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GMU All-Time Performers Rank: In – Shot Put (10), Weight Throw (5) 2003 Indoor: Moved into fifth place on the GMU all-time indoor performers list with a season-best 51-foot, 11-inch performance to win the weight throw at the Winter Open… Posted three additional top-five finishes in the event… Recorded a season-best mark of 43 feet, 7 inches in the shot put at the Virginia Tech Invitational… Won the event at the Winter Open and posted three other top-five finishes. Prep: Competed in outdoor track for three years, indoor track for two years and basketball for two at Marathon Central… Earned five letters in track… Four-time NYSPHSAA shot put champion… Named team MVP and Athlete of the Year… The 2002 shot put champion at the Empire State Games… Placed eighth in the shot put at the 2001 indoor Nationals… Played club volleyball and softball. Personal: Born June 29, 1984… Parents are Gary Cross and Debra Blanchard… Has three brothers, Mark (33), John (25) and Douglas (17)… Nicknames are J and Batman… Off the track enjoys reading and sports… Named to the Honor Roll as a high school senior… Recruited by several schools including by Syracuse and Maryland… An administration of justice major. PRs: Shot Put (44-9), Discus (126-7) |
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