COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: DT – 169-1.00 (51.55m), HT – 178-2.00 (54.31m), WT – 58-8.00 (17.88m)
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS AND NOTES
AWARDS:
1x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ('26)
1x CSC Academic All-District ('26)
1x Academic All-Big Ten ('26)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Competed in seven meets, setting personal bests in both the discus and hammer while earning four top-five finishes.
Penn Challenge (3/21): Opened the outdoor season with a third-place finish in the discus, recording a mark of 164-3.00 (50.06m), and placed fifth in the hammer throw with a mark of 174-0.00 (53.03m) … UCF Knights Invite (3/27-28): Finished fourth in the discus with a throw of 167-2.00 (50.95m) while setting a personal best in the hammer with a mark of 178-2.00 (54.31m) … Bison Outdoor Classic (4/11-13): Recorded marks of 176-6.00 (53.80m) in the hammer and 149-8.00 (45.61m) in the discus … Virginia Challenge (4/17-18): Posted a discus mark of 167-5.00 (51.04m) and a hammer throw of 173-3.00 (52.81m) … Penn Relays (4/23-25): Competed in the discus, recording a mark of 158-8.00 (48.36m) … Larry Ellis Invitational (5/1-2): Shattered his personal best in the discus with a third-place throw of 169-1.00 (51.55m) while adding a mark of 168-10.00 (51.47m) in the hammer … Big Ten Championships (5/15-17): Closed his sophomore campaign with a discus throw of 155-1.00 (47.26m).
Indoor 2026
Season: Competed in six meets in the weight throw, recording one top-five finish.
Bison Opener (12/5-6): Competed in the weight throw … Nittany Lion Challenge (1/17): Recorded a mark of 55-6.25 (16.92m) in the weight throw … Penn Elite (1/24): Posted a mark of 55-4.75 (16.88m) … Penn State National Open (1/30-31): Set a personal best with a throw of 56-3.75 (17.16m) … Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/7): Improved his personal best to 58-8.00 (17.88m) … Penn State Tune-Up (2/20): Earned his first top-five finish of the season, placing fourth with a mark of 58-2.50 (17.74m).
Outdoor 2025
Season: Competed in one event for the Nittany Lions.
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/12-14): Made his collegiate debut in the discus throw, recording a mark of 153-4.00 (46.73m).
Indoor 2025
Season: Did not compete.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: DT – 185-10, WT – 54-4
Attended Penn-Trafford High School where he was a two-time PIAA bronze medalist in the discus throw…Earned a district title in the discus throw…Recipient of the WPIAL James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award…Played two years of football in high school…Was president of the student union, and was a high honor roll member all four years of high school.
PERSONAL
Son of Kim and Anthony Sarnowski…Studying chemical engineering at Penn State…Enjoys fishing, skiing, and golfing in his free time…Chose Penn State because “when I visited the campus, Penn State felt home for me and it felt like the place I truly wanted to spend my college years at.”