Christopher Newport University

2014-15: Junior Season - Collected a pair of top-10 efforts during the CAC Outdoor Championships … Came in fourth in the hammer (48.24 meters) and eighth in the javelin (46.63) … Also finished fifth in the weight throw during the indoor title meet with a 14.55-meter performance … Recorded his top effort in the javelin during the Tribe Invitational with a 49.58-meter launch … Capped off the year with his finest showing in the hammer after unleashing a 49.26-meter throw during the Ron Althoff Invitational.
 
2013-14: Sophomore Season - One of the top throwers in the CAC … Finished third in the javelin (51.94 meters) and fourth in the hammer (45.51 meters) during the CAC Outdoor Championships … Also came in eighth in the weight throw (14.15 meters) and 12th in the shot put (11.79) during the league’s indoor meet … Had his finest performance in the shot during the Terrapin Invitational after unleashing a 12.48-meter toss … Came through with his top effort in the discus during the New Captains Classic with a 37.49-meter heave, which placed him fourth in the field.
 
2012-13: Freshman Season - Indoor Season - Earned All-Conference honors in the shot put and weight throw for his performance during the Mason-Dixon Championships…Finished fourth in the shot with a distance of 11.76 meters and sixth in the weight throw with a 12.30-meter effort…Placed in the top-20 in both events during his collegiate debut at the Holiday Open…Also came in 15th in the shot during the Captains Invitational and 18th in the weight throw during the Liberty Open. Outdoor Season - Excelled during the Mason-Dixon Championships, picking up All-Conference honors in the javelin and hammer throw…Finished second in the javelin with a distance of 48.18 meters, which placed him sixth on CNU’s all-time list…Also came in sixth in the hammer with a toss of 39.49 meters, which also placed him ninth in program history…Finished 10th in the discus and 13th in the shot during the title meet as well…Placed fifth in the hammer, shot, and discus during the Commonwealth Duals…Also landed a fourth-place finish in the javelin during the Johns Hopkins Invitational with a distance of 44.93 meters.
 
High School: Excelled as a member of the track & field team at King George … Also competed in baseball, basketball, and football … Earned a spot on the honor roll for his performance in the classroom as well.
 
Personal: Robert Burns Graham was born on March 19, 1994 in Fredericksburg … He is the son of Robert and Kimberly Graham … Has a younger brother, Jonathan … Despicable Me is his favorite movie … Majoring in applied physics.