Ryan Romanowski Class: Sophomore Hometown: Toms River, NJ High School: Toms River East Height: 6-0 Event: Throws Birthdate: 05/24/1983

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished ninth in the shot put at his first collegiate meet, the Tri Meet against Western Michigan and Ball State (42-9 3/4) ... came back the next week to finish seventh in the shot put against Michigan State ... ended up 11th in the shot put during the Meyo Invitational ... did not compete during the 2002 outdoor season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year letterwinner on the indoor and outdoor track and field team at Toms River East High School in Toms River, N.J. ... New Jersey State Athletic Association state shot put indoor relay champion in 2001 ... served as team captain of both in the indoor and outdoor track and field teams his senior season ... set the conference indoor meet record in the shot put (55-4 1/2) ... also set the school outdoor records in the discus (158-2) and javelin (164-1) ... ranked 21st nationally in the shot put as a senior ... member of the National Honor Society ... active in the Boy Scouts of America and National Eagle Association ... served as the trumpet section leader of the Toms River East marching band ... born May 24, 1983 in Point Pleasant, N.J. ... plans to major in mechanical engineering ... enrolled in the College of Engineering.