Hokie ClubClass: Senior
High School: East
Hometown: Cheyenne, Wyo.
2004 NCAA Regional finalist - Shot Put2004 BIG EAST Outdoor Champion - Shot Put
BIG EAST Record Holder - Shot Put
2003-04 BIG EAST Indoor runner-up - Shot Put
Outdoor School Record - Shot Put
2004 Outdoor: Won the BIG EAST Shot Put Championship with a meet record of 60'10.5" (18.55m), winning by more than four feet and setting a school record ... Took ninth at the NCAA East Regional Championships with 57'9.5" (17.61m) ... Was fourth at the SeaRay Relays with an NCAA qualifying mark of 58'9.5" (17.92m) ... Fifth at the Raleigh Relays with a throw of 56'1.75" (17.11m).
2004 Indoor: Held the school indoor shot put record with a provisional qualifying throw of 58'6.75" (17.85m) at the Virginia Tech Challenge ... Was the BIG EAST shot put runner-up with a mark of 57'6.5" (17.54m) ... Also second at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet with a mark of 56'11.25" (17.35m) ... Won the VMI Invitational with a throw of 56'6.5" (17.23m).
2003 Outdoor: Was third in the BIG EAST Championships in the shot put with a mark of 53'7" (16.33m) ... Was an NCAA Regional finalist with an outdoor best of 56'7.5" (17.26).
2003 Indoor: Finished second in the shot put at the BIG EAST Championships with a throw of 56'7.5" (17.26m).
2002 Outdoor: Placed eighth at the BIG EAST Championships ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
2002 Indoor: Qualified for the BIG EAST championships and finished second in the shot put at Father Diamond with a throw of 51'9.25" (15.78m) ... Placed third in the shot put at the Kroger Invitational and the Knoxville Invitational ... Took fifth at the Raleigh Relays ... Finished ninth at the Blue Heaven Rumble.
High School: Two-time all-state and all-conference performer in the shot put and discus ... Named athlete of the year twice while at East ... Earned four letters for coach Ellie Zuber ... Member of the National Honor Society and named Student Athlete of the Year.
Personal: Born on September 5, 1981 in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... Son of Charlie and Connie Norwood ... Both parents are teachers ... Computer science major.
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