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Michael Lihrman
 Michael Lihrman
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Rice Lake, Wis.

High School:
Rice Lake

Last College:
UW-Stout

Height:
6-5

Event:
Throws

Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Junior/Junior

At Wisconsin
2013 Indoor:
At the USA indoor championships (3/2), placed sixth in the weight throw with a school-record heave of 68-5 3/4 (20.87m) ... competing unattached, won the weight throw with a personal-best heave of 70-10 3/4 (21.61m) at the Red & White Open (2/15), breaking the Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center facility record ... competing unattached, won the weight throw with a toss of 68-4 1/2 (20.84m) at the Cyclone Classic (2/9) ... won the weight throw, competing unattached at the Wisconsin Invitational (1/19), with a throw of 66-2 1/2 (20.18m) ... competing unattached, won the weight throw with a personal-best heave of 68-6 (20.88m) at the Badger Track Classic (1/12)

At UW-Stout
2012 Indoor: Finished 11th in weight throw at NCAA Division III championships with mark of 57-8 1/4 (17.58m), helping UW-Stout to a fourth-place team finish ... threw 62-3 1/4 (18.98m) to finish fifth in weight throw at WIAC indoor championships ... named team's rookie of the year ... finished season with personal best of 62-5 1/4 (19.03m) in weight throw

2012 Outdoor: Took fourth in the hammer throw at the NCAA Division III championships with mark of 197-2 (60.11m) to earn All-America honors ... placed third in hammer throw at WIAC outdoor championships, throwing 192-4 (58.63m) ... also finished ninth in the discus at WIAC meet with mark of 152-9 (46.57m) ... finished season with personal-best mark of 203-4 (61.99m) in the hammer throw

2011 Indoor: Finished 11th in weight throw with mark of 51-2 1/4 (15.60m) at the WIAC indoor championships

2011 Outdoor: Threw 147-0 (44.82m) to finish 17th in the discus at the NCAA Division III outdoor championships ... took fifth in hammer throw at the WIAC outdoor championships with mark of 175-5 (53.48m)

High School
Didn't compete in track and field until junior season ... as a senior, was named Big Rivers Conference Field Athlete of the Year ... also played football ... high school bests: Shot put - 52-4 (16.51m); discus - 134-8 (41.04m)

Personal
Parents are Carl and Virginia Lihrman ... has an older brother, Shane ... member of UW's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... major is business management and human resources

Personal Bests
Indoor Outdoor
Weight Throw 70-10 3/4 (21.61m) 2-15-13 Discus 170-1 (51.85m) 4-15-11
Hammer Throw 203-4 (61.99m) 4-20-12

Other Notable Performances - Track
2013 USA Indoor Championships
Weight Throw: 6th (68-5 3/4 (20.87m))