Brian Smith

Class: Senior Hometown: Tigard, Ore. High School: Jesuit

Event: Javelin Birthdate: 03/27/1982

2004: Did not compete during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

2003: (Outdoor) Big Ten runner-up in the javelin, with a career-best effort of 219-4 ... throw was over 10 feet better than any other of his season attempts ... began outdoor season with a win at the Purdue Invite (205-11) ... followed win at Rankin Track and Field with a respectable third-place showing at the Texas Relays (209-8) ... won for a second time at home with a throw of 203-2 at the Boilermaker Invitational ... finished second in the javelin (207-10) at the Indiana dual ... completed season with an 18th-place finish at the NCAA Mideast Regionals ... (Indoor) Did not compete.

2002: (Outdoor) Finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships in the javelin with a season-best toss of 212-9, which ranks second on the all-time outdoor performers list ... won the javelin title at the Clemson Invitational with a heave of 205-4 ... was second at the Hurricane, Purdue and Miami invitational as well as the Indiana Quad meet ... competed in eight meets during the season ... (Indoor) Did not compete.

2001: (Outdoor) Competed in the javelin at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 14th with toss of 169-7 ... recorded a season-best throw of 192-6 to finish third at the Indiana Dual meet and lead the team in the event ... finished third at the Big Blue Classic ... (Indoor) Redshirted.

High School: A four-year letterwinner in both football and track ... three-year track team MVP ... earned first-team all metro honors in the javelin as a senior ... received second-team all metro honors both sophomore and junior years ... broke freshman record in the javelin and named most improved track athlete in first season ... high school javelin coaches were Hiram Crane and Gary Rombach.

Personal: Given name Brian Doherty Smith ... born March 27, 1982 ... parents are Bob and Jan Smith ... has one brother, Buck ... majoring in management.

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