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Derek Goguen |
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AS A JUNIOR: Remained Notre Dame's best competitor in the javelin throw ... started the season strong with a 59.91m (196-07) toss at the Willie Williams Invitational, good for seventh place ... followed up that performance with solid showings at the Baylor/Dr. Pepper and Mike Poehlein Invitationals, posting efforts of 57.26m (187-10) and 55.06m (180-08), respectively ... won the javelin competition at the Mike Poehlein Invitational ... also emerged victorious at the Hillsdale Gina Relays with a 58.49m (191-11) throw ... placed fifth at the BIG EAST Championships with a toss of 57.75m (189-06), contributing to the team's second place finish ... concluded his season with a fifth place effort at the Georgia Tech Invitational (56.21m, 184-05).
AS A SOPHOMORE: Continued as Notre Dame's top threat in the javelin ... placed first in the javelin at the Baldy Castillo and the Purdue Invitational ... qualified for the BIG EAST meet with his 60.59m (198-9) effort at the Baldy Castillo ... ended up ninth in the BIG EAST outdoor meet javelin competition with a 59.76m (196-1) measurement ... logged a personal-best 61.80m (202-9) effort at the Georgia Tech Invitational, which qualified him for his second straight NCAA Mideast Regional ... finished a solid ninth at the Mideast Regional (58.90m, 193-3), matching his place from the 2003 season.
AS A FRESHMAN: Concentrated on his development in the javelin ... established himself as the top javelin specialist on the 2003 track and field roster ... finished no lower than fifth in his first five collegiate competitions ... took fifth in the Baldy Castillo with a toss of 190-8 ... top effort of the season came at the Boilermaker Open, a 58.95m (193-4 1/2) toss which ended up as a fourth-place effort ... qualified for the BIG EAST outdoor meet, finishing ninth in the javelin with a 189-7 measurement ... also qualified for the USATF Junior Nationals with his Boilermaker Open effort.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: One of the top javelin throwers in the country in his age group, despite not taking up the sport until his junior year ... was a two-time state, regional and conference champion in the javelin at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Mass. ... garnered all-Eastern Athletic Conference laurels in both his junior and senior years and earned all-city honors his final season ... set junior and senior class records in javelin at BFHS, topping out with a career-best toss of 191-2 ... also won javelin competition at the Regional Junior Olympics ... competed at the U.S. Junior Olympics ... ran the 110-meter hurdles in high school as well ... a three-sport star at Bishop Feehan, also participating in football and baseball ... four-year football team captain at wide receiver and defensive back ... guided his squad to a pair of conference and regional titles, as well as the 2001 state championship ... holds school and state records for interceptions in a game (3) and a season (11) ... served as team captain of baseball team as freshman and sophomore, leading team to back-to-back league titles ... suffered broken arm after his sophomore year, which caused him to drop baseball and take up track & field ... member of National Honor Society ... younger of two children ... born Feb. 9, 1984 in Norwood, Mass. ... member of the 2002-03 BIG EAST Academic All-Star team ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as an accounting major.
