Virginia Commonwealth University

PERSONAL BESTS/RECORDS

• Discus: 45.22m
• Shot Put: 15.94m
• Weight Throw: 18.07m
• Hammer Throw: 51.86m

• Won the shot put and took third in the hammer throw at the JMU Invitational
• Finished in the top 10 in the shot put (sixth), hammer throw (ninth), and discus (10th) at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships

• Made the podium twice at the VCU Rams Indoor Invitational, placing second in the weight throw and third in the shot put
• Set a new personal record in the shot put of 15.94m at the Brant Tolsma Invitational
• Achieved his best ever mark at the weight throw at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational with a throw of 18.07m
• Finished fifth in both the shot put and the weight throw at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships

2022 OUTDOOR

• Placed 10th in the shot put at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships
• Set a personal best of 15.06m in the shot put and placed eighth in the discus at the Georgia Tech Invitational
• Secured top-10 finishes in the shot put, discus, and hammer throw at the South Florida Invitational

2022 INDOOR

• Set a personal best mark of 17.60m in the weight throw at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships, placing seventh
• Placed 10th in the weight throw at the Doc Hale Elite Meet
• Placed third in the weight throw at the Brant Tolsma Invitational

2021 OUTDOOR

• Placed second in the hammer throw and launched a personal best of 45.22m in the discus to finish seventh at the VCU Final Qualifier
• Competed at the Atlantic 10 Championships in the hammer throw and discus
• Threw a personal best of 51.86m in the hammer throw at the UF Tom Jones Invitational
• Earned top-10 finishes in the hammer throw and discus at the George Mason University Spring Invitational
• Finished third in the hammer throw at the USF Bulls Invite with a toss of 50.99m

2021 INDOOR

• Placed sixth in the weight throw at the Mason Winter Track Fiesta, launching a personal best of 16.83m
• Earned top-10 finishes in the weight throw at the VMI Keydet Invitational, Patriot Games, and Virginia Tech Challenge

2020 OUTDOOR 

• Placed third in the discus throw at the Bobcat/Shark Relays after completing a personal best toss of 43.36m
• The NCAA canceled the remainder of the 2020 outdoor season

2020 INDOOR

• Finished third in the weight throw and fourth in the shot put at the VMI Team Challenge
• Won the shot put with a throw of 14.19m at the Vince Brown Invitational
• Earned a personal best toss of 16.07m in the weight throw at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invite
• Placed ninth in the shot put at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships with a personal best throw of the 14.83m

PRIOR TO VCU

• Third place State Discus Champion
• Competed for Virginia Wesleyan University, where he broke school records in the discus, shot put, and weight throw
• First place ODAC Shot Put Indoor Champion
• First place ODAC Weight Champion

 PERSONAL

• Son of Robert and Amanda Cockrell 
• Born on Oct. 16, 1999
• Has one brother, Bobby Cockrell
• Majoring in Computer Engineering 
• Interests include playing the guitar and coding 
• Plans to go into research and development on microelectronics after graduation