Ashmon Lucas Season 2017-18

YearSophomore
HometownFishers, Ind.
Previous SchoolPurdue Polytechnic

2018 (SOPHOMORE)

  • First team All-American in the discus after placing sixth at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 56.68m/186-7
  • Threw the NCAA's best throw on the season in the discus with a toss of 62.91m/206-5, which also broke the Purdue school record, to win the Triton Invite
  • Finished eighth in the discus at the Big Ten Championships
  • Won the discus at the Florida Relays and UTSA Invite
  • Finished 15th in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships
  • Threw a weight throw PR of 19.97m/65-6.25, which ranks seventh in school history, at the Iowa State Classic

Prior to Purdue

  • Transferred to Purdue from Purdue Polytechnic in Anderson, Indiana

High School

  • Attended Hamilton Southeastern High School
  • Competed in the discus and shot put
  • Had a personal record of 47.77 meters (156-9) in the discus
  • Began competing in track as a junior and earned two varsity letters
  • Played three years of football, earning one varsity letter
  • Earned track team's Most Improved award in 2015

Personal

  • Full Name: Ashmon Lee Lucas
  • Birthday: Feb. 15, 1997
  • City Born: Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Parent: Mom, Sandra Lucas
  • Siblings: Sister, Tamiena Lucas