Career Honors & Awards
• All-Summit League Outdoor (2024: shot put, hammer throw)
Coyote Indoor Top 10
• 8
th in the shot put (56-4 ¾)
• 10
th in the weight throw (59-11)
Coyote Outdoor Top 10
• 6
th in the shot put (57-7 ½)
Career Bests
2024-25
Indoor Track & Field
Placed seventh in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a throw of 51-5 ½ (15.68m)… had a season’s best of 54-10 ¾ (16.73m) in the shot put at the USD Alumni Meet to place fourth… placed ninth in the weight throw at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational with a mark of 57-9 ½ (17.61m)… totaled nine top-10 finishes during the season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Competed in three events at the Summit League Championships… placed fourth in the shot put (53-11), eighth in the hammer throw (171-0), and 11
th in the discus (156-7)… recorded a season’s best 56-3 in the shot put to win the event at the USD Twilight… seasons best in the hammer throw came at the Mount Marty Twilight with a distance of 174-0 to place eighth… won the shot put at the USD Early Bird with a throw of 53-2 ¾… also took third in the discus at the USD Early Bird at 156-3.
2023-24
Indoor Track & Field
Placed fifth in the shot put and weight throw at the Summit League Championships...member of the Summit League Championships title-winning team...set a personal best in the weight throw at 59-11 (18.26m) at the Championships, breaking into the USD Top 10 in 10th...also tossed 51-7 ¾ (15.74m) at the Summit League meet...heaved a season's best 54-6 ¾ (16.63m) in the shot put at the SDSU Holiday Open to place third...placed fourth at the Nebraska Tune-Up in the weight throw with a toss of 54-7 ½ the week before the Summit League Championships...competed in the discus at the SDSU Holiday Open, tossing 153-9 (46.87m) to place fifth...placed inside the top 10 a total of 12 times during the season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Garnered all-Summit League honors in the shot put and hammer throw...placed runner-up in the shot put at 54-9¼ (16.69m) and third in the hammer at 176-2 (53.69m) at the Championships...added a ninth place finish in the discus at the Summit League Championships at 153-6 (46.78m)...won the shot put at the USD Invite the week prior with a toss of 56-6¾ (17.24m)...set a personal best 177-4 (54.05m) in the hammer throw at the USD Early Bird...won the shot put at the USD Challenge at a mark of 55-7½ (16.95m)...recorded 13 top-10 finishes during the season.
2022-23
Indoor Track & Field
Redshirted.
Outdoor Track & Field
Redshirted … competed unattached at USD’s home meets … posted a season-best of 52-2 ½ in the shot put at the USD Tune-Up.
2021-22
Indoor Track & Field
Placed sixth in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a throw of 56-2 ½ … also took ninth in the weight throw at the Summit meet with a season-best mark of 55-11 ¼ … launched the shot put a season best 56-4 ¾ at the Ichabod Mid-Week Challenge for second place … moved to seventh on the Coyote Top 10 in the shot put with that mark of 56-4 ¾ … finished runner-up in the shot put at the USD Alumni Meet … notched nine top-10 finishes during the season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed sixth in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a season-best throw of 57-7 ½ … also recorded a season-best hammer throw at the league meet, taking 13th with a mark of 170-8 … moved to sixth on the Coyote Top 10 in the shot put with that mark of 57-7 ½ … took fourth in the shot put at Wichita State’s KT Woodman Classic … recorded a season-best discus throw of 164-5 at the Wildcat Invitational for second place … tallied 10 top-10 finishes during the spring.
Prep
2021 Nebraska state champion in the shot put with a throw of 61-2 ... also placed third in the discus as a senior ... finished in the top-three of the shot put at the Nebraska Track and Field Championships all three years of high school, taking second as a sophomore and third as a freshman ... also qualified for the state meet in the discus as a sophomore ... the Nebraska Championships were canceled junior season due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... owns personal bests of 62-0 in the shot put and 177-4 in the discus ... a five-time USATF All-American who also played football for the Vikings.
Personal
Son of Jamee and Jim Gray ... sport marketing & media major.
