Indoor

• Just missed scoring at the SEC Championships, placing ninth with a mark of 60’3″/18.36m
• Season best in shot put was 61’1.5″/18.63m to place sixth at Jim Green Invitational
• Competed at seven meets

Prior to UK

• 2016-17 Tennessee Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year
• Six-time Tennessee State Champion
• Won the shot put and discus Tennessee state meet in 2017
• New Balance Outdoor Nationals silver medal in the shot put and fifth place in the discus in 2018
• New Balance Indoor Nationals silver in shot put in 2018
• Claimed bronze at New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the shot put, and sixth in the discus in 2017
• Won the 2016 USATF Youth Outdoor Track and Field Championships
• Won the 2015 AAU Junior Olympics in the discus and shot put
• Placed eighth at 2017 New Balance Indoor Nationals in the shot put

Personal

• Full name: Joshua Vincent Sobota
• Pronunciation: Suh-Bow-Tuh
• Birthday: June 23
• Parents: Jennifer and Jason Sobota
• Siblings: Jacob (older) and Jaedyn (younger)
• Intended major: Business and economics
• Notes: Volunteers at Step by Step at Immanuel Baptist Church