Chris Shanahan

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Westwood, Mass.
High School:
Westwood
Prev School:
Providence

Honors: 2021 Big East Bronze Medal (Javelin, Outdoor), 2021 All-Big East Team (Javelin, Outdoor), 2018 Big East Bronze Medal (Javelin, Outdoor), 2018 All-Big East Team (Javelin, Outdoor), Big East Field Athlete of the Week (4/23/2018)

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7975673/Duke/Christopher_Shanahan.html

2021-22 (Graduate Student)
Outdoor

Registered a throw of 66.87m (219-5 feet) at the NCAA East Regional
Took fifth and earned All-ACC Second Team honors in the javelin via a toss of 68.10m (223-5 feet)
Placed third in the javelin at the Virginia Grand Prix Invitational on a mark of 66.44m (218 feet)
Won the javelin event at the High Point Meet of Champions behind a toss of 67.23m (220-7 feet)
Notched personal-best throw of 68.77m (225-7 feet) in the javelin to place fifth at the Duke Invite
Took third at the Raleigh Relays on a throw of 68.13m (223-6 feet)
Tallied a mark 65.85m (216 feet) to place fifth at the Bob Davidson Memorial Invite

Indoor

Did not compete

2020-21 (Providence): Competed in the outdoor season exclusively … Finished 10th in the javelin with a mark of 60.44m (198-3 feet) at the Raleigh Relays (3/25) … Took second place in the javelin with a toss of 60.83m (199-7 feet) at the George Davis Invitational (4/16) … Won a bronze medal for the second time, taking third in the javelin with a personal best and Providence school record of 63.51m (208-4 feet) at the Big East Outdoor Championships (5/14 – 5/15).

2019-20 (Providence): Did not compete in any outdoor events due to the season being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19 (Providence): Competed in one event during the indoor season, taking 21st in the shot put with a mark of 9.41m (30-10.5 feet) at the Brown University Alden Invitational (12/1) … Placed eighth in the javelin with a throw of 52.41m (171-11 feet) at the Black and Gold Challenge (3/15) … Recorded a season best throw of 61.64m (202-3 feet) in the javelin to take fifth at the Raleigh Relays (3/29).

2017-18 (Providence): Made his collegiate debut in the shot put, placing 23rd with a throw of 9.53m (31-3.25 feet) at the URI Sorlein Memorial Invitational (1/20) … Bested his first mark with a throw of 9.70m (31-10 feet) in the shot put to finish ninth at the Brown University Invitational (2/17) … Made his javelin debut, placing fifth with a throw of 51.13m (167-9 feet) at the Ocean State Invitational (4/13) … Placed second in the javelin with a throw of 55.50m (182-1 feet) at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/21) … Won his first two collegiate events, winning the shot put (8.02m) and the javelin (60.36m) at the Brown vs. Providence Meet (4/22) … Took third in the javelin with a mark of 55.01m (180-6 feet) at the Brown Springtime Invitational (4/29) … Earned a bronze medal in the javelin with a throw of 58.29m (191-3 feet) at the Big East Outdoor Championships (5/11).