Karol Koncos

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Position Throws
Class Redshirt Senior
Hometown Vidina, Slovakia
Highschool Sports Gynmasium Banska Bystrica

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2020 All-Conference USA First Team (Weight Throw Indoor)
2019 All-Conference USA Second Team (Hammer Outdoor)
2017 All-Conference USA Third Team (Hammer Outdoor)

2020 OUTDOOR

Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 INDOOR (RS JUNIOR)

Named to the All-Conference USA first team (weight throw).
Took gold in the weight throw with a toss of 19.35m (63’6”) at the Conference USA Championships.
Recorded a personal-best 20.56m (67’5.5”) mark, placing first in the weight throw at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational.
Posted a 20.03m (65’8.75”) mark in the weight throw, finishing fourth at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
Placed fourth (18.97m, 62’3”) in the weight throw at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational.

2019 OUTDOOR (RS SOPHOMORE)

Placed first at the UTEP Springtime after a 62.48m hammer throw.
Placed second in the hammer throw (63.58m) at the Texas A&M Invitational.
Garnered a silver medal at the Conference USA Championships with a toss of 61.62m in the hammer throw.
Recorded a 62.28m in the hammer throw at the NCAA West Preliminaries.
Placed fifth in the hammer throw (62.67m) at the Mt. Sac Relays.
Threw 40.54m in the discus throw (sixth place) at the UTEP Springtime.
Heaved a measure of 12.72m in the shot put at the UTEP Springtime.

2019 INDOOR (RS SOPHOMORE)

Finished first in the weight throw (18.54M) at the Texas Tech Corky Classic.
Registered a 18.87m toss in the weight throw, placing second at the New Mexico Classic.
Recorded a 18.40m in the weight throw, finishing second at the Texas A&M Triangular.
Heaved a season-high 18.91m at the Conference USA Championships.

2018 INDOOR & OUTDOOR

Redshirted.

2017 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)

Claimed bronze at the Conference USA Championships with a personal best of 64.29m (210-11) in the hammer throw.
Took back-to-back wins in the hammer at the UTEP Invitational (63.43m) and Brutus Hamilton (63.35m).
Competed at the NCAA West Region Preliminaries posting a throw of 63.16m in the hammer.
Notched a first-place finish at the UTEP Springtime in the hammer throw.

2017 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)

Notched a personal-best mark of 19.63m (64-05.00) in the weight throw at the Conference USA Championship.
Competed in the weight throw at the Don Kirby Invitational.

PRIOR TO UTEP

Has ample experience at prestigious events, having competed at the Youth World Championship (2013), the Junior European Championship (2015), the European Winter Throwing Cup (2016) and the U23 European Championship (2017).

PERSONAL: Karol Koncos is the son of of Karol Konocos and Beata Koncosova ... has one sister Diana Koncosova ... Born in Lucenec, Slovakia ... marketing major.