2006-07: Placed sixth at the BIG EAST Championships in the discus event (164-09) ... NCAA Mideast Regional qualifier in the discus ... Top finish was fourth in the discus at the Stan Lyons Invitational with a personal best (171-05) throw ... Placed fourth at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the weight throw (60-10.50).

2005-06: Finished seventh in the BIG EAST in the indoor weight throw ... Finished third in the weight throw at the Indiana Open and the DePauw Invite ... Finished ninth in the BIG EAST in the outdoor hammer and the discus ... Won the hammer at the North Georgia Classic.

High School: An all-around athlete at Brookwood, he was a four-year letterwinner in track and field, a two-year letterwinner in football and earned one letter in wrestling ... As a senior, he finished seventh overall in the weight throw (66-04.75) and 20th in the shot put (50-04) at the Nike Indoor Nationals, was 10th in the hammer (185-01) and 18th in the discus (157-04) at the Nike Outdoor Nationals and was 10th overall in the hammer (169-00) at the Junior Nationals ... As a prep junior, he earned ninth in the weight throw (57-04.75) at the Nike Indoor Nationals and was ninth in the hammer (164-11) at the adidas Outdoor Nationals.

Personal: Born on Feb. 6, 1987 in Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Bill and Christine Hackney ... Has one brother, Christopher and one sister, Jessica ... Majoring in exercise science.