UC San Diego

AS A JUNIOR IN 2016
Represented UCSD at the CCAA Championships in the shot put, discus and hammer throw ... Had seasonal-best performances of 47'1.75" in the shot put at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (3/12), 151'10" in the discus at the California Collegiate Invitational (4/2) and 155'2" in the hammer throw at the California Collegiate Invitational. 

AT YUBA COLLEGE
Competed at Yuba College in Marysville during the 2014 and 2015 seasons ... Set school record in the hammer throw at 42.39 meters ... Bay Valley Conference champion in the hammer throw as a sophomore.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2012 graduate of Rocklin High School ... An All-Sierra Foothills League (SFL) honoree as a junior and senior for shot put and discus ... SFL champion in shot put and discus as a senior ... RHS MVP of shot put and discus as a senior ... Also competed on the football and wresting teams for the Thunder.

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 24 in Rocklin ... Parents are Paul and Deborah Vanliew ... Has a younger sister named Emily and a younger brother named Nick ... Shares the same birthday with his younger brother, Nick ... Uncle, Dan Bunz, won two Super Bowl titles with the San Francisco 49ers in 1982 and 1985 ... International studies-international business major at Muir College ... Would like to open a restaurant after graduating from UC San Diego ... Roots for the San Francisco Giants and 49ers ... Favorite athlete is Frank Gore ... Hobbies include fishing and snowboarding ... Loves sushi ... Lists his grandfather as his greatest influence.