Blake Price

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Sedalia, Mo.
High School:
Smith-Cotton

Personal Bests:
Discus: 53.26m (174-9)

High School:
Four-year letterwinner at Smith-Cotton High School ... Was a MSHSAA All-State honoree from 2006-09 in the discus ... Three-time West Central Conference Champion in the discus and a four-time All-District honoree in the event ... Helped lead Smith-Cotton to a West Central Conference Championship in 2008 and a runner-up finish in 2009 ... Holds a personal-best of 53.26m (174-9) in the discus, set at the Clinton Invitational in April of 2009 ... Was a member of the high school A Honor Roll in all four years and graduated with a cumulative grade-point-average of 4.17.

Personal:
Born on June 20, 1990 in Sedalia, Mo., to parents Todd and Joni Price ... Was a member of DECA - in which he qualified for Nationals - and Foreign Language Club in high school ... Plans to study industrial engineering while at Mizzou and has aspirations of owning a small business.