The   Topeka ,  Kan.   native was ESU's first male national champion, winning the outdoor shot put title in 1998. He was a ten-time All-American and seven-time MIAA?champion.  Upon graduation he held the school record holder in the discus and  was second all-time in the shot. His shot put of 62-02.5 is still the seventh best in NCAA?Division II history at the time of his induction.  A USTFCCCA?Division II?All-Academic selection, he was named the ESU?Male Student-Athlete of the Year in 1996 and 1998 and earned an NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship.