Essentials:
Height: 6’2″ (186cm)
Weight: 234 lbs. (106kg)
Birthday: 16 August 1983
Clubs: LC Zürich (2010-Present) ST Bern (2003-2009), University of Washington (2003-2007)
Hometown: Bellevue, Washington, USA
Current Residence: Zürich, Switzerland / Kamloops, British Colunbia, Canada

My Team:
Coach: Anatoli Bondarchuk (for more about my coach and his training philosophies, read my posts here and here)
Massage: Shane Giorio, Twin Valley Wellness Clinic (Kamloops) / Julie Roddick (Seattle)
Training Partners: Rebecca Bähni (Switzerland), Sultana Frizell (Canada), Kibwe Johnson (USA), Ryan Jensen (USA), Jennifer Joyce (Canada), Michael Letterlough (Cayman Islands), Crystal Smith (Canada), Megann VanderVliet Rodhe (Canada).

Progression
Hammer Throw
2008: 66.47m (218’01″)
2007: 67.70m (222’01″)
2006: 65.15m (213’09″)
2005: 63.08m (206’11″)
2004: 60.92m (199’10″)
2003: 58.97m (193’05″)
Weight Throw
2007: 20.42m (67’00.00″)
2006: 19.73m (63’07.75″)

Results
» Swiss national champion in 2009.
» Two-Time NCAA All-American. Placed as high as 6th at the NCAA Championships in 2007.
» NCAA West Regional Championships Runner-Up and Four-time NCAA Regional Championships Qualifier.
» Pacific-10 Conference Silver Medalist and three time Bronze Medalist.
» Mountain Pacific Sports Federation indoor conference champion in 2006.
» USATF Track and Field National Championships Qualifier.

Records:
» Ranked 8th all-time in Switzerland.
» Second all-time at the University of Washington in both the hammer throw and the weight throw behind seven-time NCAA Champion Scott Nielson.

Rankings:
» Ranked as high as 91st in the world by the International Association of Athletic Federations.

Training Bests
Hammer Throw
5.00kg: 76.90m (27 March 2010)
6.00kg: 73.00m (28 May 2007)
6.30kg: 71.00m (1 July 2008)
7.26kg: 67.30m (25 June 2008)
8.00kg: 61.90m (26 June 2010)
9.00kg: 57.25m (4 April 2009)
10.0kg: 54.70m (12 July 2010)