Kutztown University Athletics

(pronounced VER-key-own)

Career Honors
2016 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Atlantic Region
2015-16 Team MVP

PSAC Championship Performances
2014 Indoor - Shot Put (12th), Weight Throw (12th)
2014 Outdoor - Shot Put (15th), Hammer Throw (DNF)
2015 Indoor - Weight Throw (5th), Shot Put (Foul)
2015 Outdoor - Hammer Throw (9th), Shot Put (18th)
2016 Indoor - Weight Throw (4th), Shot Put (12th)
2016 Outdoor - Hammer Throw (6th)

2016: (OUTDOOR) Came in sixth with a career-best finish in the hammer throw at the 2016 PSAC Outdoor Championships (5/14)...Finished fourth in the hammer throw at the Paul Kaiser Classic with an existing PSAC mark of 51.68m (169-7) (4/30)...Tallied a victory in the hammer throw at the West Chester Open (3/26)...Posted a career-best in the hammer throw (170-10) at the 49er Classic (3/18).

2015-16: (INDOOR) Named to the USTFCCCA All-Region team (3/1)...Posted the third-best weight throw in KU history (55-9.25) for fourth place and notched a throw of 45-5 in the shot put for 12th at the PSAC Championships (2/27-28)...Recorded a then-season-best in the weight throw (16.37m) at the Last Chance Invite (2/20)...Tallied a career-best in the shot put (47-6.50) at the Bison Open (1/30).

2015: (OUTDOOR) Finished ninth in the hammer throw with a career-best 169-4 for sixth in KU history, and 18th in the shot put at the PSAC Championships (5/1)…Finished third in the shot put with a then-season-best throw of 44-3.25 at the Rider Invitational (4/11)...Posted a then-career-best in the hammer throw (157-2), which was good for eighth all-time in KU's history at the William & Mary's Tribe Invitational (3/21).

2014-15: (INDOOR) Recorded a career-best in the weight throw (55-7) at the PSAC Championships (2/28)...Posted a career-best throw in the shot put with a distance of 47-5.75 at the Golden Bear Invitational (1/16)...Posted two PSAC qualifiers in the shot put (45-11.25) and in the weight throw (49-11) at the Bucknell University Bison Opener (12/6).

2014: (OUTDOOR) Finished 15th in the shot put and competed in the hammer throw at the PSAC Championships (5/1)...Placed seventh in the hammer throw with a then-career-best and PSAC-qualifying mark of 45.94m at the Greyhound Invitational (4/19)...Finished seventh in the shot put with a PSAC-qualifying toss of 14.07m and placed 12th in the hammer throw with a PSAC-qualifying toss of 44.88m at the Rider Invitational (4/12)...Placed fifth in the hammer throw with a toss of 42.92m and finished fifth in the shot put with a throw of 13.67m at the Muhlenberg Invitational (4/5)...Finished 11th in the hammer throw with a PSAC-qualifying toss of 44.48m at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/28)...Placed 17th in the discus with a toss of 38.84m at the Shamrock Invitational (3/22).

2013-14: (INDOOR) Placed 12th in the shot put with a mark of 14.22m at the PSAC Indoor Championships (3/2)...Finished 12th in the weight throw with a season-best mark of 16.01m at the PSAC Indoor Championships. That mark ranked him seventh all-time in KU history (3/1)...Placed third in the weight throw with a PSAC-qualifying throw of 15.76m and won the shot put with a then-career-best and PSAC-qualifying toss of 14.33m at the Last Chance Invitational. His 15.76m in the weight throw ranked him 10th all-time in KU history (2/22)...Finished second in the shot put with a throw of 45-8.50, and was sixth in the weight throw with a new PSAC mark of 48-6.75 at the Golden Bear Invitational (1/17).

2013: (OUTDOOR) Finished 10th in the shot put with a mark of 13.72m at the Paul Kaiser Invitational (4/27)...Finished 10th in the shot put with a toss of 13.35m at the Greyhound Invitational (4/20)...Finished third in the shot put with a distance of 13.50m and finished fifth in the hammer throw with a mark of 43.37m at the West Chester Collegiate Invitational (4/13).


TFRRS Performance List

The Varichione File
Favorite post-victory meal: Chipotle
Coke or Pepsi: Coke
M&M’s or Skittles? Skittles
Favorite sport to watch at KU besides your own: Rugby
Best place to get pizza in Kutztown: TommyBoy's
Teammate most likely to get yelled at by Coach: Brendan Lamy
Nike, Adidas or Under Armour? Nike
I spent my summer: Working in Kutztown
Goal for 2015-16: Go to nationals in the hammer throw