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2017 Outdoor: Academic All-Big Ten...competed at seven events in the shotput and hammer throw...threw 15.69m to win the shotput at the Maryland Invitational (3/18)...placed 2nd in the shotput throwing 15.75m at the UNF Spring Break Invitational (3/24)...finished 6th in the shotput at 13.62m and placed 4th in the hammer throw at 47.39m during the Virginia Quad (4/8)...finished 10th in the shotput (15.71m) at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/22-23)...won the shotput throwing a season best 16.21m at the Kehoe Twilight Meet (5/5)...finished 17th in the shotput throwing 15.92m at the Big Ten Championships (5/12-14).

2017 Indoor: Competed at three events in the shotput...threw 15.92m for 6th place at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14)...finished 3rd throwing 15.89m at the Terrapin Invitational (1/21)...threw 15.56m for 6th place during the Wesley A. Brown Men’s Invitational (1/28).

2016 Outdoor: Competed at five events...threw the discus, hammer and shot put...hit season-best 50.61 meters in the hammer and 13.52 meters in the shot put at Maryland Invitational (3/26)...threw a season-best 41.17 meters in the discus at the Kehoe Twilight (5/6)...posted mark of 45.81 meters in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships (5/13-15). 

2016 Indoor: Competed at two events...tossed 47’1.5” in the weight throw at Great Dane Classic (1/16)...took second in the weight throw (47’10.5”) at the Terrapin Invitational (1/30).

2015 Outdoor: Competed in six events…entered into three events at the Maryland Invitational and took fifth in the discus (140’ 6”) while also competing in the hammer throw (11^th, 132’ 5”) and the shot put (11^th, 39’ 2.5”)…competed in the Sam Howell Invitational and took fifth in the discus (152’ 9”) and 18^th in the hammer throw (134’ 1”)…placed fifth in the hammer throw (125’ 2”) and 11^th in the discus (129’ 6”) at the Morgan State Legacy Meet…took sixth in the discus (129’ 2”) and the hammer throw (147’ 1”) at the Kehoe Twlight Meet…finished his season at the Big Ten Championships placing 28^th in the discus (124’ 1”) and 24^th in the hammer throw (147” 8”)

2015 Indoor: Competed in three events…took 10^th in the shot put at the Penn State Relays with a  toss of 49’ 6.25”…notched a fourth-place finish in the shot put (49’ 8.25”) and a seventh-place finish in the weight throw (41’ 0.5”) at the Terrapin Invitational…finished 11^th in the shot put (50’ 1.25”) at the Tiger Open.

Before Maryland: Competed for West Deptford High School...helped the Eagles win a Group 2 State Championship under coach Mark Dixon in 2014...collected state titles in the shot put and discus in that season...threw a best 63'1.75" and also won an indoor state title in 2013...earned New Balance All-American honors in the shot put...won South Jersey Male Performer of the Year in Indoor Track...threw a best 180'2" to win a state title in the discus and earn first team All-State honors.

Personal: Son of James and MaryBeth Pulli...lists sports hereo as Reese Hoffa...also recruited by Penn State, Rutgers, UConn, Missouri and Florida State.