John Fay
John Fay Pronunciation
NCAA Championships
2024 Outdoor: Hammer Throw
NCAA East Preliminaries
2024 Outdoor: Hammer Throw
2023 Outdoor: Hammer Throw
All-American
2024 Outdoor: Hammer Throw (Honorable Mention)
All-ACC
2025 Outdoor: Hammer Throw (Second Team)
2025 Indoor: Weight Throw (Second Team)
2024 Outdoor: Hammer Throw (First Team)
2024 Indoor: Weight Throw (Second team)
2023 Outdoor: Hammer Throw (Second team)
TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)
2025 Outdoor
• Finished sixth in the hammer (63.72m/209-1) to earn second team All-ACC at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Placed fourth in the men’s hammer throw at the Duke Invitational
• Finished sixth in the men’s hammer throw at Raleigh Relays, throwing 64.59m/211-11
2025 Indoor
• Finished sixth in the weight throw at the ACC Indoor Championships, throwing for 20.32/66-8
• Won the weight throw (20.72m/67-11.75) at the Tiger Paw Invitational
• Recorded a top five (4th) finish at the East Coast Invitational in the weight throw
• Opened up the season with the weigh throw at the Virginia Tech Invitational
2024 Outdoor
• Competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the hammer throw
• Brought home the bronze medal in the hammer throw (66.55m/218-4) at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Competed at the prestigious Penn Relays in the hammer throw
• Threw a new personal-best of 68.41m/224-5 to finish third at the Raleigh Relays
• Recorded top-three finishes at the Virginia Challenge, Virginia Grand Prix and VerKlasse Meeting
• All-ACC Academic Team
• ACC Academic Honor Roll
2024 Indoor
• Won the Hokie International weight throw with mark of 20.98m
• First in the weight throw with a new PB of 21.61m at the Penn State National Open
2023 Outdoor
• Won the Virginia Quadrangular hammer throw with a mark of 61.15m
• Second at the Virginia Grand Prix with a mark of 61.62m
• Threw a PB (63.72m) at the ACC Championships to place fourth
• Qualified for NCAA East Preliminary Round in the hammer throw
2023 Indoor
• Threw personal-best weight throw marks in four out of five meets over the course of the season
• Launched three consecutive personal-best marks at the ACC Championships to place seventh
• Set the Virginia freshman record in the weight throw at 20.72 meters (67’11.75″)
• Moved into fourth all-time at Virginia in the weight throw
2022 Outdoor
• Placed fourth in the hammer throw at the Virginia Open (55.78m / 183′)
• Placed fifth in the hammer throw at the Colonial Relays
Background
• 2021 National champion in the 12-pound hammer throw at the 2021 Outdoor Nationals
• Top prep marks: hammer (236’10”) / weight throw (74’9″)
• Recorded his PB in the hammer while winning The Outdoor Nationals
• That winning effort ranked No. 17 all-time in prep competition
• He became the fifth hammer thrower from his high school to win a national title
• Seeded third, he won the 2021 Rhode Island state championship with then-best hammer throw of 228-09
• Selected to 2021 Providence Journal all-state indoor first team
Personal
• Born in Washington, D.C.
• Has two brothers, Brendan and Michael
• Brendan, his brother, is a member of the Holy Cross Track & Field team
• Majoring in Foreign Affairs