(personal bests – as of June 13, 2023)
| Date |
Year |
Event |
Statistic |
Meet |
| April 24 |
2021 |
Shot Put (Outdoor) |
54-1 (16.48) |
Leon Johnson NSU Invitational |
| Feb. 12 |
2022 |
Shot Put (Indoor) |
50-10.75 (15.51) |
Samford Bulldog Open |
| March 20 |
2021 |
Discus |
152-3 (46.42) |
Louisiana Classic |
| April 23 |
2022 |
Hammer |
195-3 (59.51) |
Warhawk Classic |
| Feb. 21 |
2023 |
Weight Throw |
60-5.75 (18.43) |
Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships |
HONORS
2023 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track & Field
2022 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field
2022 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track & Field
2023 OUTDOOR (SENIOR)
Competed in six meets … Finished sixth in the hammer throw at 184-6 (56.25 meters) at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 11) … Won the hammer throw at 185-1 (56.42 meters) and finished third in the discus at 144-3 (43.97 meters) at the Warhawk Classic (April 22) … Claimed third in the hammer with a heave of 179-2 (54.61 meters) at the LSU Battle On The Bayou (March 25) … Placed second in the hammer at 181-9 (55.40 meters) at the Louisiana Classic (March 18).
2023 INDOOR (SENIOR)
Competed in four meets … Selected to Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference after placing third in the weight throw with a personal-best heave of 60-5.75 (18.43 meters) and finishing 10th in the shot put at 45-9 (13.94 meters) at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 20-21) … Finished second in the weight throw with a toss of 58-10.25 (17.94 meters) at the Samford Bulldog Open (Feb. 11).
2022 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
Competed in five outdoor meets, setting a personal best in the hammer throw at 195-3 to place second at the Warhawk Classic (April 22-23) … Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference in the hammer throw, finishing third with a throw of 191-8 at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships (May 12-14) … Also finished 17th in the shot put with a throw of 44-1 1/2 at the SBC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14) … Placed second in the hammer with a throw of 179-9 at the Mississippi State Maroon and White Invitational (April 29-30) … Finished sixth in the hammer with a heave of 189-3 at the War Eagle Invitational (April 15-16) … Took fourth place in the hammer at 185-8 and eighth in the discus at 136-1 at the Louisiana Classic (March 18-19).
2022 INDOOR (JUNIOR-2)
Competed in four indoor meets, setting a personal best in the weight throw at 59-2 to finish third at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 21-22) … Placed 10th in the shot put with a throw of 48-7 1/2 at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 21-22) … Won the weight throw at 57-1 and was fourth in the shot put at 50-10 3/4 at the Samford Bulldog Open (Feb. 12) … Runner-up in the weight throw at 57-9 3/4 and third in the shot put at 47-8 1/2 at the LSU Bayou Bengal (Feb. 4) … Finished second in the weight throw at 54-2 and fourth in the shot put at 48-8 3/4 at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 14).
2021 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE-2)
Enjoyed two Top-10 finishes in the discus event, including a third-place finish at the Louisiana Classics (March 20) following a heave of 46.42 meters … was 10th at the LSU Boots Garland Invitational (April 17) after a toss of 41.23 meters … had five Top-5 finishes in the hammer throw event, claiming the individual crown in the event at the Leon Johnson Northwestern State Invitational (55.74 meters) ... also finished second at the Little Rock Invitational (56.10 meters) and third in the hammer throw at the Baylor Invitational (55.16 meters) … earned first at the Leon Johnson Northwestern State Invitational (16.48 meters) in the shot put … grabbed second in the shot put at the Little Rock Invitational (15.27 meters) and was fourth in the season finale, Mississippi State Maroon & White Invitational (May 1), where he reached 15.10 meters in the shot put ... enjoyed a pair of Top-10 finishes in the Sun Belt Outdoor Championship (May 13), finishing fifth in the shot put with a toss of 52-feet, 6.5-inches (16.01 meters) and 10th in the hammer throw with a mark of 181-feet, 3-inches (55.26 meters).
2021 INDOOR (JUNIOR-1)
Opened the slate with a pair of third-place performances in the shot put (14.32 meters) and weight throw (17.78 meters) at the LSU Purple Tiger (17.78 meters) … placed fourth in the weight throw (57-feet / 17.37 meters) at the Scarlet & Black Invitational (Jan. 31) … competed in both the weight throw (17.67 meters) and shot put (14.27 meters) events at the USA Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 7), finishing fourth and 13th, respectively … wrapped up the indoor slate with a fifth-place finish at the Sun Belt Indoor Championship in the weight throw (17.36 meters).
2020 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE-1)
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Took part in the LSU Purple Tiger (Jan. 10) and earned second in the shot put (14.05 meters) and third in the weight throw (17.37 meters) … earned third place in the weight throw (17.68 meters) at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 31) … placed 15th overall in the shot put at the Houston Invitational (Jan. 31) after reaching 48-feet, 5 ½-inches (14.77 meters) … wrapped up the Samford Invitational (Feb. 15) with a third-place performance in the shot put (14.41 meters) … closed out the season at the Sun Belt Indoor Championship (Feb. 24) where he earned seventh in the weight throw (17.51 meters) and 10th in the shot put (47-feet, 1-inch / 14.35 meters).
2019 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Opened the outdoor season with back-to-back fifth place performances in the hammer throw at the McNeese Louisiana Challenge (175-feet, 2-inches) and Louisiana Classics (171-feet, 9-inches) on March 9 and March 15, respectively … came through with her best finish of the season (second) at the Carl Kight Invitational (April 6), which came in the hammer throw (50.91 meters) … ended the regular season by placing third in the hammer throw (52.64 meters) and fifth in the shot put (14.63 meters) in the Southern Miss Open (April 26) … enjoyed a ninth-place outing in the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (May 11-12) in the hammer throw (173-feet, 7-inches).
2019 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Opened his collegiate career at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 11), where he finished sixth in the weight throw (53-feet, 11 ¾-inches) and 13th in the shot put (45-feet, 2 ½-inches) … followed that performance by grabbing fourth in the weight throw (15.48 meters) and eighth in the shot put (13.89 meters) of the Texas Tech Classic (Jan. 26) … reached the podium of the LSU Bayou Bengal (Feb. 1) in the weight throw with a heave of 55-feet, 2-inches, finishing third … put together a pair of Top-10s at the Samford Bulldog Open (Feb. 9), placing seventh in the weight throw (52-feet, 2-inches) and eighth in the shot put (45-feet, 2 ½-inches).
PREP
Attended West Feliciana High School in Baton Rouge, La. … a two-sport athlete that played football and competed in track … wrapped up the first year of his track career by converting 127-feet heave in the discus and a 46-foot toss in the shot put … hurled the discus 140 feet and the shot put 49-feet by the conclusion of his sophomore year, resulting in a district title in discus … earned the district and regional and state championship in discus while posting a 150-foot heave in the discus as well as a 50-foot toss in the shot put … closed out his senior season by winning the indoor and outdoor championship in shot put … earned the district and regional championship in both shot put and discus along the way … recorded a 165-foot toss in discus and a 56-foot heave in shot put at the close of his final season … was a starter on the offensive line his junior and senior seasons … a three-time all-metro selection on the gridiron.
PERSONAL
Jacob Wesley Fudge … born on March 6, 1999 … son of Deanna Fudge … major is undecided.
