| Career Highlights |
| • 10-Time PSAC Championship Qualifier |
| • Five-Time All-PSAC Honoree |
| • Two-Time PSAC Champion |
| • Six-Time USTFCCCA All-Region Honoree |
| • Two-Time National Qualifier |
| • One-Time All-American (Shot Put - 2nd Team) |
Personal: Son of Holly and John Eakin … A Public Health major … Also competes for Slippery Rock’s football team … Is a relative of former Slippery Rock track & field standout David Reinhardt.
2023 (Outdoor): Competed at 10 meets primarily in the shot put … Qualified for the NCAA Championships on the way to a 13th-place finish at the national meet following a mark of 17.29 meters … A USTFCCCA All-Region honoree … Earned All-PSAC honors in shot put after matching season-best mark of 17.63 meters to finish in second place … Also qualified for the PSAC Championships in the hammer throw, finishing 16th at 42.50 meters … Won the shot put at the John Papa Invite with season-best throw of 17.63 meters … Posted additional shot put wins at the Grove City Invitational (17.40), the Westminster Invitational (17.31), the Dave Labor Invitational (17.23), the Shamrock Invitational (17.14) and the SRU Last Chance Meet (16.79).
2023 (Indoor): Competed at six meets … A USTFCCCA All-Region honoree in the shot put … Earned All-PSAC honors in the shot put after placing third at the conference championships with a mark of 17.00 meters … Won the shot put at the Jim Wuske Open with a season-best throw of 17.06 meters … Also posted top-five finishes in the shot put at the SPIRE Indoor Games (second / 16.99 meters), the Mount Union Tune-Up (second / 16.49 meters), the YSU Icebreaker (fourth / 16.23 meters), the YSU Invitational (fifth / 16.27 meters).
2022 (Outdoor): Earned All-America honors after placing 12th in the shot put at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 17.60 meters … A USTFCCCA All-Region honoree …. Won a conference title in addition to breaking the Slippery Rock program and PSAC Championship meet record in the shot put with a mark of 17.95 meters … Also qualified for the PSAC Championships in the hammer throw, placing 11th with a season-best mark of 44.76 meters … Opened season by winning the shot put at the Shamrock Invitational at 17.43 meters … Also broke 17 meters at the Red Flash Open (17.28 / second) and the Jim Thorpe Invitational (17.06 / fourth) … Picked up a win at the SRU Open in the shot put with a throw of 16.96 meters.
2022 (Indoor): Competed in the shot put at four meets … A USTFCCCA All-Region selection … Won the PSAC Championship in the shot put with a mark of 16.65 meters at the league championships … Top throw of season was 16.86 meters as part of a fourth-place finish at the Doug Raymond Qualifier … Won the Edinboro Invite with a throw of 16.46 meters … Opened season by placing sixth at the YSU Invitational with a mark of 15.94 meters.
2021 (Outdoor): Competed in the shot put at three meets … A USTFCCCA All-Region performer in the shot put … Earned All-PSAC honors in the shot put after placing second with a season-best mark of 16.02 meters at the PSAC Outdoor Championships … Opened year by placing second at the Dave Labor Invitational following a mark of 15.89 meters … Also produced a throw of 14.87 meters to place third at the Penn State Behrend Invite … Earned PSAC Field Athlete of the Week honors once.
2019-20 (Indoor): Competed in five events … Placed fourth in the shot put at the PSAC Championships with a mark of 15.58 meters … Won the shot put with a season-best throw of 15.74 meters while also recording a season-best mark of 13.45 meters to finish third in the weight throw at the Edinboro Last Chance Meet … Finished eighth in the shot put at the YSU Mid-Major Invite (15.28 meters) … Opened year by winning the shot put at 14.59 meters at the Al Hall Freedom Games … A USTFCCCA All-Region honoree.
2019 (Outdoor): Competed in five meets … Set two new PR’s in the shot put at 15.50-meters and hammer throw at 33.93-meters … Recorded five PSAC marks in 2019 … Reached the podium with a fifth-place finish in the shot put at the PSAC Championships … Compiled seven top-ten finishes (three being top-five).
2019 (Indoor): Qualified for the PSAC Championships in shot put, placing fifth and hitting a career-high of 15.31 meters … Finished second in shot-put at the Al Hall Freedom Games with 14.15 meters … Came in third in shot-put at the Edinboro Open with 14.54 meters.
High School: Lettered four times in football, four times in track & field and twice in basketball at Bradford High School … A Mr. Football honoree as a senior after rushing for 1,518 yards and 23 touchdowns on offense while making 82 tackles, three interceptions and recovering one fumble on defense … Was a first team all-state running back … Chose Slippery Rock over several Division I offers … Also a state champion in the shot put.
