Height: 6-foot-2.
Weight: 290 pounds.
Age: 18.
Born: Aug. 8, 1994, in Lamar.
High school sport: Track and field (2012 All-Colorado discus and shot put by The Denver Post; two-time defending Class 2A state champion in both events; third place in both in 2010; personal bests of 176 feet, 6 inches in discus and 60-3 in shot put).
Grade-point average: 3.1.
Class: Senior.
My favorite subject: Mathematics.
My favorite athlete: LeBron James.
My favorite team: Philadelphia Eagles.
What I listen to: Classic rock.
The best thing on my training table: My dad’s fried chicken.
Planned career: Strength and conditioning coach at a college; signed with Colorado State.
My family: Parents Dawna and John, brothers Nathan and Doug, sister Lori.
I would love to visit: Italy.
Are high school sports necessary? Yes, because I don’t think most kids get the leadership values and other things from just school and clubs. Plus, you get to push yourself every day and mentally they drive you as a person. You don’t get that anywhere but in sports.
