Notables
- School record holder in the outdoor shot put
- Three-time All-American
- 2017 First-Team All-American (Weight Throw)
- 2017 Second-Team All-American (Shot Put)
- 2017 Honorable Mention All-American (Hammer Throw)
- Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2016, 2017, 2018)
- USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree (2017, 2018)
- NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier
- 2016 - Shot Put, Hammer
- 2017 - Shot Put, Discus, Hammer
2018 Season
2018 Indoor: Took fourth place in the shot put with a throw of 26-8 1/2 (8.14 m) and won the weight throw with a toss of 66-9 1/4 (20.35 m) at The Dual (1/13)
2017 Season
2017 Outdoor: Earned second-team All-America honors in the shot put at the NCAA Championships (6/7-10) placing 14th with a toss of 61-5 1/2 (18.73m) and placed 19th in the hammer throw with a mark of 207-2 (63.15m) ... qualified for the NCAA Championships in the shot put and hammer throw at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/25-27) and also placed 15th in the discus with a season-best 179-3 (54.64m) ... threw a season-best 179-1 (54.60m) in the discus placing seventh, marked 62-1 (18.92m) in the shot put taking fifth and placed fifth in the hammer throw with a heave of 210-11 (64.29m) at the Big Ten Championship (5/12-14) ... set the school record in the shot put with a toss of 63-8 3/4 and threw a personal-best 219-1 (66.79m) in the hammer throw winning both events at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/5) ... won the hammer throw at the UW-Whitewater meet (4/29) with a heave of 206-7 (62.98m) ... took fifth in the discus (175-0 (53.34m)) and 10th in the shot put (59-9 (18.21m)) at the Triton Invitational (4/22) ... placed second in the hammer throw while tossing a personal record of 215-4 (65.64m), took fourth in the shot put with a mark of 58-9 1/2 (17.92m), and earned fifth in the discus (178-3 (54.34m)) at the Jim Click Shootout (4/8) ... finished fourth in the discus at the Aztec Invitational (3/25) with a throw of 174-3 (53.13m)
2017 Indoor: Earned first-team All-America honors in the weight throw with an eighth-place throw of 71-0 (21.64m) at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... placed third in the weight throw with a toss of 70-9 3/4 (21.58m) at the Big Ten Championships (2/25) ... won the weight throw with a new PR of 72-11 (22.23m) and took second in the shot put with a mark of 59-7 (18.16m) at the Shell Shocker (2/17) ... took second in the weight throw with a distance of 70-8 (21.54m) and placed 11th in the shot put with a toss of 58-3 3/4 (17.77m) at the Iowa State Classic (2/10-11) ... won the weight throw for the third straight meet with a mark of 70-3 (21.41m) and placed second in the shot put with a distance of 58-2 (17.73m) at the Black and Gold Premier (1/27-28) ... won the weight throw with a mark of 69-4 (21.18m) while placing second in the shot put with a toss of 59-4 1/4 (18.09) and finishing second in the discus with a distance of 177-10 (54.22m) at The Dual (1/21) ... won the shot put with a distance of 59-1 1/2 (18.02m) and captured a victory in the weight throw with a mark of 71-4 (21.74m), at the Badger Icebreaker (1/14), while also taking second in the discus with a throw of 178-4 (54.36m) setting personal bests in the indoor discus and weight throw
2016 Season
2016 Outdoor: Took 14th in the shot put with a mark of 60-8 (18.49m) and 20th in the hammer throw with a distance of 200-0 (60.96m) at the NCAA West Regional (5/27-28) ... At the Big Ten Championships (5/13-15), took fifth in the hammer throw with a PR toss of 210-3, seventh in the shot put with a heave of 60-4, and eighth in the discus with a mark of 174-10 ... Threw to three new personal bests in the shot put (60-10 1/2 (18.55m)), discus (184-0 (56.08m)) and hammer throw (205-7 (62.67m)) at the UW-Whitewater Alternative Meet (5/1)... set a new personal best in the shot put with a mark of 59-8 1/2 (18.20m) which tied for a first place finish while also notching a 20th place finish with a mark of 180-5 (55.00m) in the discus at the Triton Invitational (4/22-23)... competed in three events at the
Spec Towns Invitational (4/8-9) including the shot put, hammer throw and discus. Finished third in the discus with a mark of 182-1 (55.49m), sixth in the hammer throw in 200-0 (60.95m), and sixth in the shot put with a throw of 56-10 3/4 (17.34m)... earned new personal bests in all three disciplines he competed in at the Aztec Invitational (3/24-26). Took first in the hammer throw with a toss of 201-1 (61.30m), second in the shot put with a heave of 59-5 (18.11m), and third in the discus with a distance of 181-8 (55.37m)
2016 Indoor: Threw to a career best and sixth place finish in the weight throw with a heave of 68-7 (20.90m) while placing 12th in the shot put with a toss of 56-9 1/2 (17.31m) at the Big Ten Championship (2/27)... first place finish and personal best in the shot put with a throw of 60-11 1/4 (18.57m) and second in the weight throw with another personal best of 65-6 3/4 (19.98m) at the Red and White Open (2/19)... finished seventh in the shot put with a mark of 55-9 3/4(17.01m) and seventh in the weight throw with a toss of 62-11 1/2 (19.19m) at the
Iowa State Classic (2/13)...Took fourth in the shot put with a mark of 58-0 1/4 (17.68m) and third in the weight throw with a toss of 62-8 3/4 (19.12m) at the Amory Invitational (2/6)... threw to a first place finish in the discus with a toss of 177- 4 (54.07m) at the Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame Dual (1/16)
2015 Season
2015 Outdoor: Finished 44th in the shot put at the NCAA West Regional (5/29) with a heave of 54-1 3/4 (16.50m) ... Placed 11th in the shot put with a heave of 57-11 3/4 (17.67m) and 27th in the discus with a toss of 142-9 (43.52m) at the Big Ten Championship (5/15-17) ... Finished 20th in the discus throw at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/8) with a heave of 144-4 (43.99m) ... At the Musco Twilight (5/2), finished seventh in shot put with a heave of 54-10 (16.71m) and took 18th in discus with a throw of 163-6 (49.85m) ... set personal records in both shot put (57-7 3/4 (17.57m)) to claim second and discus (171-7 (52.31m)) to finish 13th at the Triton Invitational (4/25) ... at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/18), finished second in shot put with a throw of 55-0 (16.76m) and took 10th in discus with 164-5 (50.12m) ... in his season debut, finished fourth in the invitational section of shot put with a throw of 54-8 3/4 (16.68m), took 13th in hammer throw with a heave of 163-8 (49.90m) and placed ninth in the invitational section of discus with a personal best of 170-1 (51.84m) at the Stanford Invitational (4/3-4)
2015 Indoor: At the Big Ten Championship (2/27-28) finished 16th in shot put with a throw of 54-2 1/2 (16.52m) and placed 14th in the weight throw with a heave of 62-8 (19.10m) ... finished third in shot put with a personal best of 56-1 3/4 (17.11m) and took fourth in the weight throw with a heave of 63-2 1/4 (19.26m) at the Red and White Open (2/20) ... placed 12th in weight throw with a heave of 57-3 3/4 (17.47m) and 19th in shot put with a throw of 51-0 (15.54m) at the ISU Classic (2/13-14) ... finished sixth in weight throw with a heave of 61-10 1/4 (18.85m) and had a personal best of 53-6 1/2 (16.32m) in shot put earning fifth at the Armory Track Invitational (1/30-31) ... at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/24), placed sixth in shot put with a throw of 52-2 (15.90m) and had personal records in weight throw earning fifth, 64-5 1/4 (19.64m), and finished sixth in discus, 174-5 (53.16m) ... in his season debut, finished second in shot put with a personal record of 52-08 3/4 (16.07m), placed third in weight throw with a personal record of 61-03 (18.67m) and set a personal record in discus coming in second with a throw of 173-11 (53.02m) at the Wisconsin Open (1/17)
2014 Season
2014 Indoor: At the Red a White Open (2/21), finished fourth in the weight throw with a personal-best toss of 56-11 1/2 (17.36m) ... at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/25), competing unattached set a personal record in the weight throw with a heave of 54-9 1/2 (16.70m), good for 11th place ... also finished ninth in the shot put with a toss of 49-3 (15.01m) and ninth in the discus with a throw of 152-6 (46.49m) ... in his collegiate debut, competing unattached, won the shot put and weight throw with heaves of 50-8 1/4 (15.45m) and 52-1 1/4 (15.88m), respectively, at the Badger Indoor Open (1/17) ... also placed fifth in the discus with a toss of 165-7 (50.46m)
2014 Outdoor: While competing unattached, placed second in the shot put with a heave of 55-0 1/4 (16.77m) and placed fifth in both the discus (168-4 (51.31m)) and hammer throw (173-2 (52.79m)) at the Wisconsin Open (5/10) ... was ninth in the hammer throw with a heave of 167-11 (51.18m) while competing unattached at the UW-Platteville Invitational (4/12)
High School
As a senior, finished third in the shot put and fourth in the discus at the state meet ... was the conference champion in the discus and the regional and sectional champion in the shot put ... during his junior season, finished fifth in the shot put at the state championships and was the conference, regional and sectional champion in the event ... qualified in the shot put and discus at the state meet as a sophomore ... was a first-team all-state selection in football and finished fourth at state in wrestling ... was a high honor roll student throughout high school
Personal
Parents are Scott and Bonnie Budde ... has a sister, Mara... majoring in Agronomy
Why Wisconsin?
"I chose Wisconsin for its excellence in both athletics and academics."
Personal Bests
| Indoor |
|
Outdoor |
| Shot Put |
60-11 1/4 (18.57m) |
2-19-16 |
|
Shot Put |
63-8 3/4 (19.42m) |
5-5-17 |
| Weight Throw |
72-11 (22.23m) |
2-17-17 |
|
Discus |
184-0 (56.08m) |
5-1-16 |
| Discus |
178-4 (54.36m) |
1-14-17 |
|
Hammer Throw |
219-1 (66.79m) |
5-5-17 |
At the NCAA Championship
2017 - Outdoor
Shot Put: 14th (61-5 1/2 (18.73m))
Hammer Throw: 19th (207-2 (63.15m))
2017 - Indoor
Weight Throw: 8th (71-0 (21.64m))
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2017 - Outdoor
Shot Put: 11th (59-7 1/2 (18.17m))
Hammer Throw: 11th (213-8 (65.12m))
Discus: 15th (179-3 (54.65m))
2016 - Outdoor
Shot Put: 14th (60-8 (18.49m))
Hammer Throw: 20th (200-0 (60.96m))
2015 - Outdoor
Shot Put: 44th (54-1 3/4 (16.50m))
At the Big Ten Championship
2017 - Outdoor
Shot Put: 5th (62-1 (18.92m))
Discus: 7th (179-1 (54.60m))
Hammer Throw: 5th (210-11 (64.29m))
2017 - Indoor
Weight Throw: 3rd (70-9 3/4 (21.58m))
2016 - Outdoor
Hammer Throw: 5th (210-3 (64.08m))
Shot Put: 7th (60-4 (18.39m))
Discus: 8th (174-10 (53.30m))
2016 - Indoor
Shot Put: 12th (56-9 1/2 (17.31m))
Weight Throw: 6th (68-7 (20.90m))
2015 - Outdoor
Shot Put: 11th (57-11 3/4 (17.67m))
Discus: 27th (142-9 (43.52m))
2015 - Indoor
Shot Put: 16th (54-2 1/2 (16.52m))
Weight Throw: 14th (62-8 (19.10m))
