UTEP Miners

2012: Indoor: Took gold in the Blue and Orange Opener in shot put with a career-best distance of 16.25m ... posted a distance of 16.83m in the men[apos]s shot put at the Conference USA Championship.

Outdoor: Ranked 61st in the nation in the discus with a personal-best of 53.78m in posted at the Texas Tech Red Raider Open ... Competed at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships in the men[apos]s discus and finished 27th overall ... finished fourth at the C-USA Championships in the men[apos]s discus ... Claimed gold in discuss with a distance of 51.38m at the Don Kirby Invitational ... took third place at the UTEP Springtime in discus throw ... posted a throw of 15.37m in shot put at the C-USA Championships.

Before UTEP: 2009 (Houston): Indoor: Began the season with a second-place finish in the shot put at the Texas A&M Opener with a mark of 15.77m (51-09) ... also finished second at the Leonard Hilton Memorial, throwing a distance of 15.70m (51-06.25) ... placed sixth at the New Mexico Cherry & Silver Invitational (15.32m/50-03.25) and the Houston Indoor Invitational (15.80m/51-10) in the shot put ... set a personal record of 15.91m (52-02.5) at the C-USA Championships.

Outdoor: Claimed fifth place in the discus at the TSU Relays ... finished in ninth place at the ASU Sun Angel Classic with a distance of 47.08m (154-05) ... landing a mark of 46.65m (153-00), finished 14th in the discus at the LSU Alumni Gold meet ... notched a sixth-place finish at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight, making a 46.74m (153-04) toss ... took 10th at the Texas Invitational with a mark of 47.10m (154-06) ... at the Rice All-Comers Meet, finished third, throwing a distance of 44.94m (147-05) ... took second at the C-USA Championships, setting a PR in the discus with a throw of 48.95m (160-07).



High School: Competed at Parkland High School in El Paso, Texas, for coaches Al Licon and Icu James ... Helped the Matadors to three district titles ... Won a pair of state titles in the discus ... Also holds the district and school record with a toss of 58.63m (192-04) ... Also played football and was an All-City selection as a fullback and linebacker ... Member of the National Honor Society and was valedictorian of his class.

Personal: Born on Oct. 10, 1989, in Albuquerque, N.M. ... Son of Steve and Annette Dudley ... Father Steve qualified for the Olympics in the discus.