Baylor

• 2023 All-Big 12 Indoors (shot put)
• 2022 All-Big 12 Outdoors (hammer throw)
• 2022 All-Big 12 Indoors (shot put)
• 2022 USTFCCCA Academic Team
• 2021 All-Big 12 Indoors (weight throw)
• 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• 2020 All-Big 12 Indoors (shot put)
• 2019 All-Big 12 Outdoors (shot put, hammer throw)
• 2019 All-Big 12 Indoors (weight throw)
   

2022 Outdoor: Started the outdoor season at the TCU invitation with a throw of 59-10.5 (18.25m) in shot put, finishing in third place… Finished in second place at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a shot put throw of 58-4.5 (17.79m)… Finished first in the weight throw with a distance of 192-10 (58.78m) and also finished first in the shot put with a distance of 60-65 (18.45m) in the Baylor Invitational… Had another first place finish in the 44 Farms Team Invitational in shot put with a throw of 59-6.75 (18.15m)… Threw a 59-6.25 (18.14m) in shot put and a 188-2 (57.35m) in the weight throw at the Michael Johnson Invitational… At the LSU Invitational he threw a 58-10.75 (17.95m)… Finished All-Big 12 in the weight throw at the Big 12 Championships with a toss of 196-9 (59.97m), finishing sixth while also having a throw of 57-7.75 (17.57m) in the shot put… Finished the season by competing in NCAA West Preliminary Round, throwing a 61-0.75 (18.61m) in shot put.

2022 Indoor: Started the season off with a throw of 55-8.25 (16.97m) in shot put at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational… Improved his season best shot put throw to 56-0.05 (17.08m) and had a throw of 56-3.25 (17.15m) in the weight throw at the Texas Tech Shootout… Finished the season at the Big 12 Indoor Championship with a weight throw of 57-11.25 (17.66m) and received All-Big 12 in the shot put with a throw of 59-7 (18.16m).

2021 Outdoor: Opened the season with a title at the Longhorn Invitational in the shot put ... Champion on the shot put at the Baylor Invite with a 59-9 throw ... Silver medalist at the Michael Johnson Invite at the Clyde Hart Track & Field Stadium ... Bronze medalist at the LSU Alumni Gold in Baton Rouge. Qualified to the NCAA West Regional Prelims in College Station. 

2021 Indoor: All-Big 12 in the weight throw with a personal best 61-10.25 to finish fifth place in the event ... Opened the season at the Corky Classic, finishing fourth in the shot put and sixth in the weight throw ... Silver medalist at the Aggie Invitation in the weight throw with a throw of 60-5.25  ... Finished fifth at the Texas Tech Invitation in both the shot put and weight throw ... Finished 11th in the shot put at the Big 12 Championships. 

2020 Indoor: All-Big 12 in the shot put after finishing in fourth place with a personal-best throw of 58-2 (17.73m) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships... Placed 13th in the weight throw at Big 12 Indoors with a mark of 49-1.75 (14.98m)... Finished eighth in the shot put at the season-opening Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a throw of 46-1.25 (14.05m)... Runner-up in the shot put at the Texas A&M Invitational with a throw of 54-0.5 (16.47m)... Broke his own school record in the weight throw at the Texas Tech Invitational & Multis, recording a mark of 61-6.75 (18.76m) to place sixth... Finished seventh in the shot put at Texas Tech with a throw of 53-8.25 (16.36m)... Placed third in the shot put at the Iowa State Classic with a throw of 55-2.25 (16.82m)... Finished eighth in the weight throw at Iowa State with a mark of 58-1.75 (17.72m).

2019 Outdoor: Recorded a career-best shot put of 61-10.5 (18.86m) at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships to place 14th, just outside of a trip to nationals... Set the Baylor outdoor school record in the hammer throw with a mark of 179-6 (54.72m) at the Baylor Invitational en route to taking home the victory... Earned All-Big 12 honors in the shot put with a throw of 58-5.25 (17.81m) to place fourth at the conference championships... Also achieved all-conference accolades in the hammer throw with a mark of 179-3 (54.63m), good for a sixth-place finish at Big 12s... Placed third in the shot put at the USC Trojan Invitational with a throw of 56-11.25 (17.35m)... Finished 11th in the hammer throw at USC with a mark of 164-5 (50.11m)... Won the shot put at the Baylor Invitational with a throw of 57-8.25 (17.58m)... Runner-up in the discus at the Baylor Invite with a throw of 144-8 (44.10m)... Finished third in the shot put at "The Reveille" meet with a mark of 58-3 (17.75m)... Took fourth in the hammer throw at "The Reveille" with a throw of 163-8 (49.88m)... Recorded a career-best discus throw of 160-0 (48.76m) at the Michael Johnson Invitational to place ninth... Also placed ninth in both the shot put (57-4.25, 17.48m) and hammer throw (175-6, 53.49m) at the MJ... Finished fifth in the shot put at the National Relay Championships with a throw of 60-2 (18.34m)... Placed sixth in the hammer throw at the National Relay Championships with a mark of 176-9 (53.87m)... Took 11th in the discus at the National Relay Championships with a throw of 135-10 (41.40m).

2019 Indoor: Earned All-Big 12 in the weight throw with an eighth-place finish at the conference championships, recording a mark of 56-7.5 (17.26m)... Set the Baylor indoor school record in the weight throw with a mark of 56-11.5 (17.36m) to win the event at the Texas Tech Classic... Finished 13th in the weight throw at the Ted Nelson Invitational, posting a mark of 47-1.5 (14.36m)... Placed fifth in the shot put at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a throw of 53-7.5 (16.34m)... Finished ninth in the weight throw at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a mark of 49-11.25 (15.22m)... Took eighth in the shot put at the Texas Tech Classic with a throw of 50-4.5 (15.35m)... Placed 10th in the shot put (53-10.25, 16.41m) and 12th in the weight throw (52-9.5, 16.09m) at the Tyson Invitational... Recorded a 10th-place finish in the shot put at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 52-5.5 (15.99m).

High School: Letterwinner for San Pasqual HS...Posts shot put personal best of 58'1"...Ranked sixth in the state of California in shot put...Scholar-athlete for three consecutive years during high school...Also played football for the Fighting Eagles...All-league player from 2015-2017 seasons...Also participated in FCA.

Personal: Given name is Nicholas, goes by Cole...Parents are Brad and Kim Hardan...Father plays professional golf...Has one sister, Haley...Majoring in finance.