ANTHONY THOMAS Junior Throws Roosevelt, N.Y. Holy Trinity AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed in all four throwing events during his second season (shot put, discus, hammer, weight) … best shot put throw came at the Meyo Invitational with a distance of 15.53m, good for second in his finals flight and 11th overall … placed third at the Purdue Mike Poehlein Invitational in the discus throw with his best mark of the season at 47.66m … brought home ninth in the hammer throw at the Purdue Dave Rankin Invitational with his best distance in that event at 48.52m … earned best weight throw of the year at the Notre Dame
MIKE BRADLEY Sophomore Middle Distance South Bend, Ind Saint Joseph’s
Invitational, hitting a mark of 15.78m and finishing seventh overall … finished fourth in the discus at the Gina Relays with a mark of 47.47m. AS A FRESHMAN: Started his Notre Dame career at the Blue and Gold Invitational in the shot put (12.51m) … competed in the weight throw (11.85m) and shot put (13.56m) at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener … two personal bests at the Notre Dame Invitational: weight throw (13.30m) and shot put (13.84m) … a throw of 13.44m in the shot put at the Meyo Invitational … launched a 13.32m shot put throw at the Alex Wilson Invitational … at the Arizona State Invitational he threw 14.47m in the shot put 14.47m and 46.36m in the discuss throw … marked a 46.34m discuss throw at the Mike Poehlein Invitational … had a discus throw of 46.97m and a shot put of 14.93m, a personal best, at the Border Battle … nabbed a personal best in the discuss throw at the Dave Ranking Invitational (47.02m) and threw the shot put 14.79m … concluded season at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, shot put 14.83m and discus throw of 44.52m.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Eighttime letterwinner in track and field and football at Holy Trinity (N.Y.) … thrower in track and field … linebacker in football … conference champion during his junior and senior campaigns of track and field … has a long list of accomplishments during his senior season: regional champion, state champion, nationally ranked and team captain … all-conference, all-city and all-state selection during his senior campaign … team captain for his football team as a junior … holds the discus record at his high school … member of the National Honor Society and jazz band … born October 14, 1991, in Garden City, N.Y. … son of Anthony and Mamie … has one sibling … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business and is majoring in accounting.
AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in one event in his inaugural season for the Irish … finished 11th at the Blue & Gold Invitational in the 1000 meter run with a time of 2:35.31. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Earned a total of 11 varsity letters in cross country, track and field and basketball at St. Joseph (Ind.) … conference champion both in cross country and track and field as a senior … named team MVP four times between cross country, track and field and basketball … Northern Indiana all-conference selection during his sophomore, junior and senior campaigns … all-conference selection as a senior in basketball … three-time all-city selection between cross country and track
and field … all-state recipient during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons … member of the National Honor Society … Rotary Club member … volunteered with Habitat for Humanity … born August 19, 1991, in Champaign, Ill. … has seven siblings, three of which have graduated from Notre Dame … son of Gerry and Pam Bradley … uncle, Tom, played baseball at West Point … brother, Dan, competed in cross country and track at Notre Dame … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters and is majoring in philosophy and theology.
THOMAS’ INDOOR BESTS Shot Put 15.53m (Meyo Invitational, 2011) Weight Throw 15.78m (Notre Dame Invitational, 2011)
THOMAS’ OUTDOOR BEST Shot Put 14.93m (Border Battle, 2010) Discus 47.66m (Mike Poehlein Invitational, 2011) Hammer Throw 48.52m (Dave Rankin Invitational, 2011)
BRADLEY’S INDOOR BESTS 1,000m
2:35.31 (Blue & Gold Invitational, 2011)
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