University of South Alabama Athletics

2015: Outdoor — Was a first-team All-American after finishing fifth with a 68.64m mark in the hammer throw at the NCAA Championship ... Qualified for the national meet by placing fifth at the NCAA East Region Preliminary Round ... Earned the Sun Belt Conference championship — picking up all-league honors — with a school-record throw of 69.67m on his final attempt ... Won the hammer throw at seven of eight regular-season meets, twice receiving conference male field athlete of the week recognition ... Claimed the event on consecutive days with throws of 68.79m at the Mt. SAC Relays and 68.74m at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Also accomplished the feat at the John Mitchell Alabama Relays and Jaguar Challenge ... Indoor — Finished fourth in the weight throw at the conference championship after posting an 18.15m mark ... Had career-best 18.24m toss in the event to come in fourth at the Commodore Indoor Invitational ... Placed fourth as well at the UAB Vulcan Invite and Samford Invitational after posting marks of 17.77m and 17.54m at those meets, respectively.

2014: Outdoor — Placed seventh at the NCAA Championship in the hammer throw with a distance of 67.64m to receive first-team All-America accolades ... Finished 11th in the discipline at the NCAA East Region Preliminiary Round to move on to the NCAA meet ... Was all-conference in the hammer after winning the event at the Sun Belt Championship ... Came in fourth place at the Penn Relays after posting a season-best 63.93m throw, and was fifth at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays after recording a toss of 63.27m ... Earned victories at the Jaguar Opener, Battle of I-65, Auburn's Tiger Classic — where he had a 63.87m mark — and South Alabama Invitational ... Added a third-place result at the War Eagle Invitational and placed fourth at the Alabama Relays.

High School: Lettered in track and field, rugby, tennis and cricket...Won a silver medal at nationals in the hammer throw and bronze at the under-20 nationals.

Personal: Son of Leopold and Elsie Frechou...Youngest of three brothers...Favorite movie is The Departed...Favorite books are the Bible and To Kill a Mockingbird...Favorite food is his mother’s macaroni and cheese...Favorite athlete is Yuriy Sedykh.

Major: Interdisciplinary Studies