Chris Province Season 2019-20

QUICK NOTES: Ranks #6 all-time in program history in the weight throw with a toss of 17.18m (56-04.25).
 
2017-18 SEASONS
2018 OUT (SO): Competed in the hammer, discus and javelin during the season… placed 11^th in the hammer and 13^th in the javelin at the AAC Championships… recorded a PR of 52.06m (170-09) in the hammer at the conference meet… threw a PR of 52.69m (172-10) in the javelin at the Miami Duals, his third PR in a row in the event… also posted a best of 40.70m (133-06) in the discus at the Jim Click Shootout early in the season… earned American Athletic Conference All-Academic honors.
2018 IN (SO): Threw the weight in six meets on the year… placed 11^th at the AAC Championships… hit a PR throw twice, including his big toss of 17.18m (56-04.25) at the Buckeye Tune-Up, the #6 mark in program history… that throw in Columbus also was a 3’ improvement over his previous best of 16.26m (53-04.25) that came at the Notre Dame Invitational to open the year.
 
2016-17 SEASONS
2017 OUT (FR): Competed in the hammer and javelin at the AAC Championships, placing 14^th in both… threw a personal-best mark of 44.15m (144-10) in the javelin at the conference meet, just his third time competing in the event… won the hammer at the Nikoloff Open and took second at the All-Ohio Championships with a personal-best throw of 48.78m (160-00)… recorded his best discus mark of the year at the Tiger Track Classic with a toss of 38.64m (126-09).
2017 IN (FR): Entered the weight throw at six meets in his rookie year… recorded a career-best mark five times… finished the season with his best of the year, a toss of 15.81m (51-00.00) to finish 12^th at the AAC Championships… placed eighth at the Gladstein Invitational for his best finish of the year… recorded marks of 15.00m or better in three meets.
 
PRIOR TO UC: A 2016 graduate of Eastlake North High School (Eastlake, Ohio)… a three-sport standout, competing for the Rangers’ track & field team for four years while also starting for both the football and basketball teams… twice won conference titles in the discus, taking the 2015 Premier Athletic and 2016 Western Reserve titles… runner-up as a sophomore after finishing 19^th as a freshman in the same meet… three-time district runner-up… finished fifth in the state as senior after taking fourth in the regional meet… was a two-time all-conference and all-county selection in football (2015 & 2016)… successful academically as well as he was named to the Principle’s List every semester of his high school career… brother Josh was a four-year standout for the Bearcats in the throws, winning two conference titles (hammer & weight throw) and holding the UC weight throw record.
 
PERSONAL BEST MARKS
Indoor Track & Field
Weight • 17.18m/56-04.25 (Buckeye Tune-Up • 2/16/18) • UC #6
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Discus • 40.70m/133-06 (Jim Click Shootout • 4/7/18)
Hammer • 52.06m/170-09 (AAC Championships • 5/11/18)
Javelin • 52.69m/172-10 (Miami Duals • 4/13/18)