Biography
2022 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Collegiate All-Louisiana Track & Field Team, shot put, discus
2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships 23rd in Shot Put, 22nd in the Discus
2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier in Shot Put and Discus
2022 NCAA East Preliminary Round Qualifier in Shot Put and Discus
2022 Southland Conference Men’s Newcomer of the Year
2022 Southland Conference Men’s Outstanding Field Events Performer
2022 All-Southland Conference Outdoor Track & Field First Team, Discus Throw and Shot Put
2022 Southland Conference Outdoor Championships Most Valuable Performer, 24 points
April 27, 2022 Southland Conference Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Mar. 23, 2022 Southland Conference Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Jan. 19, 2022 Southland Conference Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
2024 Outdoor Season: Reached the NCAA East Regionals in both the shot put and discus, where he posted a 59-7.75 and 170-8, respectively ... firsr team All-Louisiana in the shot put and third team in the discus ... found the podium twice at the Southland Conference Championships. including winning the gold in the shot put, throwing a 62-1.75 ... earned the silver in the discus, throwing a 178-10 ... narrowly missed the podium in the javelin, tossing a 176-6 ... broke the school record to place first in the shot put at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout, a mark that had stood since 1982, throwing a 66-7 ... that record-breaking performance earned him SLC Male Field Athlete of the Week ... won the shot put at the Leon Johnson Invitational, tossing a 65-6 ... posted a 164--10.5 in the shot put at the LSU Alumni Gold ... threw 62-5.25 in the shot put at the Texas Relays ... posted a season-best 186-3 in the discus at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout ... also tossed at least 180-0 in the discus at the Texas Relays (186-1), Bobcat Invitational (185-5), Leon Johnson Invitational (184-1) and LSU Alumni Gold (180-7).
2024 Indoor Season: Second Team All-American in the shot put ... reached the NCAA Championships in the shot put, where finished 13th ... Southland Conference Tri-Oustanding Field Athlete of the Year ... earned gold with a monster throw of 63-6 in the shot put at the SLC Championships to advance to the NCAA Championships ... also finished first in the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White with a 58-8.5 ... that helped earn him SLC Male Field Athlete of the Week ... placed second in both the shot put in the Jarvis Scott Open (60-7.75) and Crimson Elite (57-7.75) ... also earned SLC Male Field Athlete of the Week for his performance at the Jarvis Scott Open.
2023 Outdoor Season: Made a second consecutive trip to the NCAA East prelims in the discus and shot put, finishing 19th in the shot put (60-2.5) and 33rd in the discus (172-5) ... Found the podium three times at the Southland Conference championships ... Captured the gold in the shot put with a 58-9.25 ... Earned the silver in the discus (180-8) and bronze in the javelin with a season-best 189-9 ... Began the outdoor season with a bang with a 205-11 in the discus at the Cowboy Relays, which set a personal record, Southland Conference record and British Virgin Islands record ... Posted a 63-1.5 at McNeese in the shot put, which was a season best and among the conference's best in its history ... Posted a 61-7.75 in the shot put at the West Texas A&M Last Chance meet ... Tossed a 200-10 in the discus at the Texas Relays, placing fourth in a stacked field ... Registered a pair of top-two finishes at the Leon Johnson Invitational, winning in the shot put (60-6) and coming in second in the discus (176-7) ... Posted second-finishes in the discus at the TCU Alumni Invitational (178-10) and Battle on the Bayou (196-8) ... Won the shot put at LSU with a 57-3.75 ... Tossed a 57-5.75 at the Bobcat Invitational in the shot put.
2023Â Indoor Season: Competed in five meets in the shot put ... Finished in the top two in the event in four of the five meets ... Posted a season-best distance of 62-2.25 at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships, earning him the bronze ... Won the shot put in the indoor season opener at the Corky Classic with a distance of 57-2.75 ... Recorded a throw of 59-0 at the Pittsburg State Invitational, finishing second ... Finished second at the LSU Twilight, posting a distance of 58-10.
2022 Outdoor Season: Reached the NCAA Championships in both the discus and the shot, finishing 22nd and 23rd, respectively … at NCAA East Prelims, threw a personal best 63-0.75 in the shot on his third attempt to qualify for nationals, a mark that sits second all-time at NSU … qualified in discus with a 183-5 on his third attempt … set an NSU record in the discus with a 193-3 at NSU Leon Johnson Invitational … at the SLC Championships, won gold in both the shot and discus with a fifth-place showing in the javelin in his only competition this season … in the shot, won four events (TCU, Texas State, NSU and SLC) with a fourth-place at Texas Relays … in the discus, won five events (SLC, NSU, Baylor, Texas State, TCU and Miss. College).
2022 Indoor Season: Competed in four meets as a thrower in two events … finished ninth in the weight throw at the SLC Championships with a season-best 49-5 and a no mark in the shot put … three top-two marks in the shot put, winning twice at Texas A&M and finishing second at Texas Tech … season-best shot put mark was 61-1.25.
Before NSU: Competed for two seasons at New Mexico Junior College … personal best 164-76 in discus took eighth at the NJCAA Championships … finished 10th in shot at the NJCAAs (48-10) … has a collegiate best 165-9 in the javelin …  collegiate best of 54-2.75 in shot to win the WTAMU Spring Break College … set BVI youth and junior records as well as Elmore Stoutt High records in throws … competed in the shot put, discus and javelin … high school bests were 17.68m in shot and 60.44m in discus under direction of Omar Jones …
Personal: Son of Trevor and Lynelle Gumbs … twin brother Diamante is also on the NSU track & field team … two sisters Trevia and Tynelle … general studies major with a concentration in social science who is pursuing a professional career in track and field and aviation. … plays the drums.
