College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® selection for the 2024-25 academic year … Named CSC Academic All-District® selection for the 2023-24 academic year … Two-time member of the NCAC Dr. Gordon Collins NCAC Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll/NCAC Academic Honor Roll and four-time member of the AD Honor Roll.
2025 Outdoor: NCAC champion in the shot put with an outdoor school-record mark of 43 feet, 9.25 inches at the NCAC Championships (May 2-3) … Improved upon previous school record by over 2.5 feet … Missed out on a second All-NCAC honor by one inch with fourth-place finish in discus throw, marking a season-best 124 feet exactly … Also placed 10th in hammer throw at conference meet with 104 feet, 5 inches … Won the shot put at the Denison Invitational (April 25) with a toss of 41 feet, 1.5 inches … Also launched a season-best hammer throw of 127 feet, 1 inch at Denison meet.
2025 Indoor: NCAC runner-up in the shot put by only 0.25 inches, tossing a season-best 41 feet, 0.25 inches, claiming third All-NCAC honor in shot put … Finished fifth in weight throw with a season-best mark of 43 feet, 8.5 inches at NCACs … Won the shot put at the Kenyon Tune Up (Feb. 21) with 38 feet, 8.75 inches, the Denison dual meet (Jan. 30) with 36 feet, 9.75 inches and the Wooster Invitational (Jan. 18) with 39 feet, 11.5 inches.
2024 Outdoor: NCAC runner-up in shot put with an outdoor school-record toss of 41 feet, 0.5 inches at NCAC Championships (May 3-4) … Also competed in discus and hammer throw at NCACs with marks of 126 feet, 11 inches (fifth place) and 109 feet, 5 inches (11th place), respectively … Narrowly missed out on All-Ohio honors in shot put, placing fourth in 36 feet, 6.25 inches at All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 13) … Won discus throw with a season-best 127 feet, 2 inches at Duane Gomez Invitational (Apr. 20) … Had season-best 127 feet, 4 inches in hammer at Denison Invitational (Apr. 26) … Overall made seven starts.
2024 Indoor: USTFCCCA All-Great Lakes Region honoree in shot put … NCAC shot put champion with a toss of 41 feet, 3 inches at NCAC Championships (Feb. 23-24) … Broke school indoor shot put record with a toss of 42 feet, 4.75 inches at Bob Shannon Invitational (Feb. 3) and won the event as well … Named NCAC Athlete of the Week on Feb. 6 after the school-record toss … Placed fifth in weight throw at NCACs with collegiate-best 48 feet, 5.25 inches … Won shot put at three additional meets … Overall made eight starts.
2023 Outdoor: Broke school record in the discus throw with a toss of 132 feet, 2 inches at Bob Kahn Invitational (March 31-April 1) … Named NCAC Athlete of the Week on April 3 following that record-breaking performance … School record mark was good for a runner-up finish in the event at Bob Kahn … Won shot put (37 feet, 6.75 inches) and had a collegiate-best hammer mark (130 feet, 1 inch) during dual meet against Oberlin (April 8) … Hammer mark was good for fourth in program history in the event … Won the discus throw in dual meet against Denison (April 12) with a toss of 123 feet, 9 inches … Also had fifth-longest outdoor shot put mark in school history of 38 feet, 6.75 inches against Denison … Overall, competed in nine meets.
2023 Indoor: NCAC shot put champion with a collegiate-best mark of 40 feet, 2 inches during the NCAC Championships (Feb. 24-25) … Named NCAC Athlete of the Week on Feb. 6 after shot put win at Bob Shannon Invitational (Feb. 4) … Won shot put in four meets on the season, including conference championships … Placed fifth overall in shot put at All-Ohio Championships (Feb. 11) with a throw of 37 feet, 9.5 inches … Had collegiate-best weight throw toss of 43 feet, 7.25 inches to place third at Kenyon Invitational (Feb. 17) … Made collegiate debut at season-opening home Wooster Invitational (Jan. 14) with marks of 31 feet, 9.25 inches in shot put and 35 feet, 6.75 inches in weight throw … Overall, competed in eight meets.
Prior to Wooster: Conference champion in outdoor shot put and indoor discus as a senior at Upper Arlington High School … District runner-up in the discus as a senior … Two-time conference champion and district runner-up overall … Four-year letterwinner in track & field and was coached by Bryan Ferris, Elena Schmitt, and Lauren Karap … Lettered twice in basketball and twice in volleyball.
Personal: Parents are Jessica and Ross Sanford … Environmental geoscience major … President of the Geology Club and involved with the sexual respect coalition … Sustainability intern on campus.
