Chago Basso

Accolades

Advanced to the NCAA Championships in the shot put after posting a throw of 19.50 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary
Posted a career-best throw of 19.56 meters in the shot put at the SEC Championships to rank fifth all-time at UA
Went for a career-best throw of 56.33 meters in the discus at the Joe Walker Invitational

Posted a career-best mark of 19.43 meters to take fourth in the shot put at the SEC Championships, which ranks him fourth all-time at UA

Earned Second Team All-America honors in the shot put at the NCAA Championships after finishing 15th with a toss of 18.59 meters
Advanced out of the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the shot put with a throw of 18.67 meters
Scored for Alabama at the SEC Championships in the shot put and discus
Finished sixth in the shot put at SECs with a mark of 18.64m (61-2)
Threw a career-best mark of 54.15m (177-8) in the discus at the SEC Championships
Placed ninth in the men's shot put (17.04m) and discus throw (51.08m) events at the Pepsi Florida Relays
Awarded the bronze medal in shot put (17.68m) and the bronze medal in discus (52.74m) at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays
Opened the outdoor season with a fifth place finish in shot put (17.20m) and a seventh place finish in discus (50.05m) at the Tiger Track Classic

Awarded fifth place in shot put (18.01m) at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships
Placed fifth in shot put at the Tyson Invitational with a mark of 18.25m
Opened the season with a sixth place finish in shot put at the South Carolina Invitational with a mark of 16.44m

Finished seventh in shot put with a mark of 18.41m at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Placed fourth in the shot put with a mark of 59-11.75 (18.28m) at the Vanderbilt Music City Invite.
Placed second in shot put with a mark of 60-6.00 (18.44m) at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
Traveled to the Indiana University Relays and finished third in shot put, clearing a mark of 62-0.25 (18.90m).
Finished second in shot put with a throw of 60-4 1/2 (18.40m) at the Samford Invitational.
Finished first in shot put (18.80) to start the indoor season at the UAB Blazer Invitational.

Finished first in the shot put at the LSU Invitational with a mark of 62-2 1/4 (18.95m)
Finished third in the shot put at the War Eagle Invitational with a mark of 58-8 3/4 (17.90m)
Finished third in the shot put at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a mark of 60-1 1/4 (18.32m)
Finished ninth in the shot put at the Florida Relays with a mark of 59-6 3/4 (18.15m)
Finished third in the shot put at the Florida State Relays with a mark of 57-10 1/4 (17.63m)

Finished fifth in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championship with a mark of 61-3 1/2 (18.68m)
Finished fifth in the shot put at the Music City Challenge with a mark of 62-6 3/4 (19.07m)
Finished fifth in the shot put at the Carolina Challenge with a mark of 60-7 1/4 (18.47m)
Finished third in the weight throw at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a mark of 57-10 1/2 (17.64m)
Finished sixth in the shot put at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a mark of 57-5 3/4 (17.52m). Also finished 11^th in the weight throw with a mark of 55-1 1/2 (16.80m)
Finished 13^th in the weight throw at the Blazer Invite with a mark of 51-3 (15.62m)

Finished third in the shot put and discus at the 2017 Illinois 3A state championships
Fourth in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the 2016 USA Track & Field Junior Championships competing for DuPage Track Club
Also qualified for junior nationals in the hammer throw in 2016
Finished third in the javelin at the Illinois Junior Championships
Finished first in the discus, second in the shot put, third in the javelin and third in the hammer throw at the USATF Region 7 Championships