| Jacob Thormaehlen |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Taft, Texas
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| High School:
Taft
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 260
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| Event:
Throws
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| Experience:
Sr./Sr.
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CAREER BESTS
• Indoor Shot Put- 66-5.25(20.25m) at Don Kirby Invite (2/10/12)
• Indoor Weight Throw- 56-10.75(17.34m) at Arkansas Dual (1/13/12)
• Outdoor Shot Put- 66-07.75(20.31m) at Big 12 Outdoor (5/12/12)
• Outdoor Hammer Throw- 200-09(61.18m) at UCLA Dual (3/24/12)
• Outdoor Discus- 172-00(52.42m) at Longhorn Invitational (4/21/12)
• First Team All-American
• Five-time All-Big 12
2010-11
OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
• Earned All-American honors in the shot put at the NCAA Championships with an 8th place finish and a throw of 61-7.75.
• Placed fourth in the shot put at the Big 12 Championships with a personal-best throw of 62-10.50 (19.16m) and posted a discus throw of 161-1 (49.10m)
• Threw a then personal-best shot put of 61-4.25 (18.70), placing third in the championship section at the Penn Relays and also earned finishes of 26th in the college hammer throw (164-6/50.14m) and 16th in the college discus (157-4/47.98m)
• Placed fifth in the shot put (57-1.50/17.41m), sixth in the hammer throw (173-5/52.87m) and 16th in the discus (159-8/58.68m) at the Michael Johnson Classic
• Tossed 59-5.75 (18.13m) to place sixth in the invitational shot put and 174-6 (53.19m) in the hammer throw at the Mt. SAC Relays
• Placed sixth in the shot put (59-7.75/17.57m), 10th in section 'B' of the discus (PR, 164-1/50.02) and 18th in the hammer throw (179-1/54.58m) at the Texas Relays
• Posted second-place finishes in the hammer throw with a personal-best throw of 187-6 (57.16m) and the shot put (60-1/18.31m) and a fifth-place finish in the discus (159-1/48.48m) at the UT/Arkansas/UCLA tri meet
INDOOR (JUNIOR)
• Threw the shot put 61-9.50 (18.83m) to place seventh at the NCAA Indoor Championships
• Tossed the shot put 62-1.25 (18.93m) at the Arkansas Final Qualifier, placing first
• Placed eighth in the shot put at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a throw of 56-5.75 (17.21m)
• Threw 60-5 (18.41m) in the shot put to finish second at the Don Kirby Invitational
• Took third in the shot put championship, throwing 60-5.25 (18.41m) and placed 23rd in the weight throw championship with a toss of 50-1 (15.28m) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational
• Earned two 10th-place finishes at the Razorback Invitational in the shot put (54-4.75/16.58m) and the weight throw (53-8.25/16.36m)
• Posted second-place finishes in the shot put (58-4.50/17.79m) and the weight throw (52-9.75/16.08m) at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet
2009-10
OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
• Posted a shot put throw of 58-10.25 (17.94) at the NCAA Championships to finish 12th
• Tossed the shot put 59-0 (17.98) at the NCAA West Preliminary, finishing seventh
• Took second in the shot put (59-6.75/18.15m), 19th in the discus (145-7/44.38m) and 13th in the hammer throw (176-1/53.68m) at the Big 12 Championships
• Threw the shot put 57-6.50 (17.54m) at the Texas Invite, placing second
• Finished third in the shot put (58-6.75/17.85m) and 22nd in the discus (152-6/46.49m) at the Penn Relays
• Earned second-place finishes in the shot put (56-1/17.09m), discus (157-2/47.90m) and hammer throw (159-2/48.53m) at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet
• Posted a second-place finish in the shot put (60-6.75/18.46m) and a 12th-place finish in the discus (149-10/45.68m) at the Texas Relays
• Finished first in the shot put (60-10.50/18.55m) and discus (152-7/46.50) and second in the hammer throw (151-7/46.20m) at the Hurricane Invitational
INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
• Placed 13th at the NCAA Indoors with a throw of 58-5.75 (17.82m)
• Threw a personal-best of 62-4.50 (19.01m) in the shot put to finish first at the Arkansas Final Qualifier
• Finished fifth in the shot put at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a throw of 57-2.25 (17.43m)
• Took first in the shot put at the Big 12-SEC-C-USA Challenge with a throw of 61-11 (18.87m)
• Finished second in the shot put at the New Balance Invitational, throwing a 60-11.50 (18.58m)
• Threw a 55-7 (16.94m) in the shot put to finish third at the Big 12-SEC-Pac-10 Challenge
• Took second in the shot put at the UT vs. Texas A&M Dual Meet with a throw of 57-6.25 (17.53m)
• Posted a personal-best weight throw of 56-8.50 (17.28m) to finish second at the UT vs. Texas A&M Dual Meet
• Placed third in the shot put at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet with a throw of 58-1 (17.70m)
2008-09
OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
• Placed 12th in the shot put (54-2.75/16.53m) at the NCAA Midwest Regional
• Finished ninth in the shot put (55-5.75/16.91m) and 18th in the discus (149-5/45.55m) at the Big 12 Championships
• Won the shot put at the Texas Invitational with a throw of 58-0.25 (17.69m)
• Posted a 12th-place finish in the shot put (51-1.75/15.59m) at the Penn Relays
• Finished ninth in the discus (148-8/45.32m) and 14th in the shot put (44-6.25/13.57m) at the Texas Twilight
• Threw a then personal-best 154-2 (47.00m) to take third in the discus at the Hurricane Invitational
• Took second in the shot put at the Hurricane Invitational, tossing a 54-2.50 (16.52m)
INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
• Finished fourth in the shot put (56-8.50/17.28m) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships
• Threw a 55-0.75 (16.78m) in the shot put to take sixth at the Texas A&M Invitational
• Tossed a then personal-best 57-4.25 (17.48m) in the shot put at the New Balance College Invitational, placing sixth
• Placed third in the shot put at the Big 12 vs. SEC Showdown with a toss of 54-10 (16.71m)
• Threw a then personal-best 51-5.75 (15.69m) to take eighth place in the weight throw at the Big 12 vs. SEC Showdown
• Finished fourth in the shot put (51-7.25/15.73m) and third in the weight throw (48-6.25/14.79m) at the UT vs. Texas A&M Dual Meet
HIGH SCHOOL
• Earned four letters in track and field, football and golf and captained each of the three teams at one point
• Finished third at the state meet in the shot put (56-3.5/17.15m) as a senior
• Claimed district and regional titles in both the shot put and discus
• Placed third in the "A" section of the shot put (59-6.5/18.15m) and ninth in the discus (166-4/50.71m) at the 2008 Texas Relays
• Claimed the district championship in the discus as a junior
• Named All-Bay Area as a tight end his senior year
• Tabbed all-district on both sides of the ball as a junior and senior in football
• Earned honorable mention all-district honors in football as a sophomore
PERSONAL
Born in Taft, Texas ... son of Lawrence and Marcela Thormaehlen ... has two siblings, Marcus and Lance ... great grandfather is James McCullem Burnett, who was a center for UT's football team from 1930-34 ... graduated in the top 10 of his class ... tabbed an Army Strong Academic Athlete ... a member of the National Honor Society ... was the district 10 student council president ... participated in Habitat for Humanity ... interested in studying communication.
