Should contend for the Atlantic 10 title and qualify for the NCAA Championship ... has helped to rewrite the URI record books ... one of the top field athletes in school history after only two seasons ... set the URI school record holder in the shot put (53'8") ... a multi-talented athlete who should have a huge impact in every throwing event ... a member of the Dean's list, he carried a 3.89 g.p.a. last semester ... 1999-2000: Won the shot put (48'11.5") and was the runner-up in the weight throw (48'10.75") at the URI Indoor Invitational (Jan. 28) ... runner-up in the shot put at the URI Invitational (Feb. 5) ... runner-up in the shot put (52'1.75") at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship ... notched a seventh-place finish in the shot (51'0.75") at the New England Championship ... captured first place in the shot put (53'3.25") at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship ... placed second in the shot put (52'3.25") at the New England Outdoor Championship.