Career Bests Outdoor
Shot Put: 50' 5 1/4" (5/6/16)
Discuss: 134' 04" (4/10/15)
Hammer: 140' 08" (4/22/17)
Career Bests Indoor
Shot Put: 50' 02" (1/28/17)
Weight Throw: 40' 10 1/4" (2/19/16)
Taccola's Records
2017 Outdoor: Won the shot put competition at the Stan Lyons Invite...took second in shot put at the Edmonds Invitational, and fourth at the Crusader Open...finished fourth in the discus and hammer throw at the Crusader Open...finished in the top 10 in all three throws at the Edmonds Invitational...personal record in the hammer throw came at the Illinois Twilight...season high in the shot put also came at Illinois Twilight...was a top-15 finisher in the hammer throw and shot put at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships.
2017 Indoor: Started the season with a second place showing in the shot put at the Phoenix Invitational...finished in the top 10 in six of the seven meets in which he competed in the shot put...placed ninth at the Horizon League Indoor Championships...season-best finish in the weight throw was ninth at the Phoenix Invitational...set a season high in the weight throw at the Horizon League Indoor Championships.
2016 Outdoor: At the Horizon League Championships, notched career best marks in the shot put (150' 5 ¼") and hammer throw (129' 09").
2016 Indoor: Captured a personal best toss of 40' 10 ¼" in the weight throw at the Panther Tune-Up … placed second in the shot put at the Illiana Invite with a toss of 48' 1 ¾".
2015 Outdoor: Finished sixth in the shot put at the Horizon League Championships (48' 10") ... Placed 12th in the discus throw at the Horizon League Championships (124' 10") ... Finished 16th in the hammer throw at the Horizon League Championships (113' 5") ... Won the shot put at the Butler Bulldog Opener (47' 5.75")
2015 Indoor: Placed ninth in the shot put at the Horizon League Championships (47' 0.25") ... Finished 15th in the weight throw at the Horizon League Championships (39' 3.25") ... Won the shot put at the John Tierney Triangular (47' 7.25") ... Placed third in the shot put at the Lewis Open (46' 7.5")
PREP AND PERSONAL: Lettered in track & field, football and basketball at Oak Forest High School... Was the Fresh/Soph conference champion in the shot put in 2011 and 2012... Earned first place in the shot put at the 2013 Conference Championships... Was All-State in 2014 in shot put... Son of Lisa and Dave Taccola... Has two siblings, Seth and Mark... Currently enrolled as a Kinesiology major.
