KellyCookJr_052522

Kelly Cook Jr. Season 2021-22

PositionTHROWS
YearGraduate Student
HometownBuena Vista, Va.
Previous SchoolWilliam & Mary

PRIOR TO PURDUE / AT WILLIAM & MARY FROM 2017-21

USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
CAA Academic Honor Roll
Provost Award and Dean’s List
2021 Outdoor Track & Field / As a Junior
  • CAA Field Athlete of the Year
  • Most Outstanding Field Athlete of the CAA Championships
  • CAA Champion: Shot Put
  • CAA Champion: Hammer Throw
  • CAA Runner Up: Discus
  • Placed 17th in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Prelims with a mark of 63.88 meters
  • Won two conference titles and a silver at the CAA Championships, with wins in the shot put (16.77 meters) and hammer throw (63.16 meters) and a runner-up finish in the discus (48.30 meters)
  • Had a hammer PR of 65.74 meters
2020-21 Indoor Track & Field / As a Senior
  • Competed in two meets, with a pair of victories in the weight throw
2020 Outdoor Track & Field / As a Junior
  • 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 Indoor Track & Field / As a Junior
  • IC4A Champion: Shot Put
  • All-East: Weight Throw
  • Had shot put PR of 18.20 meters and a weight throw PR of 19.61 meters
2019 Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
  • All-America Honorable Mention: Discus
  • CAA Field Athlete of the Year
  • Most Outstanding Field Athlete of the CAA Championships
  • CAA Champion: Discus
  • CAA Champion: Hammer Throw
  • NCAA Qualifier: Discus
  • Placed 24th at the NCAA Championships in the discus with a throw of 51.30 meters
  • Competed in three events at the NCAA East Prelims, highlighted by a PR of 56.73 meters in the discus to place 12th and qualify for the national championships
  • Had a PR of 56.73 meters in the discus, 60.70 meters in the hammer and 17.37 meters in the shot put
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
  • All-East honors in shot put and weight throw
  • Had a weight throw PR of 18.31 meters and a shot put PR of 17.45 meters
2018 Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • CAA Rookie of the Year
  • Earned All-CAA accolades
  • CAA Runner-Up: Discus
  • CAA Bronze Medal: Shot Put
  • Finished 25th at the NCAA East Prelims in the discus with a mark of 51.79 meters
  • Placed sixth in the discus and ninth in the shot put at the USA Track & Field U-20 Championships
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • Qualified for the ECAC-IC4A Championships
  • Had season-bests of 16.88 meters in the weight throw and 16.10 meters in the shot put
 

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Four-time Virginia state champion, twice in the shot put and twice in the discus
  • Broke the school records in both the shot put (58-1) and discuss (178-3)
  • Also played football and basketball and earned all-state honors as a running back
  • National Honor Society member
  • Four-year honor roll awardee
  • Recipient of the chamber of commerce scholarship
 

PERSONAL

  • Parents are Avis and Kelly, Sr.
  • Has three siblings
  • Father, Kelly, Sr., played football at VMI
  • Graduated from William & Mary with a degree in finance
  • Earning a masters of science degree in finance