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2016-17 Men's Track and Field

Danny Tyszka

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 240
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Coventry, Conn.
  • Highschool Coventry

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor:
Shot Put: 9.44m
Weight Throw: 13.10m

Outdoor:
Shot Put: 9.10m
Hammer: 44.51m
Discus: 23.94m

2017 Outdoor Track: Achieved a collegiate best of 23.94m in the Discuss at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invite...Placed 3rd in the Hammer Throw at Bridgewater State University.

2016-17 Indoor Track: At the Pioneer Invitational, he had a career-best throw of 13.10m in the weight throw… placed 13th at the NE-10 championship with a throw of 12.62m.

2016 Outdoor Track: At the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships, he placed 14th in the hammer throw with a distance of 39.25m… Had a season-best hammer throw at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invite with a distance of 41.35m.

2015-16 Indoor Track: Had a season best weight throw of 12.13m at the USM Open III, placing sixth in the event. 

2015 Outdoor Track: Named to the 2014 Fall and Spring 2015 Assumption College Student-Athlete Honor Rolls... Was ninth in the hammer throw at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational with a throw of 111 feet, two inches... Had a season-best throw of 123 feet in the hammer throw at the Yellow Jacket Invitational... Posted a season-best throw of 29 feet, 10.25 inches in the shot put at the Towson University Invitational.

2014-2015 Indoor Track: Posted a season-best throw in the weight throw at the USM Open III with a throw of 36 feet, four inches... Also posted a throw of 30 feet, 11.75 inches in the shot put at the meet, en route to a 10th-place finish.

Prior to Assumption: Played football and was a member of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Coventry High School... Volunteered as an Eagle Scout.

Personal: Son of Diane... Has six siblings, JR, Jessica, Teal, Dave, Angela and Ian... Born on June 13.

Fun Facts: Favorite athlete: Barry Sanders... Dream job: Engineer... If you could meet anyone: John F. Kennedy... Favorite sports memory: His high school throwing team.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Thrower
    5'10" 230 lbs
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Thrower
    5'10" 240 lbs
  • 2016-17Junior

    Thrower
    5'10" 240 lbs