2009 Outdoor: Earned the third-place medal in the men's hammer throw at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships with a career-best and school-record toss of 155-04/47.34m, helping the men secure a fourth-place finish overall...Also took sixth-place in the discus throw (129-02/39.36m), setting a new school record (5/15)...Was an A-Sun Third-Team All-Conference selection in the hammer throw...Had the team's best finish in the shot put all season, reaching 39-04.50/12m at the Wofford Dual Meet, ranking second in school history (4/17)...Saw a third-place finish in the hammer throw and fifth-place in the discus at the Furman Invitational (4/11)...Earned seventh-place in the hammer throw at the Georgia Bulldog Limited (4/18) and Clemson Orange & Purple Classic (5/9)...Took seventh in the discus throw (99-10/30.45m) at the Winthrop Invitational (3/21). 2008-09 Indoor: Finished fourth in the heptathlon with 4,035 points at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, after finishing second in the shot put, third in the high jump and fourth in the 60-meter dash (2/20)...Also finished seventh-overall in the weight throw at conference championships with a personal best performance of 43-08.00...Finished fourth in the men's weight throw at the Carolina Invitational (2/13) and third at the Clemson Games (1/31)...Finished third in the long jump and shot put at the Clemson Games, where he set an individual best performance in the shot put with a throw of 40-11.75 (1/31)...Also saw action in the 60-meter hurdles and long jump throughout the season...Earned his top performance in the shot put at the Appalachian Limited with a toss of 45-06.25 (1/17). 2008 Outdoor: Earned team's Captain's Award ... Participated in the decathalon at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships (5/16-17), finishing eighth ... Very talented athlete is listed among the season's top five performances in four individual events ... Finished third in the javelin throw at the Buccaneer Invitational with a toss of 138-3, setting a school-record in the process (3/8) ... Took fifth in the javelin throw at the Weem Baskins Invitational with a throw of 120-11.25 (3/29) ... Won the pole vault for Upstate in the Wofford dual meet (4/7) ... Placed second in both the long jump (20-0.50) and the discus (112-8) at the Furman Invitational (4/12) ... Took third in the high jump with a lead of 6-0 at the Catamount Classic (4/18) ... Also competed in the decathalon at the 49er Classic (3/20-21). 2007-08 Indoor: Participated in the heptathalon and the long jump for the Spartans at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships (3/1-2) ... Finished eighth in the heptatalon ... Had second-best scores of season in the heptathalon and the long jump. At USC Upstate: Played from 2005-07 on the USC Upstate men's basketball team ... Played in eight games in 2006-07 season ... Played in 19 games in 05-06 season, averaging 1.9 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. Before USC Upstate: Lettered in track and basketball at Forsyth Country Day. Personal: Born on July 12, 1986...Son of Michael and Eveline Wartenburger...Marketing major ... Has one brother, Oliver ... Favorites movies are "Knocking on Heavens Door" and "Dark Knight"...Favorite singer is Jack Johnson...Person he admires most is his mother...Hobbies include reading, cooking, watching movies and traveling...Named the President of SGA...Member of the Upstate Street Team.