James Meyer

James Meyer

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Pac. Palisades, Calif.

High School:
Pacific Palisades

Position:
Throws

2006-07 [Indoors] -- Had a pair of second-place finishes in the shot put (45-10) and the weight throw (51-1/4) at the Gulden Relays ... third-place finisher in the weight (54-7 ½) at the Bison Open and Multi ... at the Akron Open, took ninth in the shot put and sixth in the weight ... second-place finisher in the weight (53-2 ¾) and fifth-place finisher in the shot put (45-3) at the Bucknell Winter Classic ... posted a personal record in the weight (55-7 ¾) for the no. 7 mark in the Bucknell record books, an IC4A-qualifying mark, and a third-place finish at the Patriot League Championships ... also finished 10th at the league championship in the shot put with a personal-best distance of 46-2 ½ ... competed in the weight at the IC4A Championships, placing himself 25th with a mark of 52-10. [Outdoors] -- Placed second with a personal best and the no. 9 all-time mark for Bucknell of 168-0 in the hammer throw at the George Mason Invitational, while also placing third in the discus throw and eighth in the shot put ... fifth-place finisher in the discus at the Bison Outdoor Classic ... finished fourth in the hammer throw (166-10) and had a pair of eighth-place finishes in the shot put (45-0 ¼) and the discus (140-8) at the Bucknell Team Challenge ... placed third in the discus (142-0), fourth in the hammer (147-8) and seventh in the shot put at the Penn Relays ... had a personal best of 46-1 ½ in the shot put for 11th place at the Patriot League Championships ... also competed in the hammer (166-8, sixth) and the discus (147-0, seventh) at the league championship.

2005-06: [Indoors] -- Set a personal record at the Bucknell Heptagonal, placing second in the weight throw with a mark of 51-3 1/2 ... season-best distance of 44-8 1/4 in the shot put came at the Patriot League Championship, where he finished ninth ... also competed in the weight throw at the league meet and took seventh (50-6 3/4) ... best finish of the season in the weight throw came at the Bucknell Winter Classic, where he captured third (49-0 1/4). [Outdoors] -- Posted a personal best in the hammer throw at the Sam Howell Memorial Invitational with a throw of 158-6 3/4 ... also set a season best in the shot put at the same meet (42-10 1/4) ... scored in the discus at the Patriot League Championships, capturing fifth with a personal-best throw of 144-9 ... competed in the shot put (42-3 1/2, seventh) and the hammer (151-6, ninth), as well, at the league meet.

2004-05: [Indoors] -- Threw a personal best at the PL Championships with a heave of 46-0 3/4 in the shot put ... placed third in the shot put at the Bucknell Heptagonal with a throw of 45-11 3/4... set a season best in the weight throw at the PL Championships, placing 11th, throwing for 46-10 ... highest placing of the season in the weight came at the BU Winter Classic, where he was sixth (41-8). [Outdoors] -- Set a personal best in the shot put at the Lehigh Games, with a throw of 44-3 1/2, placing seventh ... finished 11th in the shot put at the PL Championships (43-7) ... set a season best in the discus at the PL Championship with a throw of 127-8, placing seventh ... threw a season best in the hammer at the Lehigh Games, heaving for 144-11, for a fourth-place finish.

Personal: Son of Janet and Andy Meyer ... captain of basketball and track and field in at Pacific Palisades High School ... earned all-city honors in track for two years ... English - creative writing major.

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