Sebastian Vermaas

2014-15 (Sophomore)
Indoor:

Threw in six meets
Opened the season with two top-10 finishes at the Blue & Gold Invitational (12/5) in the shot put (14.05m, PR) and weight throw (14.26m)
Finished eighth in the Hoosier Hills Invite (2/13) for the weight throw with a PR of 18.81m
Earned a pair of fifth-place finishes at the BIG EAST Championships (3/1) in the shot put (13.88m) and the weight throw (15.71m).

Outdoor:

Competed in six meets
Won the hammer throw at the Chicagoland Championships (4/10) with a toss of 50.62 meters
Finished as the runner-up at the Crusader Open (4/25) in the hammer after reaching a mark of 52.86 meters
Set a PR of 55.59 meters in the hammer at the NCC Gregory Final Qualifier (5/15)
Earned three top-seven finishes at the BIG EAST Championship (5/8-5/9) for the discus, hammer and shot put.

2013-14 (Freshman)
Indoor:

Threw weight throw in five meets
Opened the season at the Blue & Gold Invitational (12/6) with a throw of 15.14 meters, good for sixth
Placed fourth at the Illini Open (1/11) after hitting a mark of 14.29 meters
Earned fifth at the BIG EAST Championships (2/21) after hitting a new PR of 15.67 meters.

Outdoor:

Finished ninth or better in eight of nine total events on the year
Threw a PR of 44.00 meters in the Blue Demon Open (4/19) to take third in the discus and followed with a 49.51 meter PR in the hammer throw to place fourth
Nabbed a top-five finish at the Chicagoland Championships (4/11) in the hammer throw at 46.56 meters
Threw in three events at the BIG EAST Championships (5/10-5/11): Hammer Throw (50.24m, fourth), Discus (42.38m, seventh) and Shot Put (14.27m, fifth).

High School:

Lettered in both track & field and football at Batavia High School
Qualified for the 2013 state championships with a discus personal record of 169-2
Earned All-Conference and All-State academic honors in both football and track & field
Was an All-Conference track & field selection in the discus and shotput and was the 2013 sectional runner-up in the discus throw (163-2).

Personal: