Joe Kovacs Season 2010-11

Kovacs' Personal Collegiate Bests

|| 2011 Indoor || Won the shot at the Akron Invitational with a toss of 62-10.50 (19.16) ... Placed second in the shot at the Penn State National, and third at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup ... Recorded a personal-best toss of 62-6.75 (19.07) to place sixth in the weight at the Penn State National. || 2010 Outdoor || Recorded a personal-outdoor best 61-5.50 (18.73) to win the shot at the Bucknell Team Challenge, also setting a new facility record ... Was named Big Ten Athlete of the Week following his efforts ... Earned top five finishes in the shot put with a second-place standing at the Penn State Open and a fourth-place showing at the Sun Angel Classic ... Finished sixth in the shot at the Jesse Owens Classic ... Won the discus at the Bucknell Team Challenge and the Penn State Open, and finished seventh in the event at Florida Relays ... Top hammer mark was 189-7 (57.79) to place fourth at the Sun Angel Classic. || 2010 Indoor || Won the shot put at the PSU Northeast Challenge and placed second at the Penn State National and Penn State Relays ... PR 63-6.25 (19.36) at the Penn State National was an NCAA automatic qualifier ... Placed third in the shot at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup ... Best regular season finish in the weight was a second-place effort at the Penn State Relays ... Took fifth in the weight at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup. || 2009 Outdoor || Launched a personal-best 60-9.50 (18.53) to finish second in the Eastern shot put at the Penn Relays ... The mark was the best throw by a Lion in nearly 20 years and was also one of the top 15 efforts in the NCAA in 2009 ... Won the shot at the Bison Outdoor Classic and the Penn State Open ... Posted a personal-best effort of 172-10 (52.69) to finish ninth in the hammer at the Jim Click Shootout ... Also finished third in the shot at Jim Click with a regional-qualifying 55-10.25 (17.02) ... Best discus mark was 161-0 (49.07) at the Bison Outdoor Classic ... Placed sixth in the shot at the Jesse Owens Classic. || 2009 Indoor || Top finish was a second-place effort in the shot put at the Penn State Open ... Placed third in the shot at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup, posting an indoor PR of 55-5 (16.89) ... Turned in a fourth-place finish in the shot at the Washington Husky Invitational with a toss of 54-7.50 (16.65) ... Recorded a pair of top 10 finishes at the Penn State Relays, placing seventh in the weight and eighth in the shot. || 2008 Outdoor || Redshirted the outdoor campaign. || 2008 Indoor || Placed third in the shot put at the Penn State Open, and fourth at the Penn State National ... Finished eighth in the weight at the Penn State Open and the Virginia Tech Elite meet.

Before Penn State ... || High School || Won PIAA titles in the discus and the shot put during senior season ... Winning shot put mark of 64-10.75 is ranked third in Pennsylvania high school history, and was the sixth-best throw in the country that year ... Threw 60-4 in the shot put indoors ...District XI champion in the shot put and the discus ... Discus PR of 184-10 is also ranked third all-time in Pa. ... Placed second in the discus and seventh in the shot put at the state meet as a junior ... Won the district discus title as a junior, and finished second in the shot ... Placed fourth in the discus at Penn Relays during senior year ... Finished sixth in the shot put at Nike Outdoor Nationals ...Took second in the shot put at the Caribbean Scholastic Invitational in Puerto Rico in 2007. || Personal || Son of Joanna Kovacs ... Born June 28, 1989 ... Earned his undergraduate degree in Earth and Mineral Science ... Will take graduate classes in Counselor Education this year.