Johnny Vanos Season 2020-21

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

• Ranks No. 5 in school history in the indoor weight throw with a mark of 21.34 meters (Feb. 26, 2022)

 
2021-22
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• Competed in six meets in the discus and hammer throw
• At the Big Ten Championships, notched a hammer throw mark of 57.55m to finish 16th and a discus throw of 47.11m to place 22nd from May 13-15
• Earned a discus throw of 48.83m to place 16th at the Drake Relays from April 27-30
• Posted a lifetime best discus throw of 52.52m to place fourth and was fifth in the hammer throw, thanks to a mark of 57.34m, at the 44 Farms Team Invitational from April 8-9
• Earned a personal-record hammer throw of 58.93m to finish as the runner-up, and added a discus throw of 50.75m to place fifth at the Hurricane Invite from March 18-19

Indoor Track & Field / As a Senior

• Big Ten Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: January 12
• Participated in seven meets in the weight throw and shot put
• Recorded the fifth-best weight throw mark in school history, at 21.34m, and was fifth overall at the Big Ten Championships from Feb. 25-26
• Was the runner-up in the weight throw at the Windy City Invite from Feb. 11-12 thanks to a throw of 21.03m
• Won the weight throw with a 20.77m, at the Rod McCravy Memorial from Jan. 28-29
• Was second in the weight throw, thanks to a mark of 20.51m, at the Larry Wieczorek Invite from Jan. 21-22
• Earned Big Ten Thrower of the Week honors after winning the weight throw at the Gene Edmonds Invite on Jan. 8, courtesy of a winning throw of 20.65m
• Finished second in the shot put, with a 16.25m, at the Fred Wilt Invite on Dec. 4

 
2021
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Competed in six meets in the discus, hammer throw and shot put
• Earned a personal-best discus mark of 51.22m to finish 12th at the Big Ten Championships from May 14-16
• Was fourth in the hammer throw with a collegiate-best throw of 57.92m to finish fourth at the Jesse Owens Invite on April 30
• Finished sixth in the hammer with a throw of 56.39m at the Big Ten Relays on April 23
• Participated in all three events at the Husker Big Ten Invite from April 16-17, highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw (57.64m)

Indoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• Participated in five meets in the shot put and weight throw
• Placed seventh in the weight throw with a mark of 20.06m at the Big Ten Championships from Feb. 25-27
• Notched a weight throw mark that is No. 6 in Purdue history, at 20.47m, to place fourth at the Hawkeye Big Ten Invite from Feb. 12-13
• Was second in the weight throw (19.62m) and fifth in the shot put (16.19m) at the Hoosier Hills Invite on Feb. 6
• Won the weight throw in back-to-back meets to begin the season, at the Gladstein Invite (19.61m, Jan. 23) and the Simmons-Harvey Invite (19.11m, Jan. 16)

 
2019-20
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in nine meets in the shot put and the weight throw
• Finished 13th in the shot put with a mark of 15.70m at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 28
• Earned a weight throw mark of 20.31m, which ranks No. 7 in school history, to place third at the Alex Wilson Invite on Feb. 22
• Won the shot put, with a throw of 16.02m, and was fourth in the weight throw (18.72m) at the Larry Wieczorek Invite on Jan. 17
• Finished second in the weight throw (17.67m) and fourth in the shot put (15.92m) at the Gene Edmonds Memorial on Jan. 10
• Won both the shot put, with a career-best throw of 16.52m, and the weight throw, with a mark of 18.66m, in his collegiate debut at the Fred Wilt Open on Dec. 7

 
2018-19
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Redshirted

Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Redshirted

 
HIGH SCHOOL

• Named the Male Track & Field MVP in 2016 and 2018
• Earned personal-best marks of 158’3” in the discus (2018), 51’3” in the shot put (2018), 176’9” in the hammer (2017) and 68’5” in the weight throw (2018)
• Also played hockey, volleyball, basketball and rugby
• Won the LKSSAA Football Championship in 2014, 2016 and 2017
• Won the LSSAA Rugby Championship in 2014
• Named the team’s Most Outstanding Lineman in 2017 and 2018

 
PERSONAL

• Parents are Anne and Don
• Has three siblings, Greg, Stephanie, and Laura
• Born in London, Ontario
• Majoring in kinesiology