Tom Barr
Tom Barr

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Ambler, Pa.

High School:
La Salle College HS

Position:
Throws


**Ranks second in Bucknell history in indoor shot put (52-11) and is tied for fourth in outdoor shot put (52-2 ½); Ranks No. 9 in weight throw (55-3); Ranks tied for ninth in discus (156-1) and 10th in hammer (169-9) .** 2010-11: [Indoors] Earned First Team All-Patriot League honors after winning the shot put ... throw of 52-11 at the league meet was a career best and ranks second all-time at Bucknell ... also placed fourth in the weight throw at the championships with a then-career-best 55-2 ¾ ... bettered that mark at the IC4A Championships to 55-3, which ranks ninth in program history ... placed 14th in the weight throw and 19th in the shot put (49-10 ½) at IC4As ... earned six top-five finishes in the shot put, including wins at the Gulden Relays and Saturday Night at the Armory ... [Outdoors] At the Patriot League Championships, earned top-10 finishes in the shot put (third, 51-7 ¼), hammer (seventh, 165-8), discus (eighth, 144-9) and javelin (ninth, 151-0) ... qualified for the IC4A Championships in the shot put and discus ... placed 20th in the discus (156-0) and 25th in the shot (50-2 ¾) at IC4As ... earned victories in the shot put at the Colonial Relays and the discus at the Bucknell Team Challenge ... discus throw of 156-1 at the Team Challenge was a career best ... placed among the top five in the hammer, shot put and discus in each of his first four meets ... 2009-10: [Indoors] Scored in both the weight throw (fourth, 54-1 ¼) and the shot put (seventh, 49-3 ¾) at the Patriot League Championships ... shot put mark was a season-best ... recorded the then-eighth-best mark in program history in the weight throw (55-0 ¾) to take third at the Bucknell Winter Classic ... finished in the top five of the shot put and weight throw at the Gulden Relays and Bucknell Heptagonal ... [Outdoors] At the Patriot League Championships, placed fifth in the shot put (51-10) and eighth in the discus (140-9) ... also set a season-best 146-7 in the hammer throw at the championship meet ... set the fourth-best throw in program history in the shot put (52-2 ½) at the Bison Outdoor Classic, placing fifth ... finished in the top 10 in the shot put (sixth, 48-10), hammer (sixth, 145-10) and discus (eighth, 135-9) at the season-opening Maryland Invitational ... also placed in the top five in all three events at the Bloomsburg Invitational ... threw a season-best 142-11 in the discus at Bloomsburg, placing third ... 2008-2009: [Indoors] Finished fifth in the shot put at the Patriot League Championships with a season-best throw of 49-7 ¾ ... also placed 11th in the weight throw (48-5 ¼) ... finished second in the shot put and third in the weight throw at the Gulden Relays ... posted a season-best mark in the weight throw at the Bucknell Winter Classic (50-2 ¾) ... [Outdoors] Placed third at the PL Championships in the shot put with the then-fifth-best throw in Bucknell history (51-7) ... went on to place 19th at the IC4A Championships (50-4 ½) ... produced personal-best marks at the Bucknell Outdoor Classic in hammer (146-11) and discus (142-6) ... reached 50 feet in the shot put for the first time with a third-place finish at the BU Team Challenge ... Personal: Parents are John and Andrea Barr ... has four siblings, Scott, John, Christina and Maria ... four-year letterwinner in both indoor and outdoor track and field ... fifth in shot put at Indoor PIAA State Championships ... four-time All-Catholic League selection ... team captain at La Salle College HS ... major is economics ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

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