2012-13 Track and Field Roster
Thompson, Blake
Blake Thompson
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Shanty Bay, Ontario
- High School:
- St. Joseph's Catholic
Bio
2015-16 (Senior)
Indoor:
- Competed in the Shot Put at two meets
- Finished 11th at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship (2/27) with a throw of 12.77m.
Outdoor:
- Saw action in seven meets
- BIG EAST Champion in the Discus with a distance of 51.76m
- Won the DePaul Invitational (4/16) with a throw of 51.30
- Finished second in the discus at the ISU Pacesetter Invite (4/23) with a throw of 52.25m
- Finished seventh in the Javelin throw at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/14) with a throw of 51.94m, a career best.
2014-15 (Junior)
Indoor:
- Earned seventh in the shot put at the Blue & Gold Invitational (12/5) with a throw of 14.04 meters.
Outdoor:
- Competed in nine meets between the shot put and discus
- Won the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invite (3/28) discus with a PR of 54.46 meters
- Landed a spot on the BIG EAST Championship (5/9) podium for the discus with a throw of 51.08 meters
- Added a fourth-place finish at the BIG EAST Championship for the shot put with a PR of 15.00 meters
- Placed 26th at the NCAA West Prelim (5/28) for the discus after reaching a mark of 52.49 meters.
2013-14 (Sophomore)
Indoor:
- Threw in five meets
- Earned two top-five finishes in the shot put, the first was to open the season at the Blue & Gold Invitational (12/6) with a throw of 14.74m
- Recorded a throw of 14.60 meters at the Illini Open (1/11) in the shot put
- Produced a career-best throw of 14.92 meters at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/25) in the shot put
- Claimed fifth at the BIG EAST Championships (2/22) at 14.41 meters.
Outdoor:
- Threw in two meets
- Placed 10th for the discus at the 49er Classic (3/21) with a throw of 45.40 meters and 20th in the shot put at 13.71 meters
- Took 11th in the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invite (3/28) discus throw, reaching 45.88 meters.
2012-13 (Freshman)
Indoor:
- Competed in three meets
- Placed ninth in the shot put at the Badger Classic with a throw of 14.05m
- Threw 12.53m at the Spire Midwest Open.
Outdoor:
- Competed in eight meets
- Threw the discus a career-best 51.18m at the Huskie Open
- Placed first at that meet
- Had three other top 10 finishes
- Placed eighth at the Cardinal Twilight with a throw of 48.22m
- Finished in fifth at the Lee Calhoun Invitational with a throw of 47.91m
- Placed sixth with a throw of 42.94m at the UW-Whitewater Meet
- Threw the javelin a career-best 48.28m at the Chicagoland Championships
- Threw the shot put a career-best 14.03m at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic.
High School:
- Silver medalist at 2011 Canadian National Youth Track and Field Championships
- Bronze medalist at 2012 Canadian National Youth Track and Field Championships
- High school record holder in discus and shot put
- Competed in basketball, volleyball, track and field in high school.
Personal:
- Son of Steve and Sharron Thompson
- Has one brother, Patrick, and one sister, Lindsey
- Plans to major in Political Science.
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