2023 Track and Field Roster
Devaney, Rory
Rory Devaney
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- High School:
- San Luis Obispo HS
Bio
TFRRS Profile
Current school record holder in men's hammer throw (202-4)
Currently No. 5 all-time at Cal Poly in men's discus (176-8)
2023 NCAA West Preliminaries qualifier in hammer
Medaled in two events at 2023 USATF U20 Championships, placing second in hammer and third in discus
2023 -- Captured third in hammer throw (197-4) at Big West Championships to secure All-Conference honors ... also took fifth in discus at meet ... shattered Tom Pagani's 62-year-old school record in the hammer throw at the West Coast Relays on March 30 with a mark of 202-4 ... performance earned him Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors for the first career time and help him qualify for the NCAA West Prelims ... recorded the fifth-best discus toss in school history (176-8) at the Mustang Invitational on April 21, grabbing Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors for the second career time by placing first in the hammer and discus at Cal Poly's final home meet ... took first in the discus at four meets ... at USATF U20 Championships in Eugene, captured second in the hammer (218-11, 6 kg) and third in the discus (186-6, 1.75 kg) to medal in both events ... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honors.
Prep -- 2022 CIF Central Section Division II runner-up in the discus while competing for San Luis Obispo High ... also placed eighth in the event at the 2022 CIF CS Masters meet ... Mountain League champion in the shot put and discus this past season ... enters Cal Poly with personal bests of 180 feet in the 1.6 kg discus and 47 feet, 1 inch in the 12-pound shot put ... SLO High school record holder in the discus ... selected as the best football player in SLO County in 2021 ... track and football team captain ... participated in school's Latin Club ... named to honor roll.
Personal -- Son of Kevin and Kathy Devaney ... majoring in forestry and fire ... mom, Kathy Kahn, was a 1983 Division II All-American in the women's discus for Cal Poly and a three-time California Collegiate Athletic Association champion in the event (1982-83, 1986) ... has three older sisters that competed in track and field at the Division I level — Bridget, Vivien and Cora ... Bridget was a thrower at UC Irvine, Vivien was a thrower at Notre Dame and Cora was an heptathlete at Seattle ... born in San Luis Obispo ... wants to make a positive impact on the world ... played rugby since age 7 ... can recite the entirety of Thor: Ragnarok line for line ... says Muhammad Ali has had the biggest impact on his athletic career ... also visited UC Irvine, Princeton and Holy Cross, but chose Cal Poly because "the academic and athletic opportunities are awesome."
Current school record holder in men's hammer throw (202-4)
Currently No. 5 all-time at Cal Poly in men's discus (176-8)
2023 NCAA West Preliminaries qualifier in hammer
Medaled in two events at 2023 USATF U20 Championships, placing second in hammer and third in discus
2023 -- Captured third in hammer throw (197-4) at Big West Championships to secure All-Conference honors ... also took fifth in discus at meet ... shattered Tom Pagani's 62-year-old school record in the hammer throw at the West Coast Relays on March 30 with a mark of 202-4 ... performance earned him Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors for the first career time and help him qualify for the NCAA West Prelims ... recorded the fifth-best discus toss in school history (176-8) at the Mustang Invitational on April 21, grabbing Big West Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors for the second career time by placing first in the hammer and discus at Cal Poly's final home meet ... took first in the discus at four meets ... at USATF U20 Championships in Eugene, captured second in the hammer (218-11, 6 kg) and third in the discus (186-6, 1.75 kg) to medal in both events ... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honors.
Prep -- 2022 CIF Central Section Division II runner-up in the discus while competing for San Luis Obispo High ... also placed eighth in the event at the 2022 CIF CS Masters meet ... Mountain League champion in the shot put and discus this past season ... enters Cal Poly with personal bests of 180 feet in the 1.6 kg discus and 47 feet, 1 inch in the 12-pound shot put ... SLO High school record holder in the discus ... selected as the best football player in SLO County in 2021 ... track and football team captain ... participated in school's Latin Club ... named to honor roll.
Personal -- Son of Kevin and Kathy Devaney ... majoring in forestry and fire ... mom, Kathy Kahn, was a 1983 Division II All-American in the women's discus for Cal Poly and a three-time California Collegiate Athletic Association champion in the event (1982-83, 1986) ... has three older sisters that competed in track and field at the Division I level — Bridget, Vivien and Cora ... Bridget was a thrower at UC Irvine, Vivien was a thrower at Notre Dame and Cora was an heptathlete at Seattle ... born in San Luis Obispo ... wants to make a positive impact on the world ... played rugby since age 7 ... can recite the entirety of Thor: Ragnarok line for line ... says Muhammad Ali has had the biggest impact on his athletic career ... also visited UC Irvine, Princeton and Holy Cross, but chose Cal Poly because "the academic and athletic opportunities are awesome."
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