| Ryan Crouser |
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Gresham, Ore.
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| High School:
Barlow
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| Height / Weight:
6-7 / 240
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| Event:
Throws
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| Experience:
So./So.
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• Two Time First Team All-American
• 2012 Second Team All-American
• 2012 Big 12 Indoor Shot Put Champion
• 2012 Big 12 Indoor Freshman of the Year
• Three Time All-Big 12
2012-13
Indoor (Sophomore):
Did not compete while recovering from offseason ailments.
2011-12
Outdoor (Freshman):
Claimed first team All-America honors in the discus by finishing fourth with a personal-best throw of 196-01 (59.77m) at the NCAA Championships ... that mark placed him sixth on the UT all-time performers list ... also qualified for the NCAAs in the shot put and finished 16th with a toss of 60-8.50 (18.50m) ... earned season team All-America honors for that performance ... reached the NCAAs in the shot put by finishing fourth at the West Prelims with a personal-best toss of 63-04.75 (19.32m) ... earned all-league honors in the shot put with a seventh-place finish (58-04/17.78m) and in the discus with a fifth-place showing (183-09/56.01m) at the Big 12 Championships ... placed fourth in the discus (182-07/55.67m) and fourth in the shot put (56-09.25/17.30m) at the Penn Relays ... won the discus throw at the Texas Invitational with a toss of 182-00 (55.48m) ... placed third in the discus at the Texas Relays with a mark of 195-06 (59.58m).
Indoor (Freshman):
Earned All-America honors with a fifth-place showing (65-05.50/19.94m) in the shot put at the NCAA Championships ... captured the Big 12 title in the shot put with a mark of 65-03.50 (19.90m) ... became Texas' first Big 12 champion in the shot put and just the third freshman in league history to win the event ... secured Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors for his performance ... posted a second-place finish in the shot put (64-10.75/19.78m) at the New Balance Invitational ... won the shot put competition with a personal-best mark of 66-07 (20.29m) at the Razorback Invitational ... that mark ranks second on the UT all-time performance chart and placed him No. 2 on the performers list ... opened his collegiate career with a win at the Arkansas Dual by a throw of 19.72m (64-08.50).
HIGH SCHOOL
Named the 2011 Gatorade Oregon Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year ... during 2010-2011 season, he set three national records: high school indoor shot put record with a throw of 77-2.75 (23.53), the U.S. prep indoor record by throwing a 16- pound shot 63-11 (19.48), and the national high school record in the discus with a throw of 237-6 (72.36m) ... claimed the Oregon Class 6-A State titles in both shot and discus in 2011 ... set the national sophomore class record in the discus with his personal- best throw of 202-6 (61.72m) in 2009 ... won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships in Italy with a meet record mark of 70-9 (21.56m) ... won the silver medal in the discus at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships ... state champion in shot put and discus as a freshman and senior ... won National Championship in shot put, discus, and javelin ... two-year letterman in basketball ... four-year letterman in track and field at Sam Barlow ... two-time team Most Valuable Player ... four-year captain of track and field team.
PERSONAL
Born in Portland, Ore. ... son of Mitch and Lisa Crouser ... has one brother, Matt ... his family is highly skilled in track and field ... father was a thrower in college, competing his final two years at the University of Idaho and serving as a discus alternate on the 1984 U.S. Olympic team ... uncle, Dean Crouser, was a three-time NCAA champion for Oregon, winning the shot put and discus in 1982 and the discus in 1983 ... he was also a five-time All-American and four-time Pac-10 champion (twice each in the shot put and discus) ... uncle, Brian Crouser, is a two-time NCAA javelin champion (1982, 1985) and was a key member of Oregon's last NCAA outdoor championship team in 1984 ... he was fourth in the javelin at the 1984 NCAA meet and was an Olympian in 1988 and 1992 ... cousin, Sam Crouser, is a sophomore All-America javelin thrower at Oregon ... high school valedictorian ... a member of the National Honor Society ... currently studying mechanical engineering ... two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll (fall 2011; fall 2012).
CAREER BESTS
Indoor:
• Shot Put - 66-7 (20.29m), Razorback Invitational (1/27/12)
Outdoor:
• Discus - 196-01 (59.77m), NCAA Championships (6/6/12)
• Shot Put - 69-2.50 (21.09m), Big 12 Championships (5/5/13)
NCAA SCORING
Indoor:
• 2012: Shot Put - 5th (64-08.50/19.72m)
Outdoor:
• 2012: Discus - 4th (196-01/59.77m)
BIG 12 SCORING
Indoor:
• 2012: Shot Put - 1st (65-03.50/19.90m)
Outdoor:
• 2012: Discus - 5th (183-09/56.01m)
• 2012: Shot Put - 7th (58-04/17.78m)
• 2013: Discus - 3rd (181-10/55.42m)
• 2013: Discus - 1st (69-2.50/ 21.09m)
Note: Bios updated after 2013 indoor season; career bests are current
