Iosif Papa

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HONORS & ACCOLADES:

UMBC ALL-TIME RANKS:

2026 OUTDOOR:

Placed 12th at the NCAA East First Round w/ a 57.72m throw to qualify for NCAA Championships in the discus
Won gold in the discus at the America East Championships w/ a 58.80m (championship record) throw
Competed in the discus at the Penn Relays w/ a 58.00m throw
Won the discus throw at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational w/ a 59.62m throw
Set the program record (59.86m) w/ a win in the discus at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge

2025-26 INDOOR:

2025 OUTDOOR:

Recorded the best throw in the America East and broke the school record in the Discus with an effort of 59.12m (193'11") at the Maryland Invitational
Had his best effort in the Shot Put (12.99m, 42'7.5") at the JMU Invitational
Won the IC4A Championship in the Discus (54.38m, 178-05)
Won the America East Championship in the Discus (59.12m, 193'11)
Placed 17th in the Discus at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (56.98m, 186-11)
Finished 9th in the Discus at the 2025 NCAA East Regionals (58.02m, 190-4) to qualify for the NCAA Championships

2024-25 INDOOR:

2024 OUTDOOR:

Silver Medalist in the Discus (52.60m, 172-07) at the America East Championships
Finished 31st of 48 participants in the Discus (52.14m, 171-1) at the NCAA East Regionals.
Recorded the top throw in the America East in the Discus (58.88m, 193'2") at the George Mason Ebanks Invitational
Was 4th in the Discus at the Penn Relays with a throw of 55.62m (182-5)
Had the 8th best AE result in the Shot Put (15.73m, 51'7.25") at the Ramapo College Opener

2023-24 INDOOR:

Recorded the 8th-best AE result of the season in the Shot Put (15.73m, 51'7.25") at the Ramapo College Opener.
Placed sixth in the Shot Put (15.03m (49'3.73") at the America East Championships

2023 OUTDOOR:

Capped his initial campaign by finishing 28th in the country with a discus toss of 53.36 meters at NCAA East Regionals
The IC4A Champion in the discus, with a throw of 52.27m
Captured the America East crown in the discus with a throw of 53.15m
Earned bronze in the ultra-competitive Penn Relays with a discus throw of 51.78m
Captured his fourth gold medal in as many weeks with a discus throw of 54.07m in the Bison Classic. It was the second-best effort of the season in the conference
Won the discus at Mason’s Dalton Ebanks Invitational, the Towson Invitational and the Weems Baskin Invitational

2022-23 INDOOR:

Recorded his best effort in the Shot Put (13.35m, 43'9.75") at the Navy Invitational

BACKGROUND:

Finished 15th in the discus (55.06m) at the 2022 U-20 World Athletics Championships in Cali, Columbia
Started competing in track & field at age 13
Majoring in Financial Economics
First name is pronounced “Joseph”
Son of Ioannis & Rita Papa
Has one sibling, Chris
His career ambition is to compete at the Olympics
A fan of Panathinaikos FC (Greece) and the movie Project X
Lists favorite musical artist as Biggie Smalls