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2015-16 Men's Track & Field Roster

Tom Swanson

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-2
  • Hometown Grand Island, Neb.
  • High School Grand Island

Biography

Career Performance List

2014-15 (Junior Season):
- Placed sixth in the shot put with a mark of 50ft-5.25in (15.37m) at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship
- Recorded a career-best discus throw mark of 153ft-9in (46.87m) at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge
- Threw a career-best mark of 165ft-1in (50.33m) in the hammer throw at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship
- Tallied a career-best throw in the shot put of 54ft-2in (16.51m) for first place at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge
- Placed third in the shot put and fourth in the discus at the Army-Navy Outdoor Star Meet

2013-14 (Sophomore Season):
- Threw a career-best weight throw mark of 50ft-6.25in (15.40m) at the Patriot League Indoor Championship
- Tossed a season-high hammer throw mark of 163ft-3in (49.77m) at the Navy Spring Invite
- Placed third in the discus with a season-best tally of 146ft-8in (44.70m) at the Maryland Invitational
- Finished second in the shot put at the Army-Navy Indoor Star Meet with a mark of 52ft-3¼ (15.93m)

2012-13 (Freshman Season):
- Finished fifth at the Army-Navy Outdoor Star Meet in the discus throw, recording a mark of 138ft-11in (42.35m)

High School / Personal:
- A 2012 graduate of Grand Island High School, where he earned four letters in track and field and three in football
- Won the Nebraska state Class A Shot Put title with a mark of 58-5
- Also competed in the discus
- Earned four state medals in track and field
- Served as a track and field team captain
- Earned all-state and all-conference honors as a lineman in football
- Also the team captain and MVP of football team
- Earned Academic All-Conference honors and was a four-year honor roll recipient
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Son of John and Rachel Swanson
- Father, John, played football at University Nebraska Kearney

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Throws
    6'2"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Throws
    6'2"
  • 2014-15Junior

    Throws
    6'2"
  • 2015-16Senior

    Throws
    6'2"