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Chris Brown
Chris Brown

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Portland, Conn.

High School:
Xavier

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 265

Event:
Throws

Birthdate:
01/08/1978



Indoor:
All-American in the weight throw, placing seventh at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 67-00.50 … placed seventh at USATF Indoor Nationals with a throw of 67-07.00 … won third-consecutive Big Ten championship with a heave of 64-07.75 … broke own Big Ten Conference record at Purdue-Indiana dual meet on Feb. 12, throwing the implement 67-07.50 … placed fourth in the shot put at Big Ten’s with a season-best effort of 58-01.00 … placed second in the shot in four meets … 56-01.25 shot set meet record in dual vs. Indiana State … owns Lambert Fieldhouse record and Indiana’s Harry Gladstein Indoor Track Facility record in the weight throw ... in 1999 — won the Big Ten with a conference record-breaking weight throw of 65-01.25 ... finished first in five different meets ... set meet records vs. Indiana State and at the Indiana Invitational ... in 1998 — placed third at Big Ten’s with a weight throw of 60-09.50 ... won the weight throw at four meets and placed no lower than third in all nine competitions ... finished 11th at the USATF Championships in the weight throw ... in 1997 — redshirted.
Outdoor:
Big Ten runner-up in the hammer with a school-record throw of 216-02 … that mark qualified for USA Olympic Trials and NCAA Championships competition … NCAA All-American, placing 10th with a throw of 205-01 … placed second at the prestigious Penn Relays (championship division) with a mark of 210-11 … won the Billy Hayes Invitational with a heave of 205-01 … season-best shot put effort of 56-00.50 came at Billy Hayes … recorded season-best discus throw of 162-11 vs. the Hoosiers ... in 1999 — set meet record in the Purdue Open ... placed first in the hammer in three meets, including the Willie Williams Classic and the Boilermaker Open ... in 1998 — set the school record in the hammer throw with a title-winning toss of 199-04 at Big Ten’s ... won the hammer at three meets and placed in the top three on six occasions ... in 1997 — redshirted.

High School:
Holds school records in the indoor and outdoor hammer throw ... all-state as a junior and senior ... All-New England and All-American as a senior ... finished seventh in the nation in the hammer ... led team to outdoor state championship as a senior ... coaches were Robert Michalski and John Chesnes.
Personal:
Given name Christopher S. Brown ... born 1/8/78 … parents are Phil Brown and Lee Hart … majoring in interior design.

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