SCHOOL Little Rock Christian CLASS Senior EVENT Throws NOTEWORTHY Recorded the best discus throw in Arkansas high school history (195 feet, 2 inches) in the Eagle Relays on March 28 at Vilonia. The previous best (188-9) was set by Andre Gillette of Camden on May 16, 1990, at the Shreveport Journal Meet of Champs in Shreveport.
Under Arkansas Activities Association rules, overall records can only be set in state meets or the Meet of Champs. … Swept the shot put and discus at the Meet of Champs, Class 5A state meet and 5A-Central meet. … Threw the discus 183-8 at the Meet of Champs. … Also led the state in the shot (54-6 ¼ ).
… Signed with Alabama. … Tutored at Little Rock Christian by Michael Robertson of Beebe, the 2005 NCAA champion in the discus for Stanford and 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up.
Sports, Pages 30 on 06/30/2013