2014-15 Track and Field Roster
Babicz, Anthony

Anthony Babicz
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mt. Prospect, Ill.
- High School:
- Prospect
Bio
2014 (Senior - Indoor)
- Competed in six meets
- Finished fourth in the shot put with a distance of 15.27m, at the Illini Open (1/11)
- Took fifth at the Illini Open (1/11) in the Weight Throw, with a distance of 12.73m
- Finished fourth in the shot put event (15.68m) at the GVSU Mike Lints Alumni Open (1/17)
- Had a top-ten finish (sixth) in the shot put event, at the Wisonsin Elite Invitational (1/24 - 1/25)
- Placed second in shot put (16.12m) at the BIG EAST Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/21 - 2/22)
2012-13 (Junior)
Indoor:
- Finished second in the shot put at the BIG EAST Championships thanks to a PR of 16.12m
- Took fourth in the shot put at both the Illini Open and Mike Lints Open.
Outdoor:
- Won the shot put event at the Chicagoland Championships (15.92m)
- Logged five addition top-five shot put finishes
- Took seventh in the hammer throw (46.50m) at the BIG EAST Championships
- Placed second in the shot put (15.91m) at the BIG EAST Championships.
2012-13 (Sophomore)
Indoor:
- Qualified for the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the shot put
- Threw a career-best 14.96m in the shot put while finishing fifth in the Badger Classic on Jan. 12
- Took second at the Blue and Gold Invitational on Dec. 7.
Outdoor:
- Posted a career-best 44.57 hammer throw on April 27 at the Wisconsin-Whitewater meet
- Placed second in the shot put at the Huskie Open on April 20 (14.75m)
- Qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the shot put and finished eighth.
2011-12 (Freshman)
Indoor:
- Threw a season-best 13.51m in the shot put at the Iowa State Classic, where he finished 21st
- Placed seventh in the shot put at the Blue and Gold Invitational with a throw of 13.09m
- Finished 11th in the shot put at both the Notre Dame Invitational and the Badger Track Classic
- Recorded a season-best weight throw of 13.26m in a 10th-place finish at the Notre Dame Invitational.
Outdoor:
- Threw a season-best 44.04m in the hammer throw at the Tom Botts Invitational, where he finished 11th
- Placed fourth in the hammer throw at the DePaul Invitational with a throw of 41.67m
- Placed sixth in the hammer throw at the Purdue Open
- Threw a season-best 14.50m in the shot put at the Tom Botts Invitational, where he finished 10th, placed third in the shot put at both the Purdue Open and the DePaul Invitational
- Threw a season-high 43.79m in a 12th-place finish in the discus throw at the Tom Botts Invitational
- Placed fifth in the discus throw at the DePaul Invitational.
High School:
- His discus throw of 48.79m earned him the 2011 3A Sectional champion for Prospect High School
- Also as a senior, finished as the runner up in the 3A Sectional in the shot put with a throw of 16.34 meters
- Also played football at Prospect
- His personal best shot put throw was measured at 17.04m while his personal-best in discus stands at 51.82m.
Personal:
- Son of Mark and Angie Babicz
- Brother, Matt, is also a thrower for DePaul
- Is the fourth of five children.
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