Tom Bojalad Season 2020

COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: Shot put – 17.06m, Discus – 53.23m, Weight throw – 15.85m

ON A NATIONAL STAGE
NCAA East Prelims (5/26-29/21): Qualified in discus.
NCAA East Prelims (5/23-25/19): Qualified in discus.

AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/14-16/21): Placed 19th in shot put. 
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-27/21): Placed 17th in shot put. 
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/28-29/20): Set personal-best toss of 55-11.75 (17.06m) to place 11th in shot put final.
Big Ten Outdoor Championship (5/10-12/19): Placed in top 15 in both shot put and discus.
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/22-23/19): Placed 12th in shot put (16.90m).
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/11-13/18): Competed in discus throw as true freshman.

2021 Outdoor
Season: Recorded nine top ten finishes.

Jesse Owens Invite (4/30-5/1/21): Set a personal best in the shot put with a throw of 53.23m. Set a personal best (53.23m) in the discus throw. 

2021 Indoor
Season: Placed in the top ten in all three regular season meets. 

Nittany Lion Opener (1/16/21): Opened the year with a season-best 15.80m throw to place second in the shot put. 

2020 Outdoor
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor
Season: Produced seven top-10 finishes combined in shot put and weight throw...Set personal-best in shot put at Big Ten Indoor Championships.

Penn State Tune Up (2/21): Won shot put (54-10.75, 16.73m).

2019 Outdoor
Season: Qualified for NCAA East Prelims in discus…Set a personal-best mark in discus (171-3, 52.20m)...Recorded eight top-10 finishes.

ASU Invitational (3/22-23): Placed fourth in shot put (54-6, 16.61m) and second in discus (167-5, 51.03m). Jim Thorpe (5/3): Set a personal-best in discus (171-3, 52.20m).

2019 Indoor
Season: Set personal-best marks in shot put and weight throw events...Placed 12th in shot put at Big Ten Indoor Championships.

Bison Opener (11/30-12/1): Placed second in shot put (51-9, 15.77m). Clemson Tiger Paw (2/8-9): Set a personal-best in weight throw (52-0, 15.85m). Penn State Tune-Up (2/16): Won shot put with personal-best (55-7.5, 16.95m).

2018 Outdoor
Season: Set a pair of then-personal-best marks in the shot put and discus throw.

LSU Battle on the Bayou (4/7): Recorded a then-personal best mark of 50-9.5 (15.48m) in shot put. Bucknell Team Challenge (4/21): Posted a then-personal-best in discus (162-5, 49.51m).

2018 Indoor
Season: Competed unattached.

BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: Shot put - 59-1.50, Discus - 185-10.50
Earned four varsity letters at St. Mary’s High School...Won seven district championships...Earned six state medals (four outdoor, two indoor)…Holds school record in shot put and discus...Named four-time boys team field MVP…Participated in New Balance Indoor Nationals (2016-17) and New Balance Outdoor Nationals (2016-17).

PERSONAL
Full name is Thomas James Bojalad...Son of Laura Claypool and Michael Bojalad...Has three siblings, David Bojalad, Nick Bojalad and Erica Wilson...Majoring in kinesiology...Born on December 3, 1998, in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania.