James Joycey

James Joycey, 2023 NCAA Outdoors, hammer

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Position:
Throws
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kew, Victoria, Australia
High School:
Xavier College

2023 T&F: Competed in four indoor meets, including the weight throw in three ... Earned second-team All-ACC honors by finishing fifth with a personal-best weight throw of 21.18 meters at the 2023 ACC Indoor Championships ... Also took part in the shot put in the Dick Taylor Invitational in January ... 2023 Outdoor Season: Honorable mention All-America in the hammer throw ... Finished 23rd at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a throw of 65.10m (213-7) ... Earned first-team All-ACC honors in the hammer, winning a silver medal at the ACC Outdoor Championships with an effort of 65.34m (214-4) ... Had a season-best throw at the Virginia High Performance meet, winning the hammer with a throw of 68.38m.

2022 T&F: Competed in the weight throw and shot put during indoor season ... Finished 18th at ACC Indoors in the shot put (51-6.25) ... At the Tiger Paw Invite, was seventh in the weight throw invite (66-7.75) and 22nd in the shot put (50-10.25) ... Best weight throw of the indoor season was 66-3.25 at the Virginia Tech Invitational, finishing third ... Carolina's top outdoor performer in the hammer throw ... Finished second at the ACC Championships (221-2) and 15th at the NCAA Championships (221-2) ... Earned first-team All-ACC and second-team All-America honors in the hammer throw in outdoor season ... Won the hammer throw at both the High Point Invitational (225-9) and the Raleigh Relays (219-11) ... Second at the University of South Carolina Open (219-3) ... Third at the Tom Jones Memorial (219-9) and NCAA Prelims (227-4).

2020 at Nebraska (Sophomore): Indoors, posted a personal-best weight throw mark of 68-7 (20.90m) at the Nebraska Tune-Up, the No. 4 toss in school history • Also recorded a season-best shot put throw of 50-3 1/4 (15.32m) at the Mark Colligan Memorial • Won the weight throw title at the adidas Classic and Gorilla Classic • Qualified for the Big Ten Indoor Championships in the weight throw • Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 at Nebraska (Freshman): Indoors, finished 14th in the weight throw at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a throw of 56-8 1/2 (17.28m) • Set a season-best in the weight throw with a mark of 60-11 1/2 (18.58m) at the Nebraska Tune-Up • Had a PR of 50-11 1/2 (15.53m) in the shot put at the Big Ten Invitational • Outdoors, finished ninth in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a distance of 200-3 (61.05m) • Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round and finished 23rd in the hammer throw with a mark of 203-3 (61.96m) • Won the hammer throw title at the Texas Tech Shootout with a PR throw of 203-4 (61.99m), which ranks 10th in school history • Threw a personal-best in the shot put with a distance of 46-9 1/2 (14.26m) at the Herm Wilson Invitational.

Prep: Set a prep best of 73.33m in the 6kg hammer throw • Notched a best mark of 59-9 (18.21m) in the 5kg shot put • Finished 12th at the 2018 U20 World Championships in the hammer throw • Won the 2016 All Schools Championship in the hammer throw at Xavier College.

Personal: James Joycey is the son of Bruce and Jane Joycey • Born October 12 • Majoring in mathematics.

Eligibility: Indoor (JR-3) • Outdoor (SO-2)

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