Bio

School record holder in outdoor shot put and an offensive lineman on the Bentley football team … has appeared in 20 games over last two seasons with 16 starts … 2013 graduate of North Attleboro High School … majoring in economics-finance … Before Bentley: was one of the premier shot putters in New England, with four state championships and one New England championship … also finished ninth nationally in the shot … had a high school PR of 59 feet, 5.5 inches … Hockomock League MVP and also recognized by both the Boston Globe and Boston Herald … helped NA to three league championships in track as well as two Division 2 titles and two second-place finishes in the states … team captain for both indoor and outdoor track at NA … helped the Rocketeers to the Hockomock League championship and earned All-League honors in football … received MIAA Sportsmanship Award and a Liberty Mutual “Character” Award … Personal: age as of Dec. 1: 19 … son of Wayne Beckwith and Marie Christophe … has two sisters, Bianca Beckwith (21) and Breanna Christophe (8) … has volunteered with Special Olympics.

School Record: became Bentley’s first 50-footer in outdoor shot with a throw of 50’3.25” at 2014 Northeast-10 Championships … Rankings:  1st in outdoor shot put (50’3.25”), 2nd in indoor shot put (47’0.75”), 9th in indoor weight throw (31’7.25”) … Indoor Bests: 47’0.75” shot put (2014 Harvard Inv.), 31’7.25” weight (2014 Harvard Inv.) … Outdoor Bests: 50’3.25” shot put (2014 Northeast-10 Champ.), 111’5” discus (2014 Stonehill Inv.) … 2014 outdoors: at Northeast-10 Championships, was 6th in shot (school record 50’3.25”) and 17th in discus (109’8”) … finished 12th in shot (48’11”) at New Englands … NE-10 Rookie of the Week May 13 … 2013-14 indoors: was 6th in shot (46’7.25”) at NE-10 Championships … NE-10 Rookie of the Week twice.