Andy Ballard Class: Senior Hometown: Oregon, Ill. High School: Oregon Event: Throws

2004-05: Participated in both the shot put and weight throw events in outdoor ... Recorded four top-five finishes in the shot put on the season out of six meets and tallied four top-five finishes in the weight throw ... Took second place in the shot put throwing a season-best 52-01.25 at the Panther Tune-Up ... Finished fourth-place finish in the weight throw at the C-USA Championships with a season-best throw of 55-10.50 ... Earned back-to-back third-place finishes at the Pepsi Challenge and Panther Tune-up with throws of 52-08.25 and 52-04.25, respectively.

2003-04: Established a personal best in the Discus at the Big Ten Preview on Apr. 24 with a mark of 158-5, good for second place at the meet ... Placed seventh in the Shot Put at the C-USA Outdoor Championships with a throw of 51-7, took eighth at the same meet in the Discus ... Took sixth in the Weight Throw at the C-USA Indoor Championships with a season best throw of 48-1 1/2 ... Took first in the Shot Put at the UWM Tune Up on Feb. 21 with a season best throw of 51-4 3/4 ... Owned Marquette's top outdoor marks in 2004 in both the Shot Put and Discus.

2002-03: Took second at the C-USA Indoor Championships in the Shot Put with a personal best throw of 53-11 3/4 ... Took ninth in the 35 lb. Weight Throw at the C-USA Indoor Championships ... Took second in the Shot Put at the Lee Calhoun Classic with a throw of 50-11 1/2 ... Placed 10th in the Discus and 11th in the Shot Put at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.

2001-02: Recorded a personal best in the Shot Put of 48 feet 5 1/2 inches at the C-USA Outdoor Championships while placing sixth ... Took first place in the Discus at the Marquette Invite with a throw of 145-4 ... Set a personal best of 149-6 in the Discus at the C-USA Outdoor Championships ... Established a personal best of 49-10 1/2 in the Indoor Shot Put on Feb. 9 at the Lewis Open ... Finished fourth in the Shot Put at the C-USA Indoor Championships.

High School: Runner-up in the discus at the state championships in 2000 ... Conference discus champion for two years ... Captain of track and field team ... MVP of track and field team as a senior ... Coached as a Hawk by Art Carlson and Doug Engle ... Also lettered in wrestling and football.

Personal: Son of Stan Ballard and Lisa Rosenbalm ... Born on August 12, 1982 ... Member of the National Honor Society.