2005 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Brandon Tower
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Beaverton , Ore.
- High School:
- Beaverton
Looms as Ducks' top returnee in shot put and discus based on 2004 season bests. Among Pac-10 returnees in 2005, ranks ninth in discus and 14th in shot put. Needs to improve discus best 20 feet to land on Ducks' all-time list (10th is 188-6). Is under the guidance of third-year throws coach and Olympic silver medalist hammer thrower Lance Deal.
2003-2004: Pac-10 Qualifier (Discus). In first collegiate season, led squad outdoors in the shot put and the discus. Just missed scoring Pac-10 points in the conference finale discus competition (ninth, 159-6) - two feet, two inches from final point-getter and two positions higher than his pre-meet seeding. Set personal best two weeks earlier in front of home crowd in the Oregon Twilight (first, 166-6) - only four feet, three inches shy of regional standard. Picked up another win at Hayward Field in season-opening Oregon Preview (first, 157-4). Threw shot put only twice on the outdoor season, and set season best in the Oregon Preview (second, 48-6 3/4). Progressively improved in the hammer throw, heaving personal bests in his final two competitions of 2004 - the Oregon Invitational (12th, 145-2), and the Oregon Twilight (eighth, 151-5). Ended outdoor season ranked 11th in discus in Pac-10 (and third among frosh), and 18th in shot put. Indoors, both of his appearances in the shot went longer than his outdoor season best, with efforts in the Pac-10 Invitational (20th, 49-4 1/4), and a personal best in the Husky Indoor Preview (fifth, 51-3 3/4).
Prep: Owned prep bests of 184-0 in discus and 59-9 in shot put from his senior season in 2003. Won the Oregon 4A state title in the shot put (59-1) as senior, and took runner-up honors in the discus (182-2). Ended season ranked first and second respectively in the state with season bests of 59-1 and 184-0, respectively. Also placed ninth (139-1) in the state as a junior, and ranked third (177-2) at season’s end. A three-year letterwinner in track, also earned three letters in football as a tight end and defensive end. High School (Coach): Beaverton ?03 (Bob Boyer)
Personal: Undeclared major.
Pac-10 Championship Performances Tower's Top Oregon Performances Shot Put Discus
Personal Bests
Discus - 50.76m (166-6), Oregon Twilight, May 1, 2004
Shot Put - indoors - 15.64m (51-3 3/4), Husky Preview, January 17, 2004
Shot Put - outdoors - 14.80m (48-6 3/4), Oregon Preview, March 20, 2004
Hammer - 46.15m (151-5), Oregon Twilight, May 1, 2004
2004 - Discus, 9th, 159-6
15.64m, (51-3.75) - i, 5th, Husky Ind. Prev., 1/17/04
15.04m (49-4.25) - i, 20th, Pac-10 Inv., 2/14/04
14.80 (48-6.75), 2nd, Ore. Preview, 3/20/04
14.57m (47-9.75), 5th, Pepsi Invite, 4/10/04
50.76m (166-6), 1st, Ore. Twilight, 5/1/04
48.63m (159-6), 9th, Pac-10, 5/14-15/04
47.96 (157-4), 1st, Ore. Preview, 3/20/04
47.80m (156-10), 7th, Ore. Invite, 4/24/04
46.68m (153-2), 7th, Pepsi Invite, 4/10/04
Hammer
46.15m (151-5), 8th, Ore. Twilight, 5/1/04
44.26m (145-2), 12th, Ore. Invite, 4/24/04
43.08m (141-4), 8th, Pepsi Invite, 4/10/04
