TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)
2025-26 Indoor
• Threw 15.37m/50-5.25 to finish seventh in the shot put competition at the Doc Hale Invitational
• Finished 12th in the shot put at the Brant Tolsma Elite Invitational (14.91m/48-11)
Prior to UVA (Tennessee)
2025 Outdoor
• Competed at five meets during his freshman outdoor season and earned three top-three finishes in the shot put
• Capped his rookie campaign with a personal-best throw of 17.67m (57-11.75) to place second at the Big Orange Invite (5/2)
• Placed first and set a new personal-best with a heave of 16.96m (55-7.75) at the Jim • Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational (4/25)
• Took third at the Tennessee Invite (4/5) in the men's shot put with a throw of 16.73m (54-10.75)
• Made collegiate outdoor debut at the USF Alumni Invitational (3/22), finishing 13th in the shot put with a toss of 16.75m (54-11.5)
2024-25 Indoor
• Saw action in six meets during his first indoor season as a true freshman with the Vols
• Made his conference meet debut at the 2025 SEC Indoor Championships (3/1) and placed 22nd in the men's shot put
• Set his indoor shot put PR with a toss of 16.18m (53-1) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/17)
• Placed second in his collegiate debut in the shot put with a throw of 16.13m (52-11) at the McFerrin 12 Degree Invite (1/10)
Background
• Capped his high school career for Christian Brothers with a runner-up finish at the TSSAA State meet in the shot put
• Heaved a school record and personal-best 65' 3" (19.89m) to win the shot put at the TSSAA West Regional meet
• His PR ranked second in the state of Tennessee and 19th nationally during the 2024 outdoor season
• Finished ninth in the shot put at the 2024 New Balance Indoor National Championships with an indoor personal best mark of 58-5.5 (17.82m)
Personal
• Son of Norm Alperin
• Has two brothers
• Grandfather played football at Vanderbilt University
• Goes bouldering as an extracurricular activity
• Chose Tennessee because of the facilities, coaches, and student life