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Bill Hobson
Bill Hobson

Hometown:
Katy, Texas

High School:
James E. Taylor HS

Event:
Throws

Birthdate:
09/23/1983


PERSONAL BESTS

as of October 25, 2007

Indoor
SP 18.47m 60-7 CycLC '06
Outdoor
SP 17.91m 58-9 Regl '07
DISC 43.57m 142-11¼ TulsaD '05

POST-SEASON HISTORY

NCAA Championships
Shot Put
2006 JR 17.28m 56-8¼ 22
2007 SR 17.00m 55-9¼ 23
NCAA Mideast Regional
Shot Put
2004 FR 16.86m 55-3¾ 17
2005 SO 17.08m 56-0¼ 16
2006 JR 17.76m 58-3 4
2007 SR 17.91m 58-9 5
Big 12 Championships
Shot Put
2004 FR 15.70m 51-6 11
2005 SO 17.51m 57-5¼ 7
2006 JR 16.92m 55-6 10
2007 SR 17.19m 56-4¾ 4
Big 12 Indoor Championships
Shot Put
2003 FR 16.90m 55-5¼ 7
2004 SO 16.61m 54-5¾ 9
2005 JR 17.65m 57-10¾ 5
2006 SR 18.11m 59-4¾ 5

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Two-time NCAA Championship qualifier
  • Five-time All-Big 12
  • Four-season NCAA Regional qualifier
  • Academic All-Big 12

YEAR-BY-YEAR

2007:
Outdoor: Reached NCAA Championships with the shot put for the second-consecutive year as a result of a fifth-place automatic-advancing finish at the NCAA Mideast Regional at Mizzou's home facility, throwing for a all-time outdoor best of 58-9 (17.91m) ... placed fourth, a career-high conference finish, at the Big 12 Championships (56-4¾, 17.19m) ... placed eighth at the Kansas Relays, 10th at the Drake Relays with the shot. Indoor: Eligilbity exhausted.

2006:
Outdoor: NCAA Championship qualifier with the shot put, placing 22nd nationally ... earned automatic qualification to NCAAs after fourth-place regional finish, throwing outdoor career best of 58-3¼ (17.76m) ... 7th at the Drake Relays, 10th at the Big 12 Championships ... winner of the Louisville Cardinal Invitational. Indoor: Earned All-Big 12 honors with fifth-place shot put performance at Big 12 Indoor, throwing 59-5 (18.11m) ... winner of CMSU Open and Cyclone National Qualifier with identical career-best marks of 60-7¼ (18.47m) ... recorded six top-three finishes in eight meets.

2005:
Outdoor: Earned All-Big 12 honors with seventh-place showing at conference meet, throwing outdoor PR of 57-5½ ... qualified for NCAA Mideast Regional for second-consecutive season, placed 16th with 56-½ put ... placed second at the Pepsi Team Invitational, third at the Tulsa Duals, eighth at Drake Relays ... also threw the discus in two competitions, season-best at 142-11. Indoor: Became two-time indoor All-Big 12 performer with career-best 57-11, fifth-place performance at conference meet ... winner in the shot put at the Northern Iowa Invitational and Missouri All-Comers.

2004:
Outdoor: NCAA Regional Qualifier with the shot put after recording a new personal best with the shot of 56-5¼ (17.20m) at the Stanford Invitational ... grabbed top three performances at the College Station Relays and Stanford Invitational ... placed 11th at the Big 12 Championships. Indoor: Hit an indoor personal-best shot put throw of 56-4 (17.17m) at the Kansas State All-Comers meet ... finished ninth at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in the shot put.

2003:
Outdoor: Redshirt season. Indoor: All-Big 12 with a seventh place finish in the shot put after personal best throw of 55-5½ ... finished third at the Illini Classic, hitting 55 feet.

High School:
Texas Class 5 Shot Put Champion in 2002 ... Ranked in the top 15 nationally in the shot put with a personal best high school mark of 61-11½ ... named 2002 MVP of his track team ... also had a PR high school discus throw of 175-0 ... amassed a 4.1 GPA.

Personal:
Son of Bill & Debbie Hobson ... majoring in business ... both parents are CPAs ... born September 23, 1983 in Houston, Texas.