Brandon Lombardino
| Career Highlights |
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| 2018 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team |
| 2018 Academic All-Big 12 First Team |
| 2017 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team |
| 2017 Academic All-Big 12 First Team |
| 2016 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team |
2018 OUTDOOR (Sr.)
Won the discus at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/24) to open the season, recording a mark of 50.32 meters (165-1 ft.) and finished fifth in the shot put with a throw of 16.56 meters (54-4 ft.) … Finished first in both the shot put and discus at the Oral Roberts Invitational (3/31) with marks of 16.81 meters (55-2 ft.) and 54.52 meters (178-10 ft.), respectively … Took second in the open section of the shot put at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-7) with a mark of 16.62 meters (54-6.5 ft.) and finished ninth in the premiere discus with a throw of 51.03 meters (167-5 ft.) … Finished fifth in the quadrangular hammer throw at the Kansas Relays (4/18-21) with a mark of 50.36m (165-3 ft.) and finished third in the quad shot put with a mark of 16.36m (53-8.25 ft.) … Placed seventh in both the shot put and the discus at the Big 12 Championship (5/11-13) … Finished 43rd in the discus at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24-26) with a throw of 48.31 meters (158-6 ft.).
2018 INDOOR (Sr.)
Opened the season with a first-place finish in the shot put at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2) with a mark of 16.20 meters (53-1.75 ft.) and a second-place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 16.20 meters (53-1.75 ft.) … Notched a career-best in the shot put at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13) with a throw of 16.97 meters (55-8.25 ft.) to finish third … Also finished third in the weight throw at the triangular with a mark of 16.49 meters (54-1.25 ft.) … Finished second in the weight throw at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-26) with a mark of 16.40 meters (53-9.75 ft.) and notched a fourth-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 16.63 meters (54.6.75 ft.) … Placed 11th in the weight throw at the Big 12 Championship (2/23-24) with a mark of 15.89 meters (52-1.75 ft.) and eighth in the shot put with a throw of 16.88 meters (55-4.75 ft.).
2017 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Recorded a personal-best throw of 17.23 meters (56-6.5 ft.) in the shot put at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championship (5/12-14), good for third-place … Placed fifth in the discus at the Big 12 Championship with a personal-best mark of 54.88 meters (180-1 ft.) … Posted a second-place finish at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-8) in the shot put, with a mark of 15.99 meters (52-5.5 ft.).
2017 INDOOR (Jr.)
Placed sixth in the shot put at the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/24-25) with a throw measuring at 16.44 meters (53-11.25) … Recorded a mark of 15.95 meters (52-4 ft.) in the shot put at the Jayhawk Classic (1/26-27), good for second-place … Finished third in the weight throw at the Jayhawk Classic with a mark of 17.48 meters (57-4.25 ft.).
2016 OUTDOOR (R-So.)
Threw to a 12th-place finish in the discus at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship (5/15) with a mark of 48.59 meters (159-5.0 ft.) … Placed 11th in the hammer throw after posting a mark of 51.59 meters (169-3.0 ft.) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship … Won the hammer throw at the Mesa Classic (4/8) with a personal-best throw of 53.40 meters (175-2.0 ft.) … Placed fifth after a personal-best discus toss of 52.60 meters (172-7.0 ft.) at the Kansas Relays (4/23) … Claimed third in the discus at the Sun Angel Classic (4/9) with a mark of 50.69 meters (166-4.0 ft.) … Finished seventh in the shot put after a throw of 15.15 meters (49-8.5 ft.) at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/30).
2016 INDOOR (R-So.)
Placed seventh in the weight throw at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/27) after a personal-best throw of 17.77 meters (58-3.75 ft.) … Claimed 12th place in the shot put with a mark of 15.56 meters (51-0.75 ft.) at the Big 12 Indoor Championship … Won the weight throw in his first meet as a Jayhawk at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/4) with a mark of 16.42 meters (53-10.5 ft.) … Runner-up in the weight throw after posting a mark of 16.28 meters (53-5.0 ft.) at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) … Finished second in the shot put after a personal-best toss of 16.69 meters (54-9.25 ft.) at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29) … Runner-up in the weight throw at the Jayhawk Classic with a mark of 17.19 meters (56-4.75 ft.) … Placed third in the shot put at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/15) after posting a mark of 16.53 meters (54-2.75 ft.).
2015 OUTDOOR (So.)
Utilized redshirt season.
2015 INDOOR (So.)
Utilized redshirt season.
2014 (At Arkansas State)
Earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors in the discus and shot put in one season with the Red Wolves … Top discus mark of the year came at the Sun Belt Championships (5/11) when he hit 50.76 meters (166-6 ft.) to finish sixth overall … Posted a season-best shot put mark during the indoor season at the ASU Invitational, finishing third with his toss of 16.18 meters (53-1 ft.) … Won the shot put title at the Ole Miss Open after hitting a mark of 14.60 meters (47-11 ft.).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned three letters as an athlete at Grant Community High School … Lettered in basketball and football, as well as track under head coach Jim Cramer … Competed for a team that claimed the North Suburban Conference championship in 2012 and 2013 … Won the State Championship in the discus in 2013.
PERSONAL
Son of Thomas and Kimerly Lombardino … Has a brother, Kyle, and a sister, Katelyn … Joined the KU team as a sophomore transfer from Arkansas State University … Majoring in business management.
