Graves will return for the Lions this year for his second year in track and field.... Lettered two years for A&M-Commerce football as an offensive lineman.

2003: Earned provisional qualifying spot with a 53-3.75 shot put and was third at the LSC Championships.

High School: An All-District 13-5A football selection ... finished seventh in the state in powerlifting ... set WHS records in shot put (57-7) and discus (174-1) .. one of the first WHS athletes to go state in multiple sports.

Personal: Kinesiology major ... born 4-18-84 ... son of Brian and Marian Graves.