John Smolenski Season 2004-05

2004 (Outdoor): Member of the U.S. under-23 national team ... competed at the North American Carribean Championships, placing fourth in the hammer ... finished 26th in the U.S. hammer throw, was the second mand out to qualify for Olympic Trials ... placed 19th in the prelims of the hammer throw at the NCAA Championships ... finished sixth in the hammer throw at the NCAA Mideast Regionals with a launch of 202-1 ... placed sixth in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships ... recorded a season-best launch of 221-3 in the hammer throw to place second at the Billy Hayes Invitational ... earned a first-place finish in the hammer throw against Indiana with a throw of 206-10 ... placed second in the hammer throw at the Indy Relays ... finished third in the hammer throw at the Purdue Invitational with a launch of 203-9 ... (Indoor) Placed fifth in the weight throw at Purdue Invitational, Indiana State, and Indiana Invitational ... season-best mark in weight throw was 59-7, thrown at Indiana Invitational and NY Armory.

2003 (Outdoor): Bronze medal-winner at the Big Ten Championships in the hammer throw ... recorded a personal best of 211-1 at the conference meet in Minneapolis ... mark stands as the second best hammer throw in school history ... collected back-to-back titles in the hammer at the Sea Ray Relays 195-10) and at the Indy Relays (198-7) ... placed third in the hammer against Indiana ... every hammer throw landed well past the regional qualifying mark ... completed his outdoor campaign with a sixth-place showing in the hammer throw (201-3) at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships ... (Indoor) Recorded a season-best distance of 58-4 in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships, placing him 13th ... registered fourth-place finishes in the weight throw at the Purdue (56-2.50) and Boilermaker (55-2.25) Invitationals.

2002 (Outdoor): Finished 10th in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships with a toss of 178-4 ... season-best toss was 181-9 to place fifth at Billy Hayes Invitational ... was third in the hammer at the Hurricane Invitational (181-5) and the Indiana Quad meet (180-1) ... finished fourth at the Clemson Invitational with a toss of 176-5 ... (Indoor) Tallied best toss in the weight throw at the Hawkeye Invitational, placing fifth with a throw of 59-4.75 ... best finish was third in the weight at the Purdue Open (57-11.25) ... placed fourth in the weight throw at Boilermaker Open (58-8) and at Indiana State Dual (57-0.75).

High School: Five-time All-America honoree ... completed indoor season ranked No. 1 in the nation in the high school hammer with a mark of 73-11.50 ... owns New York state record in hammer (223-7) ... runner-up in the hammer at the national championships ... won two indoor championships at the New Balance National Scholastic Championships and Nike Indoor Classic.

Personal: Given name John Paul Michael Smolenski ... born Sept. 25, 1983 ... parents are Anna-Marie and Edward Smolenski ... has two sisters, Stephanie and Julie ... majoring in history.