Personal
Born 12/19/78 in Provo, Utah...parents are Anders and Kristine Arrhenius...served in the Sweden Stockholm Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ... married to Amanda ... majoring in Exercise Science.
At BYU
1998: Placed 2nd in the shot put at the Western Athletic Conference Indoor meet...finished 3rd in the shot put and 4th in the discus at the WAC Outdoor Championships.
2000-01:Redshirted both seasons...Cougar Scholar Athlete.
Before BYU
Attended Mountain View HS in Orem, Utah...high school All-American in discus ... three-time state champion in the discus; two-time state champion in the shot put ... Swedish junior national champion in the discus in 1996 and 1997 and in the shot put in 1996 ... USA youth champion in the shot put and discus in 1996 and in the shot put in 1997... set state records in both the shot put and the discus during his senior year in high school ... Gatorade Utah High School Athlete of the Year in 1996 ... Utah High School Track & Field MVP 1996 and 1997 ... member of the Swedish Junior Team ... Great Southwest Classic Athlete of the Meet in 1996 and 1997 .. high school best marks are discus, 196-03 and shot put, 63-05.
Stats
BEST MARKS: DT - 184-9, SP - 59-00.5