Grant Sanchez at DirectAthletics
2016-17: Final collegiate season saw him finish in the top seven in both the discus (seventh) and shot (fifth) at Liberty...was third in the shot at South Carolina with a seasonal best effort of 14.94 meters)...indoors, finished second in the shot at dual against The Citadel and sixth at Marshall...was fifth in the shot at Liberty Kickoff.
2015-16: Was part of VMI's strong efforts in the shot put...finished fifth in that event indoors...turned in a collegiate best in the shot put at the Camel City Invite, where he finished sixth (15.61 M/51'2 3/4")...finished ninth at both Virginia Tech meets...outdoors, finished seventh in the shot and 11th in the discus...turned in a new collegiate best in the discus at the Mason Spring Invite, where he placed fifth (44.63 M/146'5")...was seventh in the shot at that event as well.
2014-15: Sophomore season highlighted by new collegiate best in the shot put, a 14.67 M (48'1 3/4") at the SoCon indoor meet that earned him a fifth-place finish...had nearly hit that mark the weekend prior at the UCS Invite, when he threw the shot 14.52 M...opened outdoor season with a new collegiate best effort in the discus (44.61 M/146'4") at the Fred Hardy Invite...seventh in that event at the SoCon Championships, where he also finished 11th in the shot.
2013-14: Freshman season saw him finish 13th in the shot and 16th in the discus at the outdoor conference meet...shot put was a seasonal best throw of 14.07 meters (46'2")...logged a best discus throw of the year at his final meet, the RU Invite, 42.66 meters (139'11")...finished 10th in the discus at the Fred Hardy Invite...indoors, placed 13th in the shot put at the conference meet...logged a seasonal best of 14.23 meters (46'8 1/4") to finish fifth at the App. State Pre-Conference Meet.
High School/Personal: USATF Junior Olympic Champion in the shot put…ranked 38th in the country indoors in that event...USATF 2011-2012 Indoor Junior Olympic Northeast Regional Shot Put Champion...USATF 2011 Outdoors Jr. Olympic Regionals Shot Put Champion.
Personal Bests:
Shot Put: 56'11 ¾”
Discus: 161'11"
