Anthony Connor

Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
St. Charles Prep

2008-09 Junior Season

Indoor Track and Field – Earned Second-Team All-MAC accolades with a 64’-6.50”-toss in the weight throw at the MAC Championships, ranking second on the team in the event during the season and seventh all-time…also placed eighth in the shot put at the MAC Championships with a mark of 52’-8.75”…won the shot put at the Kent State Dual and recorded the team’s top mark of the season with a throw of 53’-11.25”.

Outdoor Track and Field – Qualified for the NCAA Mid-East Regional in the discus three times…finished 17th at the NCAA Regional with a 168’-5” throw in discus…recorded the team’s season-best discus throw at the Jesse Owens Classic with a toss of 176’-11”, eighth-longest in team history…won the discus at the Northeast Ohio Quad with a 171’-4”-toss…reached 169’-8” on his discus throw at the Campbell-Wright Open…recorded the team’s second-best hammer throw of the season and regionally qualified courtesy of a 186’-7”- toss at the Weems Baskin Relays…took third in the discus throw at the MAC Championships with a 159’-10” throw…also placed fourth in the hammer throw at the MAC Championships with a toss of 203’-6”.

2007-08 Sophomore Season

Indoor Track and Field - Finished fifth overall in theweight throw with a toss of 54’-10.25” at the 2008 MAC Indoor Track andField Championships…recorded a season-best throw of 58’-3” in theweight throw at the Akron Dual.

Outdoor Track and Field - Qualified for the 2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Mid-East Regionals in the hammer throw when he registered a season-best distance of 186’-6” at the Duke Invitational…finished fifth in the discus at the 2008 MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a distance of 162’-9”… placed eighth in the shot put with a toss of 51’-5.5” at the same meet…won the discus at the Hillsdale Relays with a season-best toss of 168’-4”.

2006-07 Freshman Season

Indoor Track and Field - Won thetitle in the weight throw at the Golden Flash Gala with a season-best mark of50’-2.5”.

Outdoor Track and Field - Recorded season-bests in both the discus (156’) and hammer (158’-3”) at the Campbell-Wright Open.

Prior to Kent State

Placed fifth in the state in the discus as a senior...also lettered in football at St. Charles.

Personal

Born July 16, 1987...son of Robert and Yolanda Connor...majoring in visual communication design.