Claudio Romero
NCAA Champion:
2022 Outdoor: Discus
First-Team All-American
2022 Outdoor: Discus
2021 Outdoor: Discus
NCAA East Preliminary Round
2022: Discus
2021: Shot Put, Discus
ACC Champion
2022 Outdoor: Discus
2021 Outdoor: Discus
All-ACC
2022 Outdoor: Discus (1st Team)
2021 Outdoor: Discus (1st Team)
2021 Outdoor: Shot Put (2nd Team)
2021 Indoor: Shot Put (2nd Team)
TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)
2022 Outdoor
• Placed first in the discus at the Virginia Open (61.05m / 200′ 3″)
• Won the discus at the Colonial Relays
• Named ACC Field Performer of the Week (4/5)
• Placed first in the discus and third in the shot put at the Duke Invitational
• Named ACC Field Performer of the Week (4/12)
• Won the discus at Penn Relays setting an ACC, UVA and meet record at 67.02 meters (219’10”)
• Placed first in the discus at the Virginia Grand Prix
• Named ACC Field Performer of the Week (5/3)
• Won the discus at the Virginia High Performance
• Set an ACC Championships record in the discus winning gold for the second consecutive season
• Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries for the second straight season
• Won the NCAA discus title by two centimeters posting a mark of 66.17 meters (217’1″)
• Finished the season undefeated in discus with nine wins
• Named ACC Field Performer of the Year
• Named Southeast Regional Field Athlete of the Year
• Named 2022 VaSID Field Athlete of the Year
2022 Indoor
• Placed third in shot put at the Virginia Tech Invitational (17.54m / 57’6.5″)
• Recorded a mark of 18.29m (60′.25″) in the shot put to claim a third-place finish at the Hokie Invitational
• Competed in the shot put and weight throw at the VT Challenge
• Placed seventh in the shot put at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Competed in the weight throw at the ACC Indoor Championships
2021 Outdoor
• Placed third in discus at NCAA Championships (61.36m / 201′ 4″) to earn first-team All-America honors
• Finished second at NCAA East Preliminary Round in discus with school-record throw of 65.78m (215′ 10″) on his third throw
• Also qualified for shot put at NCAA East Preliminary Round
• Had previously set school record in second round with throw of 63.79m (209′ 3″)
• Won ACC title in discus on his final throw with mark of 61.21m (200′ 10″)
• Was sixth in shot up at the ACC Championships
• Set school record, freshman record and meet record in discus competition at Virginia Challenge
• Had a throw of 64.39m (211′ 3″) on his sixth attempt to win the competition
• That effort ranks No. 2 in the nation and positioned him No. 10 in the world
• Named ACC Men’s Field Performer of the Week for the third time during the season after his Virginia Challenge win
• Runner-up and top collegiate finisher (62.81m / 206′ 1″) in discus at Virginia Grand Prix
• His discus throw (62.56m / 205’ 3”) at Virginia Invitational moved him to second on UVA performance list, improved on his freshman record and stood as second-best in the nation at that time
• Won the shot put at the Virginia Invitational (18.02m / 59’ 1.5”)
• Won both shot put and discus in UVA Opener
• Shot put mark of 18.47m (60′ 7.25) was fifth-best all-time at UVA and No. 4 on freshman performance list
• Won discus at Raleigh Relays with toss of 61.50m (201′ 9″) that ranked No. 4 on UVA performance list and school record for a freshman
• Named ACC Men’s Performer of the Week (March 31) following Raleigh Relays and (April 7) after the Virginia Invitational
• Winner of team’s Coach’s Award for Excellence
• Named to 2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
• Named 2021 VaSID Field Athlete of the Year
• Named 2021 VaSID Field Rookie of the Year
• Named to 2021 VaSID First Team All-State for Throws
2021 Indoor
• Finished sixth at ACC Championships in shot put to earn second-team All-ACC honors
• Had season best mark in shot put (18.44m / 60′ 6″) at Virginia Tech Invitational that ranks seventh on UVA all-time list and fourth on freshman record list
• Top weight throw was 18.47m (60′ 7.25″) that figures seventh on UVA all-time list and was good for fourth on UVA freshman record chart
• Named to 2021 All-ACC Academic team
2020 Outdoor
• Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20 Indoor
• Did not compete
Background
• Was a 2019 Pan American U20 Champion in the discus
• Captured a bronze medal at the 2018 World Junior Championships
• Was the 2017 World Youth Champion
Personal
• Undeclared