Joe Williams

Position:
Throws
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Birmingham, Ala.
High School:
Spain Park

Accolades
• Second Team All-American, discus (2017)
• Second Team All-SEC, discus (2017)
• Second Team All-American, discus (2016)
• Second Team All-SEC, discus (2016)

2016-17
2017 Outdoor Season
Finished 11th in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on June 9 with a throw of 188-3 (57.39m) ... finished 12th in the discus at the NCAA East Regional on May 12 with a throw of 185-0 (56.38m) to qualify for the NCAA Track & Field Championships ... finished second in the discus at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 12 with a throw of 195-3 (59.53m) ... finished fourth in the discus at the SEC Relays on April 28 with a throw of 183-2 3/4 (56.15m) ... finished fourth in the discus at the Jim Bush Collegiate on April 15 with a mark of 182-2 1/2 (55.54m) ... finished second in the discus at the Pacific Coasts Intercollegiate on April 13 with a throw of 197-7 (59.63m) ... finished third in the discus at the Crimson Tide Invitational on April 8 with a throw of 191-3 (58.29m) ... finished eighth in the discus at the Florida Relays on April 1 with a throw of 185-11 (56.67m) ... won the discus with a mark of 185-8 (56.59m) in his 2017 season debut at the Bulldog Relays on March 17.

2017 Indoor Season
Did not compete.

2015-16
2016 Outdoor Season
Finished 11th in the discus with a toss of 187-5 (57.13m) at the NCAA Championships … recorded a mark of 189-2 (57.67m) at the NCAA East Regional meet in the discus to place 10th … produced a mark of 191-7 (58.39m) in the discus to finish third in the event at the SEC Championships … threw a mark of 189-11 (57.88m) to win the discus throw at the LSU Invitational … won the discus with a toss of 195-8 (59.63m) at the War Eagle Invitational … threw 190-3 (57.98m) in the discus to finish second in the event at the Battle on the Bayou … recorded a personal best in the discus at the Florida Relays with a mark of 198-2 (60.40m) to finish fifth in the event … finished fourth in the Alabama Relays discus with a toss of 190-0 (57.92m).

2016 Indoor Season
Did not compete.

2014-15
2015 Outdoor Season
Threw 180-1 (54.88m) in the discus to finish fourth at the LSU Invitational … finished as the runner-up in the discus with a toss of 188-3 1/4 (57.38m) at the John Jacobs Invitational ... threw 178-10 (54.51m) in the discus to finish third in the Border Clash ... posted a mark of 183-11 (56.05m) in the invitational section of the discus at the Pepsi Florida Relays to finish seventh ... threw a personal-record 191-2 (58.26m) in the discus to finish runner-up at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... finished eighth in discus with a mark of 174-3 (53.11m) at the Alabama Relays.

2015 Indoor Season
Threw 53-11 3/4 (16.45m) to finish 15th in the shot put at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... threw 52-4 1/2 (15.96m) in the shot put to finish 10th at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... placed 12th in the shot put at the Auburn Invitational with a distance of 49-5 1/4 (15.07m).

2013-14
2014 Outdoor Season
Threw a mark of 169-11 in the discus competition at the NCAA East Region Preliminary ... finished fifth in the discus at the SEC Championships with a mark of 184-1 ... finished runner-up in the discus with a mark of 187-2 at the Jace Lacoste Invitational ... competed in the discus at the Mt. SAC Relays and finished 16th with a mark of 182-5 ... set a personal record of 189-7 en route to a second-place finish in the discus at the Alabama-Mississippi Border Clash ... finished runner-up in the discus with a mark of 179-10 at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... placed second in the discus at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a mark of 183-3 ... finished fourth in the discus at the Alabama Relays with a mark of 188-3.

2014 Indoor Season
Placed 12th in shot put (50-0) at the Auburn Invitational.

2012-13
2013 Outdoor Season
Did not compete.

2013 Indoor Season
Did not compete.

Prep and Personal
Top high school thrower in the Alabama prep ranks over much of his prep career, while competing for Spain Park High School ... won a total of seven state titles (six outdoor, one indoor) in three events (two in shot put, three in discus and one in javelin) during his high school career ... as a senior, won 2012 Alabama High School Athletics Association (AHSAA) class 6A state outdoor titles in both the shot put (58-6) and the discus (189-6 ¼) ... won the 2012 state indoor shot put title (58-5) ... as a junior, won 2011state outdoor titles in the javelin (194-7), discus (185-1) and shot put (52-5) ... as a sophomore in 2010, was the outdoor state champion in the discus (163-8) ... placed 11th in the shot put (46-8) at the 2010 state outdoor meet ... set school records in the shot put and discus ... named the 2011 Gatorade Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year in Alabama ... four-year letterman in track and field at SPHS and twice was voted the team’s MVP ... placed 14th in the discus at the 2009 USA Track & Field Junior Olympics ... set an intermediate boys Alabama state discus record ... did not begin competing in track and field until the age of 14 ... coached by Michael Zelwak at Spain Park ... coached in club track by Mary Birdwell, with the Hoover Parks and Rec team ... son of Jim and Cheryl Williams ... born Aug. 21, 1994, in Columbia, S.C.