitational.
Freshman (2007): Redshirted indoors and outdoors.
High School: A 2006 graduate of J.K. Mullen HS ... placed in the top five in shot put in the 2004 and 2005 Colorado state meets ... two-time regional shot put champion ... 2006 regional discus champ ... a football letterman and team captain as a senior.
Personal: Born Nov. 11, 1987, in Denver ... mother is Barb Kowalsky ... political science and media studies double major.
Career Best Marks
Event Mark Date
Discus 165-2 May 1, 2010
Shot Put 59-3.00 April 3, 2010
