University of South Alabama Athletics

2026: Outdoor — Competed in the shot put, discus and hammer at the Sun Belt Championships ... placed second in the shot put at the Jaguar Invitational with a throw of 15.15 meters (49-8.5) ... recorded a season-best mark of 48.51 meters (159-2) in the discus at the Josh Reidinger Invite ... posted a season-best hammer throw of 57.74 meters (189-5) at the Jaguar Invitational ... totaled nine Top-10 finishes. Indoor — Scored points for the Jags at the Sun Belt Championships, placing eighth in the weight throw with a mark of 18.12 meters (59-5.5) ... recorded a season-best shot put mark of 16.27 meters (53-4.5) at the Samford Invitational ... posted a season-best weight throw of 18.60 meters (61-0.25) at the LSU Bayou Bengal ... totaled seven Top-10 finishes.

2025: Outdoor —  Scored points for the Jags at the Sun Belt Championships, placing eighth in the shot put with a throw of 15.90 meters (52-2)... took second place in the discus at the Jaguar Invitational with a throw of 49.24 meters (161-6)... Finished in third place in the discus throw and recorded a new personal best with a throw of 51.19 meters (167-11) in the South Alabama Invitational...placed fifth in the hammer throw at Southern Miss with a toss of 52.94 meters (173-8)... Totaled nine Top-10 finishes... Indoor— Placed 11th in the shot put at the Sun Belt Championships with a throw of 15.65 meters (51'4.25")... logged the 10th longest shot put throw in school history at the Samford Bulldog Invite with a toss of 16.12 meters (52-10.75)...set a new personal record at Samford in the weight throw with a throw of 17.10 meters (56-1.25)... Competed in the discus and weight throw... throw... Recorded six Top 10 finishes...

High School: Attended Paul Roos Gimnasium in Stellenbach, South Africa... Played Rugby and Hockey and Track & Field for all four years... National champion and record holder in the shot put... Broke the school record in the shot put in 2023... Threw the shot put and discus for Paarl Athletics club for five years...Voted the club's top junior and senior... 

Personal: Born in Cape Town, South Africa... Son of Heinrich and Erlanka Acker...Favorite movie is "Unbroken"... Favorite book is the bible... Favorite sports team is the Springboks... Favorite athlete is Ryan Crouser... Favorite music artist is Brandon Lake... Favorite food is Mac & Cheese... Favorite class is Biology and Calculus...

Major: Biomedical Engineering