Rider University Athletics

2017-18
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
- Was once named the MAAC Men’s Field Performer of the Week during the outdoor season.
- Finished seventh in the discus throw at the MAAC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 45.97m.
- Won the discus throw at the Rider Invitational.
- IC4A Qualifier during both the indoor and outdoor season.
- Came in fifth in the shot put with a collegiate-best mark of 16.48m at the MAAC Indoor Championships.

2016-17
- Registered the second-best indoor mark in the shot put at 53’9” (16.38m) in program history.
- Won the shot put at both the Rutgers Invitational and a dual meet versus TCNJ during the indoor season.
- Finished seventh in the shot put at the MAAC Indoor Championships.
- Was an ECAC / IC4A indoor individual qualifier in the shot put.
- Won the shot put at both the Chester Quarry Classic and the 2017 Lions Invitational during the outdoor season.
- Registered the seventh-best outdoor mark in the shot put in program history at 50’11.5” (15.80m).
- Recorded the second-best outdoor mark in the discus in program history at 162’11” (49.66m).
- Finished fourth in shot put at the MAAC Outdoor Championships.
- Was an ECAC / IC4A outdoor individual qualifier in both the discus and the shot put.
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.

Before Rider
Competed in high school for Passaic County Vo Tech…Had personal bests of 146’9” in the discus and 52’3.5” in the shot put...won the shot put in 2014 at six events including the Big North League Championships (Liberty / Independence) and the Doc Boverini Passaic County Relays where he also won the discus.

Personal
Majoring in Finance.

David Gaynor TFRRS bio -> https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/5095759/Rider/David_Gaynor.html