Derek Dyer Class: Senior Hometown: Huntington, Ind. High School: Huntington Height: 6-4 Event: Throws Birthdate: 06/06/1980

AS A JUNIOR: Continued to be a reliable and consistent performer in the throw events ... started the indoor season with a second-place finish in the shot put vs. Michigan State (48-10 3/4) ... threw 48-11 in the shot put at the Windsor Team Challenge, good enough for fourth place in the competition ... also helped teammates Brian Thornburg and John Scolaro sweep the top three spots in the weight throw at the Windsor Team Challenge, finishing third (46-4) ... placed fourth in the weight throw at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a 44-3 1/4 effort ... picked up his specialty, the discus, during the outdoor season as well as continuing to post solid finishes in the shot put ... started the outdoor season at the Arizona State Invitational, taking third in the discus (164-11) and fifth in the shot put (48-9 1/2) ... threw a personal-best 179-5 in the discus at the Spring Opener ... had a fourth-place showing in the shot put at the Tom Botts Invitational while also placing sixth in the discus ... earned the third all-BIG EAST finish of his career with a runner-up effort in the discus at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship (167-1).

AS A SOPHOMORE: One of the team's top field event specialists in 2000 ...competed in the shot put during the indoor season ... finished fourth versus Indiana with a season-best throw of 50-10 1/4 ... continued with the shot put in the outdoor season as well as the discus ... best effort of the season was 175-5, earning him fourth place at the Billy Hayes Invitational ... earned all-BIG EAST honors in the discus with a third-place finish at the BIG EAST outdoor championships ... finished second in the discus at the Miami Invitational, Spring Opener and Boilermaker Open ... finished second in the shot put at the BIG EAST meet, becoming a two-time all-BIG EAST selection.

AS A FRESHMAN: Recorded Notre Dame's top two marks in the indoor shot put in 1999 ... had the team's best throw of the season at the Alex Wilson Invitational (52-3 1/4) in a first-place finish ... placed fifth at the BIG EAST indoor championships in the shot put ... threw the shot put and the discus in the outdoor season ... set team season highs in the discus with a throw of 164-5 and the shot put with a throw of 53-1, both career bests ... both top marks were recorded at the BIG EAST Championships, where he placed fifth in the shot put and fourth in the discus.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-time letterwinner in track ... owns school records in the shot put and discus ... state meet qualifier in both shot put (four years) and discus (two years) ... finished second at the state meet in both discus and shot put his senior season ... all-state selection his last two years ... went undefeated in both events in ?98 ... three-time conference and two-time regional champ in shot put and discus ... team captain and team MVP for three years ... won the Indiana Mental Attitude Award at the state track meet in ?98 for athletic and academic achievements ... born June 6, 1980, in Huntington, Ind. ... enrolled in the College of Science.