Class of 2020
Roster
Padilla, Jose

Jersey Number TF
Jose Padilla
- Hometown:
- Chelan, Wash.
- Degree:
- B.A. Geography
Bio
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Did not compete during the indoor season.
2019: Competed at the Pac-12 Championships once again and improved his shot put PRs indoors and out β¦ at the Pac-12 meet in Tucson, finished ninth in the shot put with a best of 57-4 3/4 and was 11th in the discus throwing 166-2 β¦ won the discus at the Ken Shannon Invite with a season-best toss of 173-1 β¦ second in the discus at the UW-WSU Dual going 171-9 and was second in the shot at 55-6 1/2 β¦ seventh in the discus invite at the Stanford Invite with a best of 170-10 β¦ indoors, had a shot put PR of 57-6 1/2 at the MPSF Championships to place 10th β¦ second at the UW Indoor Preview with a shot put of 56-7 1/4.
2018: Made big strides in the discus in his sophomore season, scoring at the Pac-12 Championships and finishing in the top-25 in the West at NCAA Prelims β¦ took fifth-place in the discus at the Pac-12 meet, getting a best toss of 176-4 β¦ threw a new PR to win the Trojan Invitational in the outdoor opener, the Trojan Invitational, going 179-5 β¦ qualified for his first NCAA West Prelims and was 22nd with a best of 173-10 β¦ also won the discus at the Pepsi Team Invitational with a throw of 178-6 β¦ threw shot just once outdoors, going 52-2 ΒΎ for fourth at the Pepsi meet β¦ indoors, competed just twice, with a shot put of 52-4 ΒΎ at the UW Indoor Preview.
2017: A promising first season for the true freshman, leading the team in both the shot put and the discus and competing at both conference championship meets β¦ won the Ken Shannon Invitational with a new discus PR of 170-10 late in the season and also won the shot put at 54-0 Β½ β¦ season-best shot put came in a win in the collegiate flight of the Stanford Invitational as he put 56-feet, 2-inches β¦ also went 56-0 at the UW-WSU Dual to take second, but won the discus at 157-4 in wet conditions β¦ threw the discus 169-0 at the OSU High Performance Meet for seventh β¦ was 14th in the shot put and 17th in the discus at the Pac-12 Championships β¦ indoors, had a best shot put of 55-0 ΒΌ at the Husky Classic β¦ went 54-2 ΒΎ in the shot at the MPSF Championships for 17th-place.
High School and Personal: Born in Chelan, Washington β¦ parents are Maria and Hector Padilla β¦ has one older brother, Anibal, and one younger brother, Cesar β¦ the top shot put and discus thrower in the state of Washington as a senior β¦ a three-time Washington state 1A champion, winning the discus title in 2015 and 2016, and the shot put title in 2016, plus three more top-three finishes β¦ his shot put PR of 61-10 in 2016 was the best mark in the state by two feet β¦ set his discus PR of 195-0 at the state meet in his final high school competition β¦ discus mark ranked 18th nationally and ninth among seniors in 2016 β¦ won the 2016 Pasco Invite shot put title with a toss of 61-4 ΒΌ β¦ did not lose a shot put competition as a senior and won nine of 10 discus competitions β¦ lettered four years in football and was a first team all-league lineman in 2014 and 2015 β¦ a National Honor Society member and a student mentor β¦ graduated with a 3.65 GPA.
Major Meets
2017 MPSF - 17th, Shot Put
2017 Pac-12 - 14th, Shot Put | 17th, Discus
2018 Pac-12 - 5th, Discus
2018 NCAA Prelims - 22nd, Discus
2019 MPSF - 10th, Shot Put
2019 Pac-12 - 9th, Shot Put | 11th, Discus
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Outdoor Bests
Shot Putβ¦β¦.57-4 3/4
Discusβ¦β¦.179-5
Indoor Bests
Shot Put.......57-6 1/2
2019: Competed at the Pac-12 Championships once again and improved his shot put PRs indoors and out β¦ at the Pac-12 meet in Tucson, finished ninth in the shot put with a best of 57-4 3/4 and was 11th in the discus throwing 166-2 β¦ won the discus at the Ken Shannon Invite with a season-best toss of 173-1 β¦ second in the discus at the UW-WSU Dual going 171-9 and was second in the shot at 55-6 1/2 β¦ seventh in the discus invite at the Stanford Invite with a best of 170-10 β¦ indoors, had a shot put PR of 57-6 1/2 at the MPSF Championships to place 10th β¦ second at the UW Indoor Preview with a shot put of 56-7 1/4.
2018: Made big strides in the discus in his sophomore season, scoring at the Pac-12 Championships and finishing in the top-25 in the West at NCAA Prelims β¦ took fifth-place in the discus at the Pac-12 meet, getting a best toss of 176-4 β¦ threw a new PR to win the Trojan Invitational in the outdoor opener, the Trojan Invitational, going 179-5 β¦ qualified for his first NCAA West Prelims and was 22nd with a best of 173-10 β¦ also won the discus at the Pepsi Team Invitational with a throw of 178-6 β¦ threw shot just once outdoors, going 52-2 ΒΎ for fourth at the Pepsi meet β¦ indoors, competed just twice, with a shot put of 52-4 ΒΎ at the UW Indoor Preview.
2017: A promising first season for the true freshman, leading the team in both the shot put and the discus and competing at both conference championship meets β¦ won the Ken Shannon Invitational with a new discus PR of 170-10 late in the season and also won the shot put at 54-0 Β½ β¦ season-best shot put came in a win in the collegiate flight of the Stanford Invitational as he put 56-feet, 2-inches β¦ also went 56-0 at the UW-WSU Dual to take second, but won the discus at 157-4 in wet conditions β¦ threw the discus 169-0 at the OSU High Performance Meet for seventh β¦ was 14th in the shot put and 17th in the discus at the Pac-12 Championships β¦ indoors, had a best shot put of 55-0 ΒΌ at the Husky Classic β¦ went 54-2 ΒΎ in the shot at the MPSF Championships for 17th-place.
High School and Personal: Born in Chelan, Washington β¦ parents are Maria and Hector Padilla β¦ has one older brother, Anibal, and one younger brother, Cesar β¦ the top shot put and discus thrower in the state of Washington as a senior β¦ a three-time Washington state 1A champion, winning the discus title in 2015 and 2016, and the shot put title in 2016, plus three more top-three finishes β¦ his shot put PR of 61-10 in 2016 was the best mark in the state by two feet β¦ set his discus PR of 195-0 at the state meet in his final high school competition β¦ discus mark ranked 18th nationally and ninth among seniors in 2016 β¦ won the 2016 Pasco Invite shot put title with a toss of 61-4 ΒΌ β¦ did not lose a shot put competition as a senior and won nine of 10 discus competitions β¦ lettered four years in football and was a first team all-league lineman in 2014 and 2015 β¦ a National Honor Society member and a student mentor β¦ graduated with a 3.65 GPA.
Major Meets
2017 MPSF - 17th, Shot Put
2017 Pac-12 - 14th, Shot Put | 17th, Discus
2018 Pac-12 - 5th, Discus
2018 NCAA Prelims - 22nd, Discus
2019 MPSF - 10th, Shot Put
2019 Pac-12 - 9th, Shot Put | 11th, Discus
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Outdoor Bests
Shot Putβ¦β¦.57-4 3/4
Discusβ¦β¦.179-5
Indoor Bests
Shot Put.......57-6 1/2
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