Senior Runs PR 13.43 to Lead Bears at Pac-12 Championships
High School: Captured CIF titles in the shot put (62-5.25) and discus (196-4) as a senior and won the state crown in the discus as a junior (185-9) ... set his PR of 64-6.50 the shot put in qualifying (#1 in California and #9 in U.S.) ... member of the 2012 USA Today All-USA track & field team ... voted team MVP ... best distance in the discus came during a victory at the Arcadia Invitational (209-8) ... mark ranked second in the country and first in California among preps for 2012 ... captured a silver medal in the discus at the 2009 World Youth Games in Lille, France (201-4). Personal: Born Jan. 9, 1994 ... mother is Christine Cochran ... in addition to track, also played four years of varsity football ... undeclared major.
