BEREA, OHIO -- Baldwin Wallace University junior thrower Greg Patrick (Collins/ Western Reserve) capped off the outdoor track & field season with an All-American performance in the shot put at the 2009 NCAA Championships in Marietta, Ohio on Saturday, May 23. Patrick placed eighth to become BW's first ever male outdoor All-American in the shot put and joins sophomore Kevin Phipps (Reynoldsburg/ Watkins Memorial)who earned All-America status in the discus throw yesterday.
Patrick qualified for the finals with a preliminary round throw of 53 feet and three-quarter inches. In the final round, Patrick's best throw of 53'1.5" came on his final attempt and made him BW's second throwing All-American under first year throwing coach Jarrod Davis.
Patrick was named the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region Field Athlete of the Year prior to the championships and the Ohio Athletic Conference "Sparky" Adams Field Athlete of the Year after the OAC Championships in late April.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact BW Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX machine at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Bill Taraschke, please call him at 440-826-3322 or e-mail him at wtarasch@bw.edu.
