NIL Opportunities

2023

Indoor

• Personal-best weight throw, 16.48m (54-1), and placed third in the shot put, 16.78m (55-0 3/4) at the Illini Challenge

Outdoor

• Placed third in the shot put with a personal-best 17.06m (55-11 3/4) at the Fighting Illini Challenge
• Placed second in the shot put, 16.58m (54-4 3/4), at the Gary Wieneke Memorial

2022

Indoor

• Season-best shot put with a 15.95m (52-4) toss at the Illini Classic
• Season-best hammer throw 14.78m (48-6) at the Illini Classic

Outdoor

• Season-best shot put at the Redbird Invite 15.54m (51-0)
• Season-best hammer throw at the Illini Classic 41.25m (135-4)

High School

• 2018 and 2019 IHSA 2A shot put state champion
• Four year track and field letterwinner
• Also played golf in high school
• Coached by Todd Lafond

Personal

• Born December 31, 2001
• Son of Jay and Jennifer Hendershot
• Has two siblings, Olivia and Brittany
• Chose Illinois because he wanted to stay close to home and Illinois was a dream school growing up

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