Joshua Petro
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- Hometown:
- Ocala, Fla.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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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
BEREA -- The Defiance College men's track and field program sent five athletes to the Harrison Dillard Twilight at Baldwin Wallace University on Friday with solid results.
TOLEDO, OHIO -- The Defiance College men's track and field team sent several athletes to the University of Toledo to compete in the Rocket Invitational on Thursday and Friday.
GREENWOOD, IND. -- The Defiance College men's track team had three athletes honored by the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference on Thursday for their accomplishments during the outdoor track season.
TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- The Defiance College men's track and field team wrapped up the regular season at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship meet on Saturday.
DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College track and field team is set to compete in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship meet in Terre Haute, Ind. on Friday, Apr. 27 and Saturday, Apr. 28, with several athletes set to be in contention for conference titles.
ADA, OHIO -- The Defiance College men's track and field team competed at the Ohio Northern University Polar Bear Invitational on Saturday in their last meet before the Heartland Collegiate Conference Championships.
DELAWARE, OHIO -- The Defiance College track and field team competed in the All-Ohio Championships, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University, on a rainy Saturday afternoon in Delaware, Ohio.
DELAWARE, OHIO -- The Defiance College men's track and field team competed in the two-day Marv Frye Invitational, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University, on Friday and Saturday. The meet did not keep team scores.
WESTERVILLE, OHIO – The Defiance College men’s track and field team took part in the April Fools Invitational at Otterbein University on Good Friday.
TERRE HAUTE, IND. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team placed in the eighth spot out of 10 teams in the Rose-Hulman Early Bird Invitational to kick off outdoor competition on Saturday.
DEFIANCE, OHIO - Senior Joshua Petro (Ocala, Fla./The Villages) was named a member of the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field All-Region team in the weight throw announced Monday afternoon by U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
ADA, OHIO -- Three Defiance College men's track and field athletes finished up their indoor seasons on Saturday afternoon with the Ohio Northern University Polar Bear Last Chance Invitational.
ANDERSON, IND. -- The Defiance College men's track and field team had a trio of athletes represent the Purple and Gold at the Fred Wilt Invitational at Anderson University on Saturday in the first of two last chance meets on the DC schedule.
GREENWOOD, IND. -- The Defiance College track and field team had five athletes honored on the 2018 All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field team on Wednesday.
ANDERSON, IND. -- The Defiance College men's track and field team culminated a season of hard work by placing in the sixth position at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championship meet at Anderson University on Saturday.
WESTERVILLE, OHIO -- Three Defiance College men's track and field athletes competed in, and placed at, the All-Ohio Championships at Otterbein University on Saturday.
DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College track and field team saw their share of solid performances in Friday night's Dick Small Invitational at the George M. Smart Center.
ADA, OHIO -- The Defiance College men's track and field team competed in the Joe Banks Invitational at Ohio Northern University on Saturday and placed in the 13th position as a team with 12 points.
DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Yellow Jackets used a pair of personal bests to that put athletes on the national list to finish in the seventh position at Saturday's Defiance Invitational at the George M. Smart Center.
GREENWOOD, IND. -- Defiance College senior thrower Joshua Petro (Ocala, Fla./The Villages) was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week for his performance at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio on Saturday.
GENEVA, OHIO -- The Defiance College men's track and field team returned to action with the Carnegie-Mellon Invitational at SPIRE Institute on Saturday, as senior Joshua Petro (Ocala, Fla./The Villages) brought home a first place finish in the weight throw to lead the charge!
DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Defiance College men’s track team opened the season by hosting Bluffton University for the Defiance College Ice Breaker Invitational on Saturday at the George M. Smart Center.