Virginia Commonwealth University

PERSONAL RECORDS:

Shot Put Outdoor: 17.66m (57-11.25)
Discus: 51.02m (167-5)
Hammer: 50.31m (165-1)
Shot Put Indoor: 17.81m (58-5.25)
Weight Throw: 19.12m (62-8.75)

CAREER STATS

OUTDOOR 2013

• Placed fifth in the discus throw with a toss of 47.54-meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
• Finished second in the shot put at the Atlantic 10 Championship with a score of 16.64-meters.
• Placed fourth at the Vanderbilt Invitational in the shot put with a 15.25-meter toss.
• Finished in 10th place at Vanderbilt in the hammer throw, with a toss of 46.41 meters.
• Set an outdoor personal record in the shot put with a throw of 16.65-meters, placing third.
• Placed seventh in the discus throw at the Florida Relays with a toss of 49.74-meters.
• Finished fourth in the shot put at the Virginia Cup with a throw of 15.16-meters.
• Threw a 43.59-meter toss in the discus to place fourth at the Virginia Cup.
• Placed fourth with a personal record 47.73-meter toss at the Virginia Cup.
• Placed fourth at the Ram Invite in the hammer throw with a throw of 47.73-meters.

INDOOR 2013

• Won the Atlantic 10 Championship in the weight throw with a personal record toss of 19.30-meters.
• Placed third in the Shot Put at the A-10 Indoor Championships with a throw of 16.41-meters.
• Recorded a school record throw in the shot put at the New Balance Invitational with a throw of 17.06-meters. The throw would earn him an 8^th place finish at the meet.
• Recorded an eighth place finish in the weight throw at the New Balance Invitational with a personal best throw of 18.12-meters.
• Placed fifth in the shot put at the Penn State National Invitational with a throw of 16.06m
• Set a new personal record with a toss of 16.18m in the weight throw at the Penn State National Invitational
• Placed second in the shot put with a throw of 16.22m at the Navy Quad. The throw was a personal record.
• Was a third place finisher at the Father Diamond Invitational in the weight throw with a throw of 15.72m.

PRIOR TO VCU

• Played football and was a member of the track & field teams at Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake, Va.
• Was named All-State, All-Region, and All-District during his track & field high school career
• Holds the Oscar Smith school record in the discus throw
• Outstanding Defensive Lineman 2011
• Indoor and Outdoor Shot Put District Champion 2009-2010
• District and Regional Outdoor Discus Champion 2012
• State Runner-Up Discus and Shot Put 2012
• Rookie of the Year 2008
• MVP 2010-2011

PERSONAL

• Son of Robert and Gillian Ruffin
• Born on March 10, 1993
• Studying Mechanical Engineering at VCU
• Has one brother, Robert Jr