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Personal Bests
Discus: 162-1
Hammer: 189-9
Weight: 59-2 ¼
Army’s top hammer and discus thrower ... IC4A qualifier in both events last season ... reaching 180’s in hammer workouts ... hard-working team leader ... great competitor ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2009: Placed third vs. Navy with personal best, IC4A qualifying throw of 59-2 ¼ ... followed with sixth place finish out of 38 competitors at the BU Valentine Invitational with throw of 55-2 ¼ ... placed third with throw of 58-1 at the indoor Patriot League Championships ... set personal-bests in both the discus and hammer at the outdoor Patriot League championships ... claimed the discus title with throw of 162-1 and placed third with NCAA regional qualifying hammer throw of 189-9 ... set then-personal best in hammer throw of 184-8 to complete 1-2 sweep of the top scoring positions at Navy ... also set personal best in discus of 160-11 to place second at Navy ... placed eighth in the hammer with throw of 184-2 at the Larry Ellis Invitational ... qualified for IC4A Championships with hammer throw of 172-9 (fourth) and discus throw of 158-5 (second) at the Dick Shea Invitational.
2008: Competed exclusively in the weight throw during the indoor season ... opened with third place throw of 46-9 ½ at Crowell Open ... won Army Open with throw of 47-11 ¾ ... landed best throw of season (53-3) to finish third at Navy ... competed in hammer and discus during outdoor season ... opened outdoor season with third place finish in the hammer (148-1) and fourth in the discus (143-5) at the USF Bulls Invitational ... took third at Dick Shea Invite with discus throw of 143-6 ¼ ... tops for Army vs. Navy in the hammer (154-5) ... also scored in discus with mark of 151-8 ... hit IC4A qualifier in discus with 159-2 throw to place second at the Larry Ellis Invite ... Took fourth in discus with throw of 149-11 at Yale Springtime Invitational ... also won Yale hammer throw with IC4A qualifying mark of 175-11 ... scored in the hammer with fifth place 160-11 throw and scored in the discus with sixth place 143-0 throw. 2007: Competed in heptathlon during indoor season ... began competing in throws during outdoor season.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in basketball, football and track at Millard South High School.
Personal: Given name is Adam Keith Schwartz ... son of Matthew and Karen Schwartz ... three siblings ... sisters, Haley (19) and Katie (15) ... brother, Dana (13) ... squad leader ... major is Civil Engineering.
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