University of South Alabama Athletics

2012: (Outdoor) Finished first in the discus and third in the hammer at the Southern Miss Invitational...Took second collegiately in both the hammer and discus throws at the Louisiana Classics...Finished first in the hammer and second in the discus at the FSU Relays...At the Texas Relays, took ninth in the hammer and 12th in the discus...Won the Jaguar Invitational hammer throw and discus...Took first collegiately in the discus throw at the Tiger Track Classic...Finished second in the hammer throw and third in the discus at Troy's Coach "O" Invitational...Shattered both a South Alabama and Puerto Rican national record in the men's discus at the USA Invitational in mid-April, throwing a 56.23m for the event's collegiate title...Championed the men's discus throw for the third time in his career and finished third in the hammer for his second all-SBC honor at the conference championships...Was voted Most SBC Outstanding Male Field Performer for the second consecutive season...Finished 15th in the discus throw and 38th in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Regional peliminary rounds.

2012: (Indoor) Broke his own school weight throw record in his 2012 debut at the Birmingham Invitational, tossing a 17.99m (59-00.25) measure...Won the men's weight throw on a mark of 17.61m (57-09.50) at the MTSU Invitational...Finished third in the men's weight throw at the Vulcan Invitational on a mark of 17.67m (57-11.75)...Finished second in the men's weight throw (18.43m) at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships...

2011: (Outdoor) Won the Louisiana Classics discus throw with a mark of 50.81m (166-08)...Won the FSU Relays hammer throw on a 53.30m (174-10) effort while also taking third in the discus throw on a mark of 49.15m (161-03)...Posted a winning mark of 55.30m (181-05) in the men's hammer at the Tiger Track Classic...Finished first collegiately and second overall in the USA Invitational hammer throw on a mark of 56.18m (184-04)...Also took first place in the USA Invitational discus throw on a 53.73m (176-03) mark...Took fifth place in the War Eagle Invitational hamme rthrow on a season-best throw of 56.20m (184-04)...Won the Coach O Invitational men's discus throw (52.24m/171-04) and hammer throw (58.24m/191-01)...Was named SBC Male Field Athlete of the Week (4/26)...Finished second overall and first collegiately in the men's discus throw (53.44m/175-04) and second in the hammer throw (54.97m/180-04) at the USA Quad Meet...Was crowned SBC Champion in the men's discus throw (51.61m/169-04) and posted a stadium record in the hammer throw mark of 59.50m (195-02) at the SBC Outdoor Championships to take the title...Was awarded Male Outstanding Field Performer at the SBC Outdoor Championships...Advanced to the finals of the men's discus throw at the East Region preliminary rounds of the NCAA Championships on a mark of 54.02m (177-02), while also finishing 29th in the men's hammer throw on a mark of 57.28m (187-11)...

2011: (Indoor) Broke the school weight throw record in the weight throw (17.90m/58-08.75) while grabbing first place at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational. Captured second place in the weight throw (16.92/55-06.25) at the ASU Invitational.

2010: (Indoor) Grabbed fifth place in the weight throw (17.21m/56-05.75) at the SBC Championships...placed third in the weight throw (15.90m/) at the Cowboy Invite...

2009: (Indoor) Placed eighth in the weight throw (13.73m) and 12th in the shot put (12.02m) at the McNeese Cowboy Indoor I ... Placed second in the weight throw (15.02m/49-03.50) and fourth in the shot put (12.34m/40-06.00) at the Sewanee Invitational ... Finished sixth in the weight throw (14.86m/48-09.00) at the LSU Invitational ... Finished ninth in the weight throw (14.87m/48-09.50) at the SBC Championships. (Outdoor) Earned all-SBC honors with a third-place finish in the discus (51.95m/170-05) at the SBC Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in discus ... Earned six top-five finishes in the discus, two top-five finishes in the hammer throw and one top-five finish in the shot put ... Finished first in the discus (48.14m/157-11) at the Coach O Invitational ... Finished first in the hammer throw (48.25m/158-03) at the Coach O Invitational ... Placed second in the discus at the Southern Miss Invitational (44.29m/145-03) and USA Invitational (47.45m/155-08).

High School: Lettered in football and weightlifting all four years... lettered in track three years... Won back-to-back FHSAA state championships in discus ... Helped football team earn district championship... Holds school records in track for discus and football for most tackles.

Personal: Born Sept. 14, 1989, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico... son of Gabriel Torres and Rosie Malave... has one older sister... chose USA over Culver-Stockton College, NC State and Mississippi College... favorite movie is "The Dark Knight"... favorite books are the Harry Potter series... would like to meet Tom Hanks... hobbies include working out and playing video games... 

Major: Biomedical Science.