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  Dan Royal
Dan Royal

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Ft. Myers, FL
High School:
Ft. Myers
Event:
Throws

Collegiate Bests: Discus (167' 4"), Shot Put (52' 2.5"), Hammer (166' 9.25")

2003: Outdoor - Earned a spot at the East Regional Championships after a strong performance in the discus at the historic Penn Relays...in Philadelphia, he threw of 165' 11" (50.57m) to finish third and qualify for a regional berth...at the regional tournament in Fairfax, Va., registered a personal best mark in the discus of 167' 4" (51.00m) to finish as the top Seminole in 12th place...ranked in three statistical categories in the ACC, the most of any other Florida State athlete...finished fifth in the discus, seventh in the hammer and ninth in the shot put events...has finished in the top four in seven of ten discus events, recorded two regional qualifying marks at the Penn Relays and Florida Relays...garnered his only victory of the season in the discus at the Snowbird Invitational where he established a mark of 163' 0.25" (49.69m)... picked up a point at the conference championships in the shot put with an eighth place finish at 49' 7.25" (15.12m)...established a personal best in the shot put at the Yellow Jacket Invite...registered a throw of 52' 2.5" (15.91m) to finish seventh...placed third at both the Snowbird Invitational and Seminole Track Invite...recorded his best performance of the season in the hammer at the ACC Outdoor Championships...established yet another personal best throw of 166' 9.25" (50.83m) to finish fifth...compiled top ten finishes in five of six hammer throw events... Indoor - Scored valuable points at the ACC Indoor Championships in the shot put and weight throw events to help the Seminoles win their first conference indoor team title...finished sixth in the weight throw establishing a mark of 51' 3" (15.62m)...placed seventh in the weight throw at 50' 8.75" (15.46m)...achieved top marks in both events at the Purple Tiger Invite...in the shot put, placed third with a throw of 51' 5.75" (15.69m), while attaining a personal best in the weight throw at 53' 0.25" (16.16m) to finish second.

2002: Outdoor - Was a welcomed addition to the Seminoles' throwing corps... finished eighth in both the shot (48-11) at discus (163-00) to score valuable points for the Tribe at the ACC Championships... turned in a 13th-place finish at the ACC meet in the hammer throw (158-08)... performed career bests of 50-00.50 in the shot put at the FSU 3-Way meet... his marks in the discus and hammer at the ACC Championships rank as career bests.

Prep: Earned all-state and all-region honors as a senior at Ft. Myers High School in the shot put and discus throw.

Personal: Major is currently undecided.

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