| Indoor |
Mark |
Date |
| Shot Put |
17.46m (57-3.5) |
2/16/18 |
| Weight Throw |
18.42m (60-5.25) |
3/3/18 |
| Outdoor |
Mark |
Date |
| Shot Put |
17.76m (58-3.25) |
5/6/17 |
| Discus |
50.47m (165-7) |
4/22/17 |
| Hammer Throw |
50.91m (167-0) |
5/5/17 |
2017-18
Indoor: Qualified for the IC4A Championships in both throws once again ... Threw a lifetime-best 18.42m (60-5.25) in the weight throw for fifth place and All-East honors ... Added All-East honors in the shot put with a fourth-place showing ... Put the shot a career indoor-best 17.46m (57-3.5) to win the UCS Invitational.
Outdoor: Redshirted ... While competing unattached, won the Colonial Relays discus and finished second in the shot put.
2016-17
Indoor: IC4A Qualifier in both the shot put and the weight ... Set his best in the weight at 17.34m (56-10.75) at the UCS Invitational, and then matched that to finish ninth at the IC4A Championships ... Had a best shot put for the year of 16.87m (55-4.25) at Marshall ... Finished either second or third in 10 of 14 competitions on the year.
Outdoor: NCAA Qualifier for the first time, competing in the shot put ... Finished 35th overall in the Eastern Semifinals ... IC4A qualifier in both the shot put and the discus ... At the CAA Championships, finished second in the shot put with a lifetime-best put of 17.76m (58-3.25) ... Also earned All-CAA honors in the discus with a third-place showing ... Fifth in the hammer with a lifetime-best throw of 50.91m (167-0) ... Threw his best in the discus of 50.47m (165-7) at Duke ... Runner-up in the shot put at the Colonial Relays.
2015-16
Indoor: Qualified for the IC4A Championships in the shot put, placing 19th ... Set a lifetime-best with a put of 16.29m (54-5.5) at Penn State ... Opened his year with a personal-best in the weight throw of 16.90m (55-5.5) at CNU in December ... Had six top-three finishes on the year.
Outdoor: CAA Champion in the discus ... Also earned All-CAA honors with a third-place finish in the shot put ... Qualified for IC4As in both events ... Also finished fourth in the hammer throw ... Set his lifetime-best in the hammer (50.60m/166-0) and the discus (48.39m/158-9) on back-to-back days at CNU in mid-April ... Opened the year with a win in the hammer at the Tribe Invitational ... Also won the discus at CNU in April ... Six top-three and 11 top-five finishes on the season ... CAA Commissioner's Award for having a GPA over 3.2.
2014-15
Indoor: Redshirted.
Outdoor: All-CAA after finishing second in the discus at the CAA Championships ... Also took fourth in the shot put and sixth in the hammer ... Set a personal-best with a put of 15.85m (52-0) ... Set W&M's freshman record in the discus with a throw of 47.98m (157-5) at GMU in April ... Qualified for IC4As in both the shot put and the discus ... Had four top-three finishes and nine top-five finishes ... CAA Commissioner's Award for having a GPA over 3.2.
Prep
Swept the shot put and the discus at the Virginia state meet each of his last two years ... Set the private school's state record in the shot put both indoors and outdoors his senior year ... Indoor state champion in the shot put as a senior ... Was named the Field Event MVP for Private Schools by
MileStat.com in 2013 ... The summer before his senior year, won the USAT&F Junior Olympics state and region titles in both the shot put and the discus ... Also a top football player, earning first-team all-state honors at tight end each of his last two years ... Led Broadwater to the state title game as a junior.
Personal
Son of Thomas Jr. and Jenny Richardson ... Enjoys hunting and fishing.
