2013 Track and Field
Roster
Kenny Sugishita
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Arroyo Grande, Calif.
2012 Outdoor: Continued to dominate in the A-Sun during the outdoor season, collecting three more league crowns, sweeping the throwing titles at both the indoor and outdoor conference meets … Named the Most Outstanding Field Performer at the 2012 Atlantic Sun Outdoor Championships … Started the conference outdoor meet off with a school record throw of 16.67-meters (54-00.50) in the shot put April 20 … Later that day, he picked-up first-place in the hammer throw with a toss of 56.67-meters (185-11) … Closed out the A-Sun Outdoor Championships, breaking a meet record and a school record in the discus with a mark of 52.53-meters (172-04) April 21 … Posted an Upstate-best mark of 58.15-meters (190-9) in the hammer throw March 30 at the Auburn Track Classic.
2011-12 Indoor: Named the Most Outstanding Field Performer at the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Indoor Championships … Claimed two league throwing titles at the A-Sun meet with a toss of 15.86-meters in the shot put followed by a school-record mark of 17.12-meters in the weight throw … Posted a season-best throw in the shot put Jan. 28 at ETSU’s Niswonger Invitational with a hurl of 52-03.75.
2010-11 Indoor: Posted a mark of 55-11.25 in the shot put Feb. 18 at the Atlantic Sun Conference Indoor Championship to finish second … Scored a 53-05.75 in the 35-pound weight event Feb. 19 at the A-Sun Championship to earn third-place honors.
Before Upstate: Competed in track and field for two years at Moonpark Junior College in California...Ranked second in state in discus (174''0 ft.) and ranked third in the shot put (52''1 ft.)... Lettered in football and track at Arroyo Grande High School in Arroyo Grande, CA...Was an all-county football selection and was an all-conference field performer in track and field.
Personal: Born on Nov. 6, 1989 in Arroyo Grande, Calif., to Tim and Kathy Sugishita ... Majoring in accounting and minoring in economics ... Lists playing drums as favorite hobby ... Lists favorite food as Sushi ... Claims his favorite movie is "The Departed" and his favorite TV Show is "The Office"... List favorite actor as Will Ferrell ... Names the Zac Brown Band as his favorite musical group ... Says his favorite song is "Knee Deep" by the Zac Brown Band ... Spring is his favorite season ... Lists favorite sports figure as Koji Murofushi ... Most admires his parents ... His favorite quote is, "if you ain''t first, you''re last."
