Nick Budincich Class: Freshman Hometown: Sierra Madre, Calif. High School: Loyola Event: Throws

Career Bests (thru 2013):
Discus: 171-0 (52.13)
Shot Put: 49-10 (15.19)

2013 Season: Outdoors - Steadily progressed throughout the season in both the shot put and discus ... placed eighth in the discus at the Pac-12 Championships with a personal best 171-0 ... had a personal best shot put of 49-10 at the Jim Click Shootout ... was fourth in the Big Meet in the discus (167-8) and fifth in the shot (48-7 1/4). Indoors - Did not compete.

High School: Led Loyola High School of Los Angeles to the Nike Nationals in Eugene, Ore., with a personal-best shot put of 61-10 1/2 ... second at the 2011 California state championships in the discus at 178-5 after throwing 182-9 in the prelims ... set a Los Angeles County meet record with a throw of 192-1 in 2012 ... received the Ed Castellanos Award for dedication for his accomplishments in track and field ... helped his team win its fifth consecutive CIF Southern Section Division II championship.

Personal: Received awards for the highest achievement in math and science studies at Loyola ... had a weighted GPA of 4.2.