Thomas Kitchell

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Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bethlehem, PA
High School:
Notre Dame Greenpond

Career Records

Awards
2022 All-ACC First Team (Outdoor)
2022 All-ACC First Team (Indoor)

Top 10 Wake Forest Marks
No. 1 – Shot Put (Indoor) – 19.45m (63' 9.75")
No. 2 – Shot Put (Outdoor) – 19.10m
No. 2 – Discus Throw (Outdoor) – 58.28m
No. 5 – Weight Throw (Indoor) – 19.25m
No. 6 – Hammer Throw (Outdoor) – 59.53m

Collegiate PR
SP – 19.45m (63' 9.75")
DT – 58.28m (191' 2")
HT – 59.53m (195' 4")
WT – 19.25m (63' 2")

2022 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Placed 24th and 25th in the shot put and discus at the NCAA East Prelims ... Earned a All-ACC First Team, placing second place and set the school record in the shot put and placed 10th in the discus ... Picked up a pair of wins at shot put and discus at the Charlotte Invite ... Added two podium finishes at the UofSC Open in the shot put and discus ... Collected 12 podium finishes in the outdoor season.

Indoor: Began the season with a 1st Place finish in the Shot Put at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kick-Off with a throw of 18.46m (60’6.75”)...Set a new PR in the Shot Put at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a throw of 18.49m (60’8”)...Set another collegiate PR in the Weight Throw at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational with a throw of 18.54m (60’10”).

2021 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Began the season with a New PR and 3rd place finish in the Discuss Throw with a throw of 54.74m (179’7”) at the Raleigh Relays…Recorded a PR in the Hammer Throw at the Virginia Challenge with a throw of 53.34m (175’.0”)...Took 1st place in the Shot Put at the Charlotte Invitational with a throw of 17.59m (57’8.5”)...Finished the season with a 7th place finish in the Shot Put and a 8th place finish in the Discuss Throw at the ACC Outdoor Championships.

Indoor: Recorded five Top-15 finishes during the season…Finished sixth in the Weight Throw at the Brant Tolsma Invitational with a throw of 16.10m (52’10”)...Placed 15th in the Shot Put at the ACC Indoor championships.

High School
Earned eight varsity letters in outdoor and indoor track and field ... Named the 2019 Lehigh Valley Men’s Track and Field Athlete of the Year after he won the PIAA state championship in discus and was the runner-up in the shotput ... 2019 New Balance National Championship qualifier in the discus and shotput ... 2019 Allentown Morning Call Athlete of the Year ... Earned 2019 Second Team All-State honors for his effort in the discus and honorable mention accolades for his performance in the shotput ... Recorded marks of 188’8” in the discus and 60’5” in the shotput ... Placed eighth in the shotput at the 2018 state meet ... Named Notre Dame Greenpond T&F MVP in 2018 and 2019 ... 2018 USATF Mid-Atlantic Youth Athlete of the Year ... Four-time USATF All-American ... Son of Joseph and Donna Kitchell.