Ruben Banks

Accolades

2024 USTFCCCA Men's All-Academic Honoree
2024 Indoor First-Team All-American in the weight throw
2024 Indoor Second-Team All-SEC
2024 SEC Men's Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 13)
Holds the second-farthest mark in UA program history for indoor weight throw (23.88m | 78-4.25)
Holds the fifth-farthest mark in UA program history for outdoor hammer throw (65.77m | 215-9)
Broke Arkansas' school record in weight throw as a freshman in 2021

Collected four top-eight finishes in the hammer throw across four regular-season meets
Holds a spot in fifth place on the program-history list for his hammer throw performance at the Battle on the Bayou
Earned a fifth-place finish in the hammer throw at the SEC Track and Field Championships
Represented UA in the hammer throw at the NCAA East First Round

First-Team All-American in the weight throw
Men’s Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 13)
Finished first in the weight throw at all five regular-season meets
Competed in shot put at the Harvey Glance Tide and Tigers Dual Meet, finishing in fifth place both meets
Earned a second-place finish in the weight throw at the SEC Track and Field Championships and Second-Team All-SEC
Represented Alabama at the NCAA Track and Field Championships, finishing in fourth place in the weight throw

Finished ninth in the hammer throw at the SEC Championships (2021 Outdoor)
Finished fourth in weight throw at the SEC Championships (2021 Indoor)
Broke Arkansas school record in second competition as a Razorback to win the Woo Pig Classic (2021 Indoor)
Qualified for the NCAA Championships where he finished 15th (2021 Indoor)