Jakob Engel

Class: RS Junior Hometown: Portage, Ind. High School: Portage

Event: Throws

CAREER BESTS

Shot Put 		16.66m/54-08.00 (indoors)
Weight Throw 		16.50m/54-01.75
Shot Put 		17.64m/57-10.50 (outdoors)
Discus 			39.44m/128-05
Hammer Throw 	49.89m/163-08

2010 (FRESHMAN)
Competed in seven indoor and eight outdoor competitions; set personal records in shotput, weight throw, discus, and hammer throw; best shotput mark set at Purdue Outdoor Open (4/24) with a throw of 17.64m/57-10.50; best weight throw mark was 16.50m/54-01.75 at the Purdue Invitational (1/9); threw best discus of the outdoor season at the Purdue Outdoor Open (4/24) with a throw of 39.44m/128-05; second best Boiler at the hammer throw, setting best mark at the Purdue Outdoor Open (4/24) with a throw of 49.89m/163-08; qualified for NCAA East Preliminary Round for shot put (5/28).

2009 (REDSHIRT)
Did not compete during initial season at Purdue.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity letterwinner at Portage High School; two-time Indiana State High School Championship qualifier in the shot put, placing second as a senior; tossed a high school-best 19.27 meters (63-02.75) in the shot put as a senior; named a high school All-American in the weight throw with a top mark of 20.06 meters (65-10.00); two-time placewinner at the HSR Indoor meet, taking fourth in the shot put as a senior and seventh in the shot put as a junior; received an academic honors diploma.

PERSONAL
Jakob Alan Engel was born Oct. 11, 1989, in Waconia, Minn.; is the son of Tim and Kim Engel; has one sister, Katie; enjoys watching movies and sleeping; majoring in psychology.

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