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Joe Williams

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Birmingham, Ala.
High School:
Spain Park
Height:
6-1
Event:
Throws

Career Bests

• Discus - 189-6 1/4

• Shot Put - 59-11 1/2

• Javelin - 194-7

Prep and Personal

The top high school thrower in the Alabama prep ranks over much of his prep career ... won a total of seven state titles (six outdoor, one indoor) in three events (two in shot put, three in discus and one in javelin) during his high school career ... as a senior, was the 2012 Alabama High School Athletics Association (AHSAA) Class 6A state champion outdoors in both the shot put (58-6) and the discus (189-6 1/4) ... won the 2012 AHSAA Class 6A indoor shot put title (58-5) ... as a junior, was the 2011 AHSAA Class 6A state champion outdoors in the javelin (194-7), the discus (185-1) and the shot put (52-5) ... as a sophomore in 2010, was the AHSAA Class 6A outdoor state champion in the discus (163-8) ... placed 11th in the shot put (46-8) at the 2010 AHSAA Class 6A outdoor meet ... set school records in the shot put and discus ... the 2011 Gatorade Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year in Alabama ... four-year letterman in track and field at SPHS and was twice voted the team's MVP ... was 14th in the discus at the 2009 USA Track & Field Junior Olympics ... set an intermediate boys Alabama state discus record ... began competing in track and field at age 14 ... coached by Michael Zelwak at Spain Park High School ... coached in club track by Mary Birdwell with the Hoover Parks and Rec team ... began competing in track and field at age 14 ... son of Jim and Cheryl Williams ... youngest of two children ... born August 21, 1994, in Columbia, S.C.