2024-25 - Senior Season: Punctuated his award-winning career with an appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Finished 18th in the country in the discus with a 44.17-meter launch ... Picked up All-Region honors in the indoor and outdoor shot put as well as the weight throw, discus, and hammer ... Ranked first in the South Region in the weight throw, discus, and indoor shot put ... Honored as the VaSID All-State Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year ... Secured first-team All-State accolades for his work in the indoor and outdoor throws ... Won the league championship in the weight throw and placed second in the discus and indoor shot put ... Established new school records in the weight throw (18.07 meters) and indoor shot put (18.07 meters) during the South Region Final Qualifier ... Finished the winter ranked 28th nationally in the shot put and 30th in the weight throw ... Unleashed a 51.55-meter launch in the discus at the Widener Final Qualifier, which placed him 16th on the national charts and third on the all-time program leaderboard ... Recorded a 54.66-meter distance in the hammer at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic ... That moved him to second on the school's all-time performance list and 44th on the NCAA charts in 2025 ... Vaulted to seventh in program history in the outdoor shot put as well after uncorking a 15.19-meter missile at the New Captains Classic ... Honored as the C2C Field Athlete of the Week on February 3, February 10, and April 14 ... Posted five victories during the year, including two in both the shot put and weight throw.
2023-24 - Junior Season: Remained one of the league's most versatile contributors while starring in a variety of events during the year ... Earned second-team All-Conference accolades in both the indoor pole vault and outdoor discus ... Stockpiled points during the C2C Championships throughout the year ... Came in second in the pole vault (3.86 meters), fourth in the weight throw (15.33 meters), and seventh in the shot put (12.74 meters) at the winter league meet ... Added four top-10 marks during the outdoor championships after finishing second in the discus (45.81 meters), third in the shot put (14.02 meters), fourth in the hammer throw (46.69 meters), and eighth in the javelin (40.49 meters) ... Picked up All-Region nods in the discus after unleashing a 49.52-meter throw at the Widener Final Qualifier, which marked the third-longest heave in program history ... Also climbed to fifth on the school's all-time charts in the hammer and weight throw ... Recorded his top effort in the weight throw with a 16.51-meter effort at the Richard Drake Invitational before uncorking a 49.79-meter laser in the hammer at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic ... Had 19 total top-five finishes during the year, including second-place marks in the shot put and weight throw during his season debut at the CNU Holiday Open ... Was equally impressive in the classroom and earned a spot on the USTFCCCA National All-Academic Team for his scholarly endeavors.
2022-23 - Sophomore Season: Captured the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Championship in the weight throw after unloading a 14.87-meter toss at the winter meet ... Also scored in the pole vault after placing sixth with a 3.36-meter clearance ... Notched his top effort in the weight throw during the Vince Brown Invitational after firing a 15.22-meter heave ... Posted a victory in the hammer with a 41.30-meter toss at the Blue & Silver Challenge ... Also established a new PR in the discus during the same meet with a 39.90-meter launch ... Had his finest mark in the shot put at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic after firing a 12.70-meter throw ... Had 12 top-five finishes during the year, including three at the New Captains Classic ... Added a victory in the weight throw at the Blue Marlin Invitational with a 14.60-meter toss.
2021-22 - Freshman Season - Secured All-Region accolades while excelling in the heptathlon … Established a PR in the combined event while posting a score of 2,785 at the CNU Qualifier … Came in fourth in the league in the high jump after eclipsing 1.75 meters at the Coast-to-Coast Conference Indoor Championships … Also had three top-10 efforts at the outdoor league meet … Placed fourth in the pole vault (3.66 meters), seventh in the javelin (18.15 meters), and eighth in the discus (32.29 meters) at the spring competition … Established PRs in the javelin (36.52 meters) and discus (37.15 meters) at the Eastern Shore Challenge … Set a personal-best in the shot put with an 11.78-meter launch at the Richard Drake Invitational … Had nine top-five finishes during the year, including three at the Eastern Shore Challenge.
At Stuarts Draft - Earned first-team All-District, All-Region, and All-State honors as a defensive lineman during both his junior and senior seasons ... Named the Defensive Player of the Year for the district, region, and state, becoming the first Cougar in program history to garner the state award ...Also collected second-team All-Region honors as a tight end ... Led the team to back-to-back region championships and state finals appearances ... Helped the track team capture a championship as well.
Personal - Donovan Latrell Fomby is the son of Tasha Fomby ... His dream vacation would be a trip to Hawaii ... His favorite food is Oreo cake ... "Avengers: Endgame" is his favorite movie, and "One Punch Man" and "Avatar" are his favorite TV shows ... Rick Riordan is his favorite author ... Majoring in neuroscience.
