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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Hanover Park, Ill.
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| High School:
Lake Park
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 235
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| Event:
Throws
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Dan Block Photo Gallery
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Sophomore/Sophomore
Notables
• School record-holder in the discus (192-6)
• 2012 Big Ten Outdoor Championships title (discus)
• 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships Preliminary Round qualifier (shot put, discus)
• Finished 3rd in discus at 2009 USA Junior Championships
• Finished 13th in discus at 2008 IAAF World Junior Championships
At Wisconsin
2012 Indoor: Finished second at the Big Ten Championships (2/24) with a personal-best heave of 62-0 1/2 (18.91m) in the shot put ... with a toss of 61-7 3/4 (18.79m), took the win in the shot put at the Red & White Open (2/17) ... tossed 61-7 1/2 (18.78m) to take the win in the shot put at the UW-Platteville Invitational (2/11)... finished first in the weight throw with a toss of 58-8 (17.88m) and finished second in the shot put with aheave of 60-6 (18.44m) at the Badger Track Classic (1/14) ... claimed first in the weight throw with a heave of 60-3 3/4 (18.38m) and finished first in the shot put with a toss of 59-8 1/4 (18.19m) at the Wisconsin Invitational (1/21) ...took second in the shot put with a throw of 60-4 1/2 (18.40m) at the Frank Sevigne Invitational (2/4) ...with a heave of 58-2 (17.73m), finished second in the shot put at the Bill Bergan Invitational (1/28)
2012 Outdoor: Earned his first Big Ten title in the discus with a personal-best heave of 195-8 (59.64m) at the Big Ten championships (5/12) ... placed ninth in the shot put with a personal-best mark of 60-3 3/4 (18.38m) at the Triton Invitational (4/28) to elevate his No. 5 all-time UW mark and also took fifth in the discus with a throw of 188-9 (57.53m) ... with a toss of 60-2 1/2 (18.35m), took the win in the shot put at the Musco Twilight Invitational (4/21) ... earned the win in the shot put at the Wisconsin Open (5/5) with a toss of 60-3 1/4 (18.37m) and also finished runner-up in the discus with a mark of 191-2 (58.28m) ... came in eighth in the hammer throw and finished with a personal-best toss of 184-1 (56.10m) which ranks No. 2 all-time in Wisconsin history and also finished runner-up in the discus with a mark of 186-5 (56.81m) at the Stanford Invitational (4/6-7)... took the win in the discus with a toss of 186-10 (56.95m) and also picked up another top-five finish in the shot put, coming in fourth with a heave of 56-8 3/4 (17.29m) in the shot put at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge (3/23)
2011 Indoor: Won the weight throw with personal-best mark of 56-11 1/2 and won shot put with personal-best throw of 59-7 1/2 at Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/29) ... won the weight throw (56-0 1/2) and finished second in the shot put (57-2 1/2) at the Badger Track Classic (1/15) ... took third in the shot put with a throw of 53-9 3/4 (16.50m) and seventh in the weight throw with a distance of 55-9 1/4 (17.00m) at the Illini Classic (1/22) ... won the shot put at the Red & White Open (2/18) with a throw of 53-10 1/4 (16.41m)
2011 Outdoor: Finished fifth in the shot put at the Big Ten championships (5/15), throwing 57-3 1/2 (17.46m) ... also finished ninth in discus at the Big Ten meet (5/14) with mark of 160-1 (48.79m) ... improved school record in discus four times in a span of six weeks from April 2 to May 6 ... won invitational discus with school-record throw of 192-6 (58.68) at Wisconsin Twilight Invitational (5/6) ... finished eighth (first among collegians) with then-record mark of 192-5 (58.65m) at Triton Invitational (4/22) ... placed fifth in discus at texas Relays with a then-record throw of 188-0 (57.30m) ... won discus at Florida Relays by throwing 186-0 (56.70), to match then-UW school record ... won the discus with a throw of 173-6 (52.88m) ... finished runner-up in discus at Drake Relays (4/30) with throw of 182-10 (55.72m)
High School
Placed 13th at the 2008 IAAF World Junior Championships in the shot put ... runner-up in the shot put at the 2008 USA Junior Outdoor Championships ... finished third in the discus at the 2009 USA Junior Outdoor Championships at 191-6 (58.36m) ... set all-time USATF Junior Olympic national intermediate discus record at 179-1 (54.58m) in 2007 ... 2007 USATF Junior Olympic champion in the intermediate shot put and discus ... won Illinois AAA indoor state championship in the shot put as a senior ... won Illinois AAA outdoor state championship in the shot put and discus as a senior ... 2009 Illinois Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year ... 2009 Chicago Tribune/WGN Athlete of the Year and May 2009 Athlete of the Month ... 2009 Illinois Senior Spotlight Meet champion in the shot put and discus ... set IHSA all-time best shot put record with a toss of 66-3 ... set IHSA all-time best discus record with a throw of 208-11 ... Illinois AA indoor and outdoor state champion in the shot put as a junior ... Illinois AA outdoor state champion in the discus as a sophomore ... finished second as a junior in the discus and runner-up in the shot put as a sophomore at the Illinois AA outdoor state championships ... conference champion in the discus as a freshman ... high school coach: Bob Nihells ... three-time honor roll member ... played basketball as a freshman ... pre-collegiate bests: Shot put (66-3 (20.19m)); discus (208-11 (63.67m))
Personal
Parents are Randy and Cathy Block ... has four brothers, Jonathan, Tom, Scott and Greg ... brother Scott competed as a thrower at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville from 2006-09 and is currently the program's throws coach
| Personal Bests |
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Outdoor |
| Shot Put |
62-0 1/2 (18.91m) |
2-24-12 |
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Shot Put |
60-3 3/4 (18.38m) |
4-28-12 |
| Weight Throw |
60-3 3/4 (18.38m) |
1-21-12 |
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Discus |
195-8 (59.64m) |
5-12-12 |
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Hammer Throw |
184-1 (56.10m) |
4-7-12 |
School Records
Discus (192-6 (58.68m))
All-Big Ten Honors (1)
2011 - Outdoor (1)
Discus: 1st, (195-8 (59.64m))
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2011 - West Preliminary Round
Discus: 24th (170-10 (52.06m))
At the Big Ten Championships
2012 -Outdoor
Discus: 1st, 195-8 (59.64m)
Shot Put: 8th, 58-8 (17.88m)
2012 - Indoor
Shot Put: 2nd (62-0 1/2 (18.91m))
2011 - Indoor
Shot Put: Foul
2011 - Outdoor
Shot Put: 5th (57-3 1/2 (17.46m))
Discus: 9th (160-1 (48.79m))
Other Notable Performances
2011 Wisconsin Twilight Invitational
Discus: 1st (192-6 (58.68m)) - School record
