2011-12 Track and Field
Brian Florek
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Matawan, N.J.
- High School:
- Old Bridge
2008-09 Freshman Season
Indoor Track and Field
• Did not compete
Outdoor Track and Field
• Qualified for the NCAAMid-East Regional four times in the javelin
• Finished eighth at the regional meet with a toss of210’-11”, the team’s best javelin throw of theseason which also ranked sixth in team history
• Finished third at the MAC Championships in the javelinwith a 205’ throw
• Won the javelin at the Jesse Owens Classic with a throwof 210’-5” to help garner MAC Men’s Field Athleteof the Week recognition
• Also won the event at the All-Ohio Championships thanksto a 205’-2” throw
• Recorded a throw of a 202’-5” at theNortheast Ohio Quad
Prior to Kent State
• Crowned as the New Jersey state champion in thejavelin as both a junior and senior
• Selected as the Middlesex County Player of the Year atOld Bridge High School in those same two seasons
• Placed first in the discus in Group IV in 2008
• Undefeated in the javelin as a junior and senior at trackmeets in his home state of New Jersey
• Helped to lead OBHS to the 2008 Indoor Track and FieldGroup IV State Championship
• Selected as the Old Bridge High School Track Rookie ofthe Year as a sophomore
• Member of the 2006 Outdoor Track and Field Group IV Stateand County Championship teams
• Also a member of the 2007 and 2008 Outdoor Track andField County and County Relay Champions
• Received all-county honors in baseball as a freshman
Personal
• Born Feb. 20, 1990
• Son of Stephen and Celeste Florek
• Earned his Eagle Scout
• Majoring in physical education
