Joshua Petro
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- Hometown:
- Ocala, Fla.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- The Villages
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- Major:
- Exercise Science/History
Bio
Prep: Lettered three seasons at The Villages Charter School under Head Coach Gery Hughes ... Three time Most Outstanding Field Performance ... 2014 District Champion in discus ... School Record holder in Shot Put at 47'7' and discus at 144' ... The Villages Male Athlete of the Year in 2014.
Personal: Born in Ocala, Fla. ... Son of Kimberley Mobley and Raymond Petro ... Has four brothers; Sam, Trey, Kevin, Kyle ... Majoring in exercise science and history.
News mentions
GREENWOOD, IND. – The Defiance College spring athletic teams had 28 student-athletes named to the Tom Bohlsen All-Academic Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference list.
TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- The Defiance College men's track and field team competed in the Twilight Invitational hosted by Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind. and placed 11th overall.
DELAWARE, OHIO -- The Defiance College men's track and field team traveled to Delaware, Ohio to compete in the annual outdoor All-Ohio Outdoor Championships hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University.
HUNTINGTON, IND. -- The Defiance College men's track & field team placed fifth at the Huntington (Ind.) University Invitational in Huntington, Ind.
GREENWOOD, IND. – The Defiance College winter athletic teams had 12 student-athletes named to the Tom Bohlsen All-Academic Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference list for the winter sport season.
HANOVER, IND. -- Junior Joshua Petro (Ocala, Fla./The Villages) led the Defiance College men's track & field team with a second place finish in the hammer throw at the Hanover (Ind.) College Invitational in Hanover, Ind.
CEDARVILLE, OHIO -- The Defiance College men's track and field team traveled to Cedarville, Ohio to compete in the Cedarville University Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open.
GREENCASTLE, IND. -- Defiance College junior Joshua Petro (Ocala, Fla./The Villages) was named first-team All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference after his victory in the weight throw at Saturday's HCAC Championships in Terre Haute, Ind.
TERRE HAUTE, IND.- The Defiance College men's track and field team competed in the annual Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships hosted by Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind.
WESTERVILLE, OHIO - The men's track and field team traveled with three athletes to Westerville, Ohio to compete in the All-Ohio Division III Championships hosted by Otterbein University.
ADA, OHIO- The Defiance College men's track and field team competed in the Ohio Northern University Invitational in Ada, Ohio and placed 13th overall with 16 points.
DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College men's track & field team finished seventh in the Defiance College Invitational held at the George M. Smart Center.
TIFFIN, OHIO -- The Defiance College men's track and field team continued its 2016-17 season when it traveled to Tiffin, Ohio to compete in the Tiffin University Dragon Open.
FINDLAY, OHIO - The Defiance College men's track and field team traveled to Findlay for the Northwest Ohio Inviational hoste by The University of Findlay. The meet was unscsored.
TIFFIN, OHIO -- The men's track and field team opened their 2016-17 season at the unscored Tiffin University Invitational in Tiffin, Ohio.