Notre Dame picks up four first-place finishes on the final day.
AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in nine indoor/outdoor track and field events on the year ... placed second in the discuss at the Stanford Invitational with a 49.24m throw ... gathered in his best throw of the season at GVSU 2nd to Last Chance Meet with a 50.33m effort ... threw for a personal best in the hammer with a distance of 47.56m ... recorded a 16.67m mark on his sole weight throw attempt ... named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... earned a monogram.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Dominick Michael Padovano graduated from South Brunswick High School in the spring of 2011 ... lettered all four years in track and field ... a part of the indoor shot put relay state champions ... three-time N.J. Meet of Champs Qualifier...four-time county discus relay champs ... named all-conference in indoor and outdoor track and field last three years ... also earned all-region, all-county and team MVP honors throughout career... named team captain as a senior ... hurled career best 55-10 in the shot put and 179-11 in the discus ... earned Athletic Director's, Senior Athlete and GMC Scholar Athlete awards ... also participated in the National Honors Society, National Student Honors Society and the Technology Student Association ... born to Rich and Donna Padovano in New Brunswick, N.J. ... has a younger sister, Danielle ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters and is majoring in design.
