Career Performance List
2023-24 (Senior Season): INDOOR: Threw a career-best mark of 15.83m (51’ 11.25”) in the weight throw at the Navy Indoor Invitational … Registered a career-best throw in shot put with a distance of 15.53m (50’ 11.5”) to finish fifth at the Army-Navy Star Meet …
OUTDOOR: Had a strong performance at the Navy Spring Invitational with career-best throws in discus (43.00m / 141’ 1”) and the hammer throw (45.58m / 149’ 10”) … Finished fifth in shot put with a mark of 15.01m (49’ 3”) at the Army-Navy Star Meet.
2022-23 (Junior Season): INDOOR: Notched a top shot put throw of 14.17m (46' 6") at the Navy Invitational I and weight throw mark of 15.06m (49' 5") in Navy’s dual against Princeton …
OUTDOOR: Recorded a season-best discus mark of 40.13m (131' 8") and shot put distance of 15.29m (50' 2") at the Navy Spring Invitational II
2021-22 (Sophomore Season): INDOOR: Recorded a season-best throw of 14.53m (47-08.00) in the shot put at the Wesley Brown Invitational, while registering a season-long distance of 14.88m (48-10.00) in the weight throw during the Princeton Dual …
OUTDOOR: Posted season-best performances in the shot put (14.10m / 46-03.25), discus (40.01m / 131-03), and hammer throw (44.08m / 144-07) at the Navy Spring Meet II.
2020-21 (Freshman Season): INDOOR: Participated in the shot put (12.76m / 41-10.50) and weight throw (11.75m / 38-06.75) at the Navy Intrasquad 3 … Recorded a throw of 12.56m (41-02.50) in the shot put at the Patriot League Indoor Challenge for top intercollegiate mark …
OUTDOOR: Registered season-best throws in the shot put (14.16m / 46-05.50) and discus (39.10m / 128-03) at the Navy Invitational II, while notching a top performance of 44.60m (146-04) in the hammer throw at the Navy Invite III.
High School / Personal: Lettered in track and field (3 years) at Wando High School in Mount Pleasant, S.C. … Two-time USATF State Champion in the shot put (junior, senior), while finishing as USATF South Carolina Runner-Up in the discus (junior, senior) … Earned County Championship MVP Field Event Award (junior, senior), while claiming Wando Most Valuable Field Event Athlete (senior) … South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) 5A State Top Finisher in the shot put and discus, earning All-State recognition (junior, senior) … Helped Wando win the Boys Team 7A South Carolina State Championship as a junior, while claiming the Boys Team District and Regional Championships as a junior and senior … In the classroom, earned AP Scholar Award with Honors (2019) and CCSD Board Scholar Award (2019) … Prepped at the Naval Academy Prep School (NAPS) during the 2019-20 school year … Son of Paul and Kelly Kowalchick … Father, Paul Sr., played football at Temple University, while mother, Kelly, was a member of the track and field team at the University of North Carolina … Twin brother, David (’24), is a member of the Navy track and field team.
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