University of Rhode Island

2015-16

• Outdoor:
  • Won and set a new school and conference record in the discus (186' 4") and won the shot put (55' 5.75") at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
• Indoor:
  • Won the shot put, (16.99m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship. 
  • Finished fourth overall in the shot put, (17.63m) at the Fastrack National Invite. 
  • Won the shot put, (17.05m) at the Coaches' Tribute Meet. 
  • Placed seond in the shot put, (16.64m) at the Donahue Games. 
  • Won the shot put, (16.23m) at the URI Sorlien Memorial Invitational. 

2014-15

• Outdoor:
  • Finished second in the shot put, (16.77m), and in the discus, (51.25m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
• Indoor:
  • Placed fourth in the shot put, (16.61m) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
  • Finished fourth in the shot put, (15.69m) at the URI Coaches vs. Domestic Violence Invitational.
  • Finished seventh in the shot put, (16.19m) at the Boston University Terrier Classic.
  • Finished fifth in the shot put, (15.91m) at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational.

High School

• Attended Hopewell High School
• Member of the basketball and track teams
• Captained the indoor/outdoor track teams in his senior season
• Was the state sectional championin discus and shotput in his senior season

Personal

• Born June 11, 1993
• Son of Sharon and James Snyder
• Has one sister, Alex
• Enjoys surfing and basketball
• Favorite team is the St. Louis Rams
• Majoring in Kinesiology with plans to become a strength coach
• Chose URI over UConn