Pacific University Athletics

2014: Placed eighth at the NWC Championships in the discus with effort of 136 feet, 7 inches…Set Pacific record in the discus with mark of 150 feet, 5 inches, at the Pacific Luau Meet on 4/12/14, eclipsing mark set by Jay Child in 1977…Qualified for NWC Championships in hammer, placing 14th with mark of 119 feet, 11 inches…Threw hammer season best of 154 feet, 7 inches, at Linfield Jenn Boyman Invitational on 4/5/14, ranking third best in school history…During indoor season, had best of 47 feet, 3.75 inches in the weight throw and 40 feet, 0.5 inches in the shot put.
 
2013: Had season bests of 36 feet, 2.5 inches in shot put, 142 feet, 2 inches in the discus and 124 feet, 8 inches in the hammer…Placed sixth at the NWC Championship in the discus with mark of 138 feet, 8.5 inches.
 
2012: Finished with season bests of 33 feet, 1 inch in the shot put and 127 feet, 7 inches in the discus.
 
High School: Competed for Ray Yarbrough at Illinois Valley High School…2011: Placed fourth at Southern Cascade League district meet in discus…Prep bests of 36 feet, 5 inches in the shot put and 119 feet, 8 inches in the discus.

Personal: Son of Steven Bethke & Laree Hunt…Exercise science major and mathematics minor…Favorite Book: A Dance With Dragons (George R.R. Martin)…Favorite Quote: You, me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t how hard you hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done. (The Rock)…Career Ambition: Developing and designing prosthetics.