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 Tom Willcox
Tom Willcox

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Coquitlam, British Columbia

High School:
Centennial Secondary

Event:
Throws

Birthdate:
05/23/1991


2011 Regional Qualifier

2011 Outdoor
Qualified for his first East Regional during his redshirt season... Two-time winner in the shot put in 2011... Set personal-bests in the shot put, hammer throw and discus in 2011... At the War Eagle Invite, set a personal-best in the weight throw with a 47.43m (155' 7") fling... Won the Vanderbilt Invite's shot put event with a 16.50m (54' 1.75") mark... Won the shot put at the Tiger Invitational (15.87m; 52' 1") and set a personal-best in the hammer throw (50.84m; 166' 9") to finish third in the home meet... Set a personal-best in the shot put with a 17.12m (56' 2"), finishing fourth and qualifying for the NCAA East Regional... In his first regional appearance, finished 34th with a 16.19m (53' 1.5") toss.

2011 Indoor
Had eight top-five finishes (five weight throw, three shot put) during the 2011 indoor campaign... Was runner-up in the weight throw at the EIU Mega Meet, with a 16.47m (54' 0.5") toss... Set personal-bests in the weight throw (17.98m; 59' 0") and the shot put (16.57m; 54' 4.5") at the SEMO Invite, finishing fourth and third, respectively... Earned points at the C-USA Indoor Championships, finishing sixth in the weight throw with a 17.80m (58' 4.75") throw.

2010 Outdoor
Competed in two meets for the Tigers before injuries sidelined him...Was seventh in the discus (44.90m; 140'9") and hammer (47.00m; 154'2") throws at the Rhodes Open.

2010 Indoor
had four top-eights in the shot put during indoor season...Runner-up in the shot put at the ASU Invitational with a season-best 16.11m (52'10.25") mark...Also competed in the weight throw, finishing 10th in Conference USA with a personal-best 16.12m (52'10.75") throw.

Prior to Memphis: Was a Provincial Champion in shotput and discus...Also a Canadian shot put Youth Champion...His career best shot put is 18.20m...His career best discus is 53.20m...Was coached by Don Steen who was the Canadian Olympic Coach at the games in Munich.

Personal
Son of Mike and Lori Willcox.

Willcox's Best Indoor Performances
Event Best Meet/Date
Shot Put 16.57m (54-04.50) SEMO Invite 2/18/11
Weight Throw 17.98m (59-00.00) SEMO Invite 2/18/11
Willcox's Best Outdoor Performances
Event Best Meet/Date
Shot Put 17.12m (56-02.00) C-USA Championships 5/15/11
Discus Throw 47.43m (155-07) War Eagle Invite 4/16/11
Hammer Throw 50.84m (166-09) Tiger Invitational 4/30/11

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