Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Member of the Villanova throwing group who has shown great progress in all of his events during the first two years of his collegiate career ... Recorded PRs in the shot put (12.82m), weight throw (14.23m), discus (42.27m) and hammer (41.25m) during the 2025 indoor and outdoor seasons ... Competed in both the discus and the hammer at the 2024 and 2025 outdoor BIG EAST Championships, as well as the weight throw at the 2025 indoor meet ... Prior to coming to Villanova he was a Virginia state qualifier in the discus ... Six-time all-region and all-district performer in high school, including four times each in the shot put and twice in the discus ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2023-24 and is a three-time member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
 

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PERSONAL BESTS
Shot Put (college)*	12.82 Meters	Penn Challenge (3.22.2025)
Shot Put (high school)*	14.25 Meters	High School
Weight Throw	14.23 Meters	BIG EAST Championships (2.28.2025)
Discus (college)*	42.27 Meters	Larry Ellis Invitational (5.2.2025)
Discus (high school)*	44.05 Meters	High School
Hammer	41.25 Meters	BIG EAST Championships (5.15.2025)

 

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CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2023-24
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024

 

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CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2025 OUTDOOR (STORRS, CONN. | GEORGE J. SHERMAN FAMILY SPORTS COMPLEX)
Date	Event	Mark	Place
May 15	Hammer	41.25m	10th
May 17	Discus	40.11m	12th
2025 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date	Event	Mark	Place
February 28	Weight Throw	14.23m	9th
2024 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM)
Date	Event	Mark	Place
May 9	Hammer	33.66m	9th
May 11	Discus	34.98m	9th

 

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BEFORE VILLANOVA

West Springfield High School: Earned a total of five varsity letters during his scholastic career, including three in football as a center and two in track & field ... Qualified for the state championships in the discus as both a junior and a senior ... Six-time all-region performer, including four honors in the shot put and two in the discus ... As a junior in 2022 was the outdoor Patriot District champion in the discus ... Earned six career all-district honors ... Achieved Honor Roll status academically and was named a CPS AP Scholar.

Personal: Born 10/11/2004 ... One of two children of Mark Evans and Chris Evans ... Has one sibling, Andrew ... Member of Villanova NROTC ... Mechanical Engineering major.