2019-2020 Track and Field Roster
Jose Ballivian
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Santiago, Chile
- Prev School:
- Colegio Monte Tabor (Universidad de los Andes)
ASUN Individual Titles (2)
2019 Indoor Shot Put
2021 Outdoor Discus
All-ASUN Honors (6)
2019 Indoor Shot Put - 1st
2019 Outdoor Shot Put - 2nd
2019 Outdoor Discus - 2nd
2021 Outdoor Shot Put - 2nd
2021 Outdoor Discus - 1st
2022 Outdoor Discus - 3rd
2021 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)
• Placed 27th in the shot put at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet
• ASUN discus champion (season-best 175-6) and shot put runner-up
• ASUN Men’s Field Athlete of the Week on March 24 after winning the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational men’s shot put with a personal-best 61-3 effort, his first of five meets over 60 feet for the season
• Placed fifth in the shot put at the South American Championships
• Placed 27th in the shot put at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet
• VaSID Second Team All-State honoree (throws)
2021 Indoor Track & Field (R-Sr.) • Reached an indoor personal-best 59-6.75 for fourth place in the ASUN shot put competition • Named ASUN Men’s Field Athlete of the Week on Jan. 27 after winning his first shot put competition of the season at the Liberty Elite Invitational
2020 Outdoor Track & Field
• Season was cancelled due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus
2020 Indoor Track & Field (R-Jr.) • Heaved the shot put a season-best 59-0 for fourth place in the ASUN final • Improved his shot put distance at each of his last four meets of the season, going from 57-1.5 at the season-opening Virginia Tech Invitational to 59-0 at the ASUN Championship
2019 Outdoor Track & Field (R-So.) • ASUN shot put (season-best 58-1) and discus (season-best 179-0) runner-up, moving into Liberty's all-time top five for both events • NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet qualifier in the shot put and discus • Swept the shot put and discus titles at the season-opening Jim Settle Spring Break Invitational • Gamecock Invitational discus champion, earning ASUN Men's Field Athlete of the week recognition • Represented Chile in the shot put at the World University Games in Italy • ASUN Academic Honor Roll member
2019 Indoor Track & Field (R-So.)
• Posted top-three finishes in all six of his shot put competitions, headlined by the ASUN title (meet-record and personal-best 58-8.5)
• IC4A shot put runner-up
• Named ASUN Men's Field Athlete of the Week on Jan. 23 & 30 after opening his Liberty career with a third-place shot put finish at the Hokie Invitational and a victory at the Liberty Kickoff
Prep
• Graduated from Colegio Monte Tabor
• Represented Chile at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships
• Set a national under-20 men's discus record (187-6)
• Placed fifth in the discus and seventh in the shot put at the 2017 South American Championships
• Top marks with senior implements include 182-2 for the discus and 56-8.5 for the shot put
Personal • Son of Jose Miguel Ballivian and Maria Soledad Achondo • Birthday is Dec. 17 • Major is business administration
