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2009 Track and Field

Richard Valenti

Richard Valenti

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Palm Desert, CA
  • Highschool:
    Palm Desert HS

Summary

Biography

2008: Superstar thrower for the Bulldogs… Major factor inthe team’s second-place finish in the SCIAC… Qualifiedfor the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships…Sole Bulldog competitor in each of his events at the Rossi Relays,dabbling with the Shot Put (41’ 5 ¾”), theDiscus Throw (140’ 10”) and the Hammer Throw(147’ 8”)… At the Ben Brown Invitational,notched distances of 40’ 2 ¼”, 142’9” and 136’ 7” in the Shot Put, Hammer Throw andJavelin Throw, respectively… Placed among the top-threefinishers in both the Discus Throw (142’ 2”) and theHammer Throw (153’ 1”) at the SCIAC Top-4 meet…Led all Redlands throwers at the Pomona All-Comers meet, puttingthe shot 42’ 5”… Finished up with the third-bestmark in both the Hammer Throw (153’ 9”) and the ShotPut (44’ 11”) at the SCIAC Multi-Duals… Dazzledat the SCIAC Championships, taking second in the Hammer Throw(159’ 3”), third in the Shot Put (47’ 1”)and third in the Discus Throw (151’ 1”)…All-SCIAC in the Discus Throw, Hammer Throw and Shot Put…Recorded his season-best toss in the Discus Throw at the SteveScott Invitational, launching the discus 164' 3" for anNCAA qualifying mark… Left his mark at the NCAAChampionships, placing 11th in the Discus Throw(157’)… Redlands Scholar-Athlete…

2007: Competed in the throwing events for Redlands… Helpedthe Bulldogs take second at the conference championships…Finished second in the Shot Put with a distance of 44’1/2” during the SCIAC Invite before earning his firstconference victory in the Discus at 142’ 6”…Finished second in the Shot Put at 44’ 8 ¼” andtook third in the Discus with a mark of 134’ 10” duringthe SCIAC Multi-Duals… Won the conference title in theDiscus (156’8”)… Came in fifth in the HammerThrow (140’1”) and third in the Shot Put (44’2¾”) during the SCIAC Championships… EarnedAll-SCIAC accolades for all three throwing events… His markin the Discus landed him seventh all-time at Redlands and firstamong his conference competitors for the 2007 season…Redlands Scholar-Athlete…

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