The two-day Victor Cruz Invitational in Houston, Texas
AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed in shot put and weight throw on the year ... advanced to the NCAA East Preliminary Round in shot put with a throw of 16.90m ... was a champion in shot put (17.22m) at the Texas Roadhouse Border Battle ... placed ninth or better all season long in both events ... recorded a personal record in shot put (17.33m) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships for a third-place finish, earning all-conference honors ... gathered in a personal best in weight throw (14.28m) at the Notre Dame Blue & Gold Invitational with a ninth place finish ... named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... earned a monogram.
AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in shot put for the Irish ... finished in fourth at the Blue & Gold Invitational with a distance of 14.54m in his first event of the season ... threw a distance of 14.82m at the Notre Dame Invitational placing him seventh overall ... placed 14th (15.16m) overall at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational ... placed ninth in his first appearance in the BIG EAST Championships with a total distance of 15.66m ... finished fifth overall at the Purdue Mike Poehlein Invitational after placing first overall in his heat (15.38m) ... placed sixth at the Texas Roadhouse Border Battle after a toss of 15.45m ... finished seventh (15.27m) at the Purdue Dave Rankin Invitational ... turned in a sixth place finish (15.31m) at the Gina Relays ... concluded his season tying his personal best at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a throw of 15.66 meters.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Seven- time letter winner in football and track and field at Seymour (Ind.) ... all-state selection in track and field as a senior ... Indiana Track and Field All-Star ... three-time football team captain ... Hoosier Hills all-conference, all-city and all-state selection during his junior and senior football campaigns ... son of Robert and Jill Brock ... has one sister, Allyson ... born in Seymour, Ind. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business and is majoring in accounting ... also enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters pursuing a supplementary major in theology.
