NC State Wolfpack

James Rowell
	Class: Senior Hometown: Currie, N.C. Event: Throws

2003: Earned All-ACC honors in both of his throwing events during the outdoor season … Finished third in the hammer (186’06”) and also third in the discus (163’03”) at the 2003 Outdoor ACC Championships … The hammer throw was a season-best … Finished in the top-three in the hammer in all four meets he recorded a distance … Won the hammer at Charlotte with a toss of 173’09.50” … Third in the Raleigh Relays (182’00”) and at Duke (180’11”) in the hammer … Top throw in the discus was 176’05” at Duke for first place … Finished third in four other meets in the discus … ACC Champion in the weight throw during the indoor season … Brought home the championship at the 2003 Indoor ACC Championships with a toss of 62’03.25” … Finished 17th at the 2003 Indoor NCAA Championships with a top throw of 57’01” … Won the weight throw five times … Top mark of the season was 67’10.50” at the Last Chance Meet … That throw was a NCAA Provisional mark … Also recorded wins at the Kroger Invite (62’10”), at UNC (61’02.75”), and at the Big 12 Meet (56’08.50”) … Threw the shot put 43’06” at the Patroit Games.

2002: Finished sixth at the 2002 Outdoor ACC Championships in the hammer with a heave of 179’04” … Also was seventh at the ACC Championships in the discus (163’03”) … Top mark in the hammer was 179’11” for seventh place at the Duke Invite … Was also fourth in the hammer at UNC (170’08”) and 15th in the Raleigh Relays (167’04”) … Top throw in the discus was 171’00” for third place at UNC … Was also third in the discus at Duke (165’04”) … Threw 163’04” for fourth place in the Raleigh Relays … Named All-ACC for the second straight indoor season after finishing third at the 2002 Indoor ACC Championships in the weight throw with a heave of 60’05” … Notched two NCAA Provisional marks in the weight throw on the season … Finished second at Carolina’s Last Chance Meet with a season-best mark of 63’08.75” … Also record an NCAA Provisional mark of 62’09.50 for a third place showing at Virginia Tech’s Last Chance Meet … Took first at George Mason in the weight throw (56’02.50”) and second at UNC (55’07.50”) … Threw the shot put once at George Mason and placed fifth (42’06”).

2001: Competed mainly in the discus and hammer throw during the outdoor season as a freshman … Placed sixth at the Outdoor ACC Championships in the hammer throw with a season-best mark of 178’01” … Recorded a throw of 166’04” for 11th place at the Duke Invite … Was third in the hammer at UNC’s Challenge Cup (157’09” … Also finished 13th at the Outdoor ACCs in the discus with a throw of 139’09” … Top throw in the discus came was 156’04” at the Tar Heel Invite for fifth place … Also finished fifth at UNC’s Challenge Cup (145’04”) … Competed in the shot put once, throwing 46’01” at UNC’s Challenge Cup … Saw action in the shot put and the weight throw during the indoor season … Was named All-ACC during the indoor season after placing third at the ACC Championships in the weight throw with a season-best mark of 62’01.75” … Recorded two second-place finishes in the weight throw on the year (at Clemson and at Virginia Tech) … Threw 59’07.50” at Virginia Tech and 59’02.75” at Clemson … Was fifth at the Kroger Invite and sixth at Florida in the weight throw as well … Finished 17th at the Indoor ACC Championships in the shot put with a mark of 40’09.50” … Best throw in the shot put was 44’08.25” at Virginia Tech for a seventh place finish.

Prep: Competed for Gary Lewis at Pender High School … Was named Athlete of the Year of his high school following his senior season … Lettered all four seasons … Was ranked #1 in the state for the discus three years in a row … Track team was conference 3A champions three straight years (97-99) … Also lettered all four years in football and wrestling … Helped lead his wrestling team to regional and conference championships in 1998 and 1999 … Son of James and Dyann Rowell … Born December 7, 1980.

JAMES ROWELL’S Collegiate Bests
Outdoor		
Discus	176’05”	
Hammer	186’06”	
Shot Put	46’01”
Indoor
Shot Put	44’08.25”
Weight Throw	67’10.50”