2017 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Padilla, Jose

Jose Padilla
- Position:
- Throws
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chelan, Wash.
- High School:
- Chelan
Bio
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Did not compete during the indoor season.
2019: Competed at the Pac-12 Championships once again and improved his shot put PRs indoors and out … at the Pac-12 meet in Tucson, finished ninth in the shot put with a best of 57-4 3/4 and was 11th in the discus throwing 166-2 … won the discus at the Ken Shannon Invite with a season-best toss of 173-1 … second in the discus at the UW-WSU Dual going 171-9 and was second in the shot at 55-6 1/2 … seventh in the discus invite at the Stanford Invite with a best of 170-10 … indoors, had a shot put PR of 57-6 1/2 at the MPSF Championships to place 10th … second at the UW Indoor Preview with a shot put of 56-7 1/4.
2018: Made big strides in the discus in his sophomore season, scoring at the Pac-12 Championships and finishing in the top-25 in the West at NCAA Prelims … took fifth-place in the discus at the Pac-12 meet, getting a best toss of 176-4 … threw a new PR to win the Trojan Invitational in the outdoor opener, the Trojan Invitational, going 179-5 … qualified for his first NCAA West Prelims and was 22nd with a best of 173-10 … also won the discus at the Pepsi Team Invitational with a throw of 178-6 … threw shot just once outdoors, going 52-2 ¾ for fourth at the Pepsi meet … indoors, competed just twice, with a shot put of 52-4 ¾ at the UW Indoor Preview.
2017: A promising first season for the true freshman, leading the team in both the shot put and the discus and competing at both conference championship meets … won the Ken Shannon Invitational with a new discus PR of 170-10 late in the season and also won the shot put at 54-0 ½ … season-best shot put came in a win in the collegiate flight of the Stanford Invitational as he put 56-feet, 2-inches … also went 56-0 at the UW-WSU Dual to take second, but won the discus at 157-4 in wet conditions … threw the discus 169-0 at the OSU High Performance Meet for seventh … was 14th in the shot put and 17th in the discus at the Pac-12 Championships … indoors, had a best shot put of 55-0 ¼ at the Husky Classic … went 54-2 ¾ in the shot at the MPSF Championships for 17th-place.
High School and Personal: Born in Chelan, Washington … parents are Maria and Hector Padilla … has one older brother, Anibal, and one younger brother, Cesar … the top shot put and discus thrower in the state of Washington as a senior … a three-time Washington state 1A champion, winning the discus title in 2015 and 2016, and the shot put title in 2016, plus three more top-three finishes … his shot put PR of 61-10 in 2016 was the best mark in the state by two feet … set his discus PR of 195-0 at the state meet in his final high school competition … discus mark ranked 18th nationally and ninth among seniors in 2016 … won the 2016 Pasco Invite shot put title with a toss of 61-4 ¼ … did not lose a shot put competition as a senior and won nine of 10 discus competitions … lettered four years in football and was a first team all-league lineman in 2014 and 2015 … a National Honor Society member and a student mentor … graduated with a 3.65 GPA.
Major Meets
2017 MPSF - 17th, Shot Put
2017 Pac-12 - 14th, Shot Put | 17th, Discus
2018 Pac-12 - 5th, Discus
2018 NCAA Prelims - 22nd, Discus
2019 MPSF - 10th, Shot Put
2019 Pac-12 - 9th, Shot Put | 11th, Discus
Outdoor Bests
Shot Put…….57-4 3/4
Discus…….179-5
Indoor Bests
Shot Put.......57-6 1/2
2019: Competed at the Pac-12 Championships once again and improved his shot put PRs indoors and out … at the Pac-12 meet in Tucson, finished ninth in the shot put with a best of 57-4 3/4 and was 11th in the discus throwing 166-2 … won the discus at the Ken Shannon Invite with a season-best toss of 173-1 … second in the discus at the UW-WSU Dual going 171-9 and was second in the shot at 55-6 1/2 … seventh in the discus invite at the Stanford Invite with a best of 170-10 … indoors, had a shot put PR of 57-6 1/2 at the MPSF Championships to place 10th … second at the UW Indoor Preview with a shot put of 56-7 1/4.
2018: Made big strides in the discus in his sophomore season, scoring at the Pac-12 Championships and finishing in the top-25 in the West at NCAA Prelims … took fifth-place in the discus at the Pac-12 meet, getting a best toss of 176-4 … threw a new PR to win the Trojan Invitational in the outdoor opener, the Trojan Invitational, going 179-5 … qualified for his first NCAA West Prelims and was 22nd with a best of 173-10 … also won the discus at the Pepsi Team Invitational with a throw of 178-6 … threw shot just once outdoors, going 52-2 ¾ for fourth at the Pepsi meet … indoors, competed just twice, with a shot put of 52-4 ¾ at the UW Indoor Preview.
2017: A promising first season for the true freshman, leading the team in both the shot put and the discus and competing at both conference championship meets … won the Ken Shannon Invitational with a new discus PR of 170-10 late in the season and also won the shot put at 54-0 ½ … season-best shot put came in a win in the collegiate flight of the Stanford Invitational as he put 56-feet, 2-inches … also went 56-0 at the UW-WSU Dual to take second, but won the discus at 157-4 in wet conditions … threw the discus 169-0 at the OSU High Performance Meet for seventh … was 14th in the shot put and 17th in the discus at the Pac-12 Championships … indoors, had a best shot put of 55-0 ¼ at the Husky Classic … went 54-2 ¾ in the shot at the MPSF Championships for 17th-place.
High School and Personal: Born in Chelan, Washington … parents are Maria and Hector Padilla … has one older brother, Anibal, and one younger brother, Cesar … the top shot put and discus thrower in the state of Washington as a senior … a three-time Washington state 1A champion, winning the discus title in 2015 and 2016, and the shot put title in 2016, plus three more top-three finishes … his shot put PR of 61-10 in 2016 was the best mark in the state by two feet … set his discus PR of 195-0 at the state meet in his final high school competition … discus mark ranked 18th nationally and ninth among seniors in 2016 … won the 2016 Pasco Invite shot put title with a toss of 61-4 ¼ … did not lose a shot put competition as a senior and won nine of 10 discus competitions … lettered four years in football and was a first team all-league lineman in 2014 and 2015 … a National Honor Society member and a student mentor … graduated with a 3.65 GPA.
Major Meets
2017 MPSF - 17th, Shot Put
2017 Pac-12 - 14th, Shot Put | 17th, Discus
2018 Pac-12 - 5th, Discus
2018 NCAA Prelims - 22nd, Discus
2019 MPSF - 10th, Shot Put
2019 Pac-12 - 9th, Shot Put | 11th, Discus
Outdoor Bests
Shot Put…….57-4 3/4
Discus…….179-5
Indoor Bests
Shot Put.......57-6 1/2
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