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2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Josh Auler

  • Position Throws
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Medway, MA
  • Highschool Medway
  • Major Cybersecurity

Biography

2023-24:
  • Took part in nine indoor meets and seven outdoor meets
  • Sets personal-bests in weight throw and hammer
  • Finished fourth in weight throw in the Liberty League Indoor Championships and eighth in the Atlantic Region Indoor Championships
  • Placed seventh in the hammer final at the Liberty League Outdoor Championships
  • Competed at Atlantic Region Outdoor Championships
2022-23:
  • Took part in five events during the indoor season, including the 2023 Liberty League Indoor Championships.
  • Finished second with personal-best 14.68m/48'2'' weight throw at RIT January Friday Meet. 
2021-22:
  • Competed at six events during outdoor season, including in shotput and hammer throw at the Liberty League Outdoor Championships. 
  • Competed at eight events during indoor season, often in both shotput and weight throw.
  • Competed in weight throw at the Liberty League Indoor Championships, finishing 17th. 
BEFORE RIT:
  • Four years of track and field at Medway High School
  • Member of National Honors Society
PERSONAL:
  • Full name: Joshua Thomas Auler
  • Born in Newton, Mass.
  • Son of Michael and Shawn Auler, brother of Cameron Auler.
  • Started competing in 2017.
  • Says his high school teammate, Rome Banaitis, has been the greatest influence on his athletic career. “He motivated me to lift heavy and throw far.”
  • Favorite athlete: Olympian Ryan Crouser.
  • Holds a third-degree brown belt in karate.
  • Best advice ever received: “Make yourself coachable.”
  • Was heavily involved in community service in his hometown of Medway, including with the Boy Scouts, National Honors Society, and Medway Village Food Pantry.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    Throws
    6'0"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Throws
    6'0"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Throws
    6'0"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Throws
    6'1"