Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

Individual Results

As a Senior in 2016-17:
All-American in the discus outdoors…All-Region in the weight throw indoors and the discus outdoors…All-New England in the discus…NE10 Champion in the discus…Placed second in the weight throw (16.59m) at The Elm City Challenge on December 3…Finished first in the weight throw (17.92m) at the Spartan Regional Invite on January 13…Placed fourth in the weight throw (16.32m) at the URI Sorlien Invitational on January 27…Finished 11th in the weight throw (14.86m) at the Metropolitan Championships on February 3…Placed fifth in the weight throw (15.26m) at the NE10 Championship on February 18…Finished 22nd in the weight throw (14.69m) at the New England Championships on February 25…Claimed third in the discus (46.96m) at the Young Invitational on April 1…Placed first in the discus (49.58m) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational on April 8…Claimed third place in the discus (51.78m) at the UConn Northeast Challenge on April 15…Took first place in the discus (48.19m) at the George Davis Invitational on April 22…Claimed first place in the discus (54.29m) at the NE10 Championships on May 5-6…Took third place in the discus (49.85m) at the New England Championships on May 12-13…Finished 12th in the discus (50.60m) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

As a Junior in 2015-16:
All-Region in the discus…All-New England in the discus…Northeast-10 champion in the discus…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Finished second in weight throw (15.99m) at the Elm City Challenge on December 10…Placed fifth in weight throw (15.85m) at the Dartmouth Relays on January 10…Took first in weight throw (15.98m) at the Tufts Stampede and Multi on January 30…Took sixth in weight throw (15.86m) at the NYC Metro Champs on February 2…Finished third in weight throw (16.86m) at the Northeast-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships on February 20…Placed 12th in weight throw (15.53m) at the New England Indoor Track and Field Championships on February 26…Was second in discus throw (42.74m) at the Yale Multi Team on April 2…Placed third in discus throw (49.51m) at the UCONN Northeast Challenge on April 16…Took first in discus throw (47.73m) at the George Davis Invitational on April 23…Finished first in discus throw (47.71m) at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 6…Took fifth in discus throw (47.22m) at the New England Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 13. 

As a Sophomore in 2014-15:
All-Region in the discus…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Captured second place in the weight throw with a mark of 14.85 meters at the Yale Season Opener…Earned seventh place in shot put with a distance of 11.67 meters and third place in the weight throw with a distance of 14.39 meters at The Elm City Challenge…Finished in eighth place in the weight throw with a mark of 14.13 meters at the Dartmouth Relays…Finished in seventh place in the weight throw with a mark of 16.67 meters at the Sorlien Invitational…Finished 13th in the weight throw with a mark of 11.93 meters at the Metropolitan championships…At the NE-10 Championship, placed seventh in the weight throw (14.70 meters)…Took 21st in the weight throw (14.33 meters) at the New England Championships…Took second in the discus throw (44.79 meters) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational…Finished sixth in the discus throw (41.64 meters) at the UConn Northeast Challenge…Earned 12th in the discus throw with a mark of 39.91 meters at the Mark Young Invitational…Placed second in the discus at the Northeast-10 Championship…Finished 10th in the discus at the New England Championships.

As a Freshman in 2013-14:
All-Region in the discus…Northeast 10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Finished fourth in the weight throw with a heave of 11.95 meters at the Elm City Duel Challenge…Threw 11.46 meters in the weight throw to capture fifth place at the Giegengack Invitational…Captured third in the discus throw at the Monmouth Season Opener…Won the discus throw at the Ramapo College Roadrunner Invitational and The College of New Jersey Invitational…Came in second in the discus throw with a heave of 46.95 meters at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Two-time All-County and All-State performer at Amityville (N.Y.) High School…Team MVP…Helped team to a Conference Championship in 2012.

Personal:
The son of Pamela and Kevin Saunders…Born in Amityville, N.Y… Majoring in sports management.