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  Robert Bleem

Robert Bleem

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Bradford, Pa.

High School:
Bradford Area

Event:
Throws

Experience:
JR

2008-09: Finished seventh in shot put at the Badger Track Classic with a throw of 43-11.6...Threw a season best 45-8 in shot put at Hoosier Hills Invitational...Did not compete in outdoor season.

2007-08: Finished fifth at the Notre Dame Blue and Gold Invitational, recording a season high and BIG EAST qualifying distance in Shot Put, with a throw of 48-9.5...Threw a personal best Weight Throw distance of 44-1.25 at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational... Finished sixth in Shot Put at the Notre Dame Invitational, throwing a distance of 45-6.5...Finished fifth in the discus at the Marquette Twilight meet with a BIG EAST qualifying mark of 143-8... Threw a BIG EAST qualifying distance of 179-1, finishing seventh in Javelin at the Missouri Relays...At the BIG EAST Conference Outdoor Championships, recorded a personal best mark in Discus, throwing a distance of 153-1...Finished first and earned the second all-time mark in Marquette's outdoor record books with a Javelin throw of 187-4 at the University of Wisconsin Twilight Meet, beating his personal best for the fifth time during the season.

High School: Bleem was a four-time track letterwinner competing in javelin, shot-put, and discus... Bleem was named MVP Field Athlete for Bradford High in 2006 and 2007... He holds the Bradford High record in the javelin, with a throw of 183-6.5.

Personal: Bleem was born on April 10, 1989 to Thomas and Sue Bleem... He has one brother, Thomas... Bleem plans to major in economics.