• Big 12 Champion in the weight throw
• Six-time All-Big 12
• All-Time Top-Five Performer
AS A SENIOR:
Indoor: Finished fourth in the weight throw (64-7.25) at the conference meet to earn All-Big 12 honors.
AS A JUNIOR:
Outdoor: Threw a school record 195-11 in the hammer at the Tom Botts meet ... finished eighth at the Big 12 Championships (181-0) which qualified him for all-conference honors. Indoor: Big 12 champion in the weight throw ... 64-5.25 was the winning mark ... won the Meyo Classic with a 62-3.5 foot heave ... finished second four times during indoor.
AS A SOPHOMORE:
Outdoor: Opened season with outstanding performances in California winning the shot put at the Fresno Collegiate Senior meet ... also set school record in hammer at the Stanford Invite ... competed in shot put and hammer throw at the conference meet. Indoor: Two-time All-Big 12 performer in both weight throw and shot put ... established a new weight throw school standard three times during indoor campaign.
AS A FRESHMAN:
Outdoor: Threw both shot put and hammer at Big 12 Championships. Indoor: All-Conference honoree in weight throw at debut Big 12 meet ... achieved personal best in shot put on six different occasions during season.
PERSONAL:
Son of Roy and Debra Shanks ... mechanical engineering major ... born December 2, 1978 in Nashville, Tenn.
CAREER BESTS:
Weight Throw___70-10.75
Shot Put_______56-9
Discus_________156-0
Hammer_______210-1
