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Class:
Sophomore
Events:
Throws
Hometown:
Sheridan, Wyo.
High School:
Sheridan
Squadron:
10 Tiger Ten

AIR FORCE HIGHLIGHTS

USTFCCCA Men’s Regional Field Athlete of the Year (2024)

NCAA Qualifier, Hammer Throw (2024)

NCAA Qualifier, Discus Throw (2024)

Field Performer of the Meet, MW Outdoor Championships (2024)

Mountain West Champion, Discus Throw (2024)

Mountain West Champion, Hammer Throw (2024)

Mountain West Record Holder, Hammer Throw (237’5”)

Air Force Record Holder, Indoor Shot Put (60’8¾”)

Air Force Record Holder, Weight Throw (68’10”)

Olympic Trials Qualifier, Hammer Throw (2024)

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2023-24: Received the team’s Most Valuable Athlete award…named the USTFCCCA Mountain Region Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year…NCAA Qualifier in the discus throw and hammer throw…two-time Mountain West champion…named Field Performer of the Meet following the MW Outdoor Championships…four-time all-conference honoree…broke the Mountain West, Service Academy and Air Force Record in the hammer throw with a winning 237’4” performance at the Colorado Invitational…first broke the program record with a 219’3” at the Spank Blasing Invitational…improved record two more times (219’0”, 228’11”) before unleashing the 237’4” throw that broke the 21-year-old conference record and the 28-year old service academy record…finished the season with 24 throws that bettered the original program standard in that event…won the hammer throw in four meets, including the MW Outdoor Championships (223’0”)…finished 16th at the NCCA West Prelim and 18th at the U.S. Olympic Trials…set Air Force Records in both indoor throwing events during season debut at the Potts Invitational…recorded a 67’4¼“ in the weight throw and a 60’8¾” in the shot put to win those events…improved weight throw record the following week with a throw of 68’10” at the Ralph Lindeman Classic…added a first-place finish in the weight throw at the Air Force Last Chance…made trips to the podium in both events at the MW Indoor Championships, finishing second in the weight throw (68’9”) and third in the shot put (59’10½”)…also recorded the second-best distances in program history in both the discus throw (194’8” at the Drake Relays) and shot put (60’5¼” at the Colorado Invitational) during the outdoor season…recorded a throw of 189’6” to win the discus at MW Outdoors…added a 16th-place finish in that event at the NCAA West Prelim…picked up first-place finishes at the Colorado Invitational and Air Force Twilight Open…scored for the Falcons in the shot put at the MW Outdoor Championships (fifth)…named the MW Field Athlete of the Week twice…finished the season with Air Force Sophomore Class Records in all three throws.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2022-23: Earned the team’s Newcomer of the Year award…debuted on the program’s Top 10 in three events…all-conference honoree…set Air Force Freshman Class Records in the shot put and weight throw at the Mountain West Indoor Championships…recorded a career-best throw of 57’6½” to finish third in the shot put at the conference meet and capture first all-MW honor…that is the eighth-best throw in Academy history and added four inches to a Class Record that had stood since 2014…also scored for the Falcons in the weight throw at the MW Indoor meet, finishing fifth with a personal-best, Class Record toss of 59’10”…first broke the program’s Freshman Class Record in that event with a toss of 57’8” at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (No. 13 all-time)…recorded Air Force Outdoor Top 10 marks in the shot put (56’7½”, No. 6 all-time) and hammer throw (194’1”, No. 10) at the Tom Benich Invitational…first debuted at No. 10 on the program’s all-time outdoor shot put standings following a runner-up throw of 55’7¾” at the Dan Caprioglio Early Bird Invitational…scored for the Falcons in both the hammer throw (186’2”, fifth) and discus throw (career-best 167’11”, seventh) at the MW Outdoor Championships…debuted on the program’s Top 20 (No. 19) with that discus throw…two-time Mountain West Freshman of the Week.

HIGH SCHOOL: Sheridan High School…state champion in the discus throw and shot put…claimed the Wyoming 4A title in the discus as a senior…won the indoor shot put at the state meet as a junior…finished second in that event in 2022…recorded career-best marks of 199’9” (discus throw) and 61’11” (shot put)…finished third in the discus at the 2022 Great Southwest Classic…ranked No. 12 among high school discus throwers as a senior…also played football…member of the start championship team…two-time all-state selection…graduated with a 4.1 GPA…ranked within top-10 of graduating class.

PERSONAL: Son of Craig Tanner and Gina Light…father is an Academy graduate and former member of the Falcons’ football team…has four brothers and three sisters…majoring in management…currently serving as A4/A6 A-Staff…hobbies include lifting, eating, hiking, sleeping and throwing (“I like to throw a big metal ball”)…traveled to Nellis AFB, Nev., over the summer for Operation Air Force…rode in an HC-130 while on Ops…famous for having a state named after him…member of Cadet Squadron 10.