Bobby Colantonio Jr.

Accolades

Named an honorable mention All-American after his performance at the National Championships
Qualified for Nationals via a seventh-place finish in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Prelims
Outdoor Second Team All-SEC
Won bronze in the hammer throw at the SEC Championships

Finished as national runner-up in the weight throw at the National Championships, earning first team All-America honors
Won the SEC weight throw title for the second consecutive year with a mark of 23.71 meters, earning first team All-SEC recognition

Won the SEC hammer throw title with a career-best 72.59 meters, ranking him second all-time at UA. and earning First Team All-SEC honors
Took second in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Preliminary, advancing him to the NCAA Championships

Won the 2022 NCAA Indoor Weight Throw Championship with a mark of 23.60 meters
Four of his six efforts in the weight throw at the NCAA Championships were better than the best mark by the second-place finisher
Undefeated in the weight throw in 2022, including winning the NCAA and SEC titles
Posted a career-best and UA record 24.15m, which ranks him 8th all-time collegiately
Of the 20 throws over 23 meters in NCAA competition in 2022, Colantonio produced 14
Won the SEC weight throw title with a mark of 23.09 meters, more than 1.5 meters better than the rest of the field
Only thrower in the SEC Indoors field to post a toss of more than 21.60 meters, bettering that distance four times, including two in the 23+ range
Competed in the weight throw with a season, career, and school-record toss of 24.15 meters at the UAB Blazer Invitational, ranking him eighth all-time in collegiate history
Earned SEC Field Athlete of the week two times during the 2022 indoor season

Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw, where he finished 15th with a throw of 69.53 meters
Second Team All-American in the hammer throw
Finished fifth in the hammer throw at the SEC Championships, throwing a mark of 68.41m (224-5)
Recorded the top collegiate mark in hammer throw at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a mark of 69.55m
Opened the outdoor season with a silver medal in hammer throw at the Pepsi Florida Relays with a mark of 68.12m

Traveled to the NCAA Indoor Championships and was awarded fifth place in weight throw with a mark of 22.27m
First Team All-American in the weight throw
Awarded silver in weight throw (22.40m) at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships
Won the weight throw event (22.54m) at the Tyson Invitational
Opened the season with a second place finish in weight throw at the South Carolina Invitational with a mark of 22.07m

Traveled with the Tide to College Station, Texas to compete in the weight throw event at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Won the weight throw event at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with a mark of 76-6.50 (23.33m).
Finished 1^st in the men’s weight throw, clearing a mark of 77-2.75 (23.54m) and recording a new personal best. He also broke the tide’s school record which was previously held by Daniel Haugh (75-8.00 / 23.10m).
Finished 1^st in the weight throw (21.83m) to start the indoor season at the UAB Blazer Invitational.

Finished 2^nd in the hammer throw at the LSU Invitational with a mark of 223-9 (68.20m)
Finished 1^st in the hammer throw at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a mark of 222-6 (67.82m)
Finished 4^th in the hammer throw at the Battle on the Bayou with a mark of 219-11 (67.03m)
Finished 8^th in the hammer throw at the Florida Relays with a mark of 218-10 (66.71m)

Finished 10^th in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Championship with a mark of 68-11 (21.01m)
Finished 7^th in the weight throw at the SEC Indoor Championship with a mark of 68-2 (20.78m)
Finished 4^th in the weight throw at the Music City Challenge with a mark of 70-11 (21.63m)
Finished 1^st in the weight throw at the Carolina Challenge with a mark of 69-2 (21.09m)
Finished 1^st in the weight throw at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a mark of 69-6 ¾ (21.20m)
Finished 2^nd in the weight throw at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a mark of 67-0 ¾ (20.44m)
Finished 3^rd in the weight throw at the Blazer Invite with a mark of 69-4 (21.13m)

Two-time U.S. junior national champion, three-time junior All-American, two-time New Balance Nationals champion and four-time state champion in the hammer throw at Barrington High School
Set New England and Rhode Island records in the 5-kilo and 6-kilo hammer throw
Became the youngest U.S. junior champion in the hammer throw when he won the event as a 17-year-old at the 2015 USA Track & Field Junior National Championships
Finished fifth in the hammer throw at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia
Finished seventh in the hammer throw at the 2015 Pan Am Junior Athletics Championships in Edmonton, Alberta
Also competed at the 2016 U20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Member of the football team at Barrington High School and competed in weightlifting and powerlifting as a prep