Southern Maine Athletics

CAREER RESULTS

2026: Earned Second Team All-American honors in the shot put by placing 14th with a throw of 16.61m at the NCAA DIII National Championships ... Named the LEC Field Rookie of the Year ... Won the Maine Pine Tree State titles in the the shot put (17.04m), discus (50.00m) and javelin (53.67m) to earn the Frederick D Tootel Memorial Award as the most valuable field performer ... Won the Division III New England title in the shot put with a throw of 16.63m ... Won the NEICAAA discus title with a throw of  50.38m ... Set a new program record in the shot put with a throw of 17.25m to win the event at the Southern New Hampshire University Ed Daniels Classic ... Placed second in the shot put (16.50m) and discus (47.27m) at the LEC Championships while also placing third in the javelin (52.34m) ... Named the LEC Field Rookie of the Week four times and the LEC Field Athlete of the Week once .Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the shot put and discus.

Indoor Season Awards and Honors : Placed 19th in the shot put at the 2026 NCAA DIII National Championships .... Named the 2026 LEC Field Rookie of the Year ... Won the 2026 LEC title in the shot put ... Won the 2026 DIII New England title in the shot put with a throw of 17.41m to set a new program record and earned the Walter Slovenski Award as the most outstanding field performer ... Won the 2026 Maine State title in the shot put ... Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the shot put in 2026.

Why USM: Felt that it would be the best step forward.

Before USM: Transferred to USM after one semester at UMaine where he was a member of the track & field program ...Lettered in football and track at Lewiston ... Maine Boys Gatorade Player of the Year in track & field ... Two-time all-state performer ... Four-time state champion ... Named to the KVAC All-Academic team.

Personal: Majoring in Finance ... Son of Stacy and Donald Paradis ... Has two siblings, Charleigh and Deacon.