Alex Padgett Class: RS Senior Hometown: Rock Hill, SC Height: 6-6 Event: Throws Major: Industrial Engineering

Career Honors
• NCAA Provisional Qualifier, Weight Throw (2010)
• All-ACC, Hammer Throw (2009)
• NCAA East Region Qualifier, Shot Put & Hammer Throw (2009)
• USA Junior Championships Participant, Hammer Throw (2007)

Clemson Highlights
• Ranks second in Clemson history in the hammer throw, second in the weight throw, fourth in the outdoor shot put, & fifth in the indoor shot put.

2009-10 Outdoor Highlights
• Significant contributor at the ACC Championships for the Tigers, he posted a pair of fourth-place finishes (shot put and hammer throw)
• Moved to No. 2 position in Clemson's record books with hammer throw of 207'5" at the league meet in April, he competed in the event at Greensboro for the NCAA East Preliminary Round but was hampered by a back problem
• Top shot put effort was 57'9.75", fourth in school history, in his ACC performance

2009-10 Indoor Highlights
• NCAA provisional qualifier in the 35-pound weight throw on two occasions
• Personal best in the event was a throw of 65'4" at the Virginia Tech Qualifier
• Had a weight throw of 64'1.75" and fourth-place finish in the event at ACCs
• Placed fifth in the shot put (57'5.5") at the conference meet, his mark was good enough to rank No. 5 on the school's all-time performance list

2008-09 Outdoor Highlights

• NCAA East Regional participant in both the hammer throw and shot put
• Ranks third in Clemson history in the hammer after a throw of 197'0" at Georgia Tech
• Earned first-ever All-ACC certificate with third-place finish in the hammer throw
• Moved to fifth in Clemson's record books with a mark of 56'10" in the shot put at the Orange & Purple Classic

2008-09 Indoor Highlights
• Ascended to #5 position in Clemson record books in the weight throw with a mark of 59'7.5" at the ACC Championships
• Finished fourth in the weight throw at ACCs and eighth in the shot put
• Best mark in the shot put was a throw of 53'1.75" at the league indoor meet

2007-08 Outdoor Highlights
• Moved into fifth place in school history in the hammer throw with a mark of 185'11" at the ACC Championships
• Finished fourth overall, just one spot out of being All-ACC for the first time
• Also scored for the Tigers at ACCs with a mark of 155'1" in the discus throw

2007-08 Indoor Highlights
• Competed in the shot put and weight throw, he was a fourth-place scorer for the Tigers at the ACC Championships in the weight throw with a mark of 55'5.75"
• Top performance in the shot put was a distance of 52'5.25" at the Virginia Tech Invitational in early January
• Top mark in the weight throw was 55'11.75" at the Clemson Invitational

2006-07 Highlights
• Red-shirted both the indoor and outdoor seasons
• Finished 11th in the hammer throw at the USA Junior Championships

Fort Mill High School Highlights
• State champion in the shot put in 2006
• Set the school record in the shot put in 2006
• Two-time MVP for his high school team
• Earned two letters in football and three in track & field

Personal
• Born 2/2/88 in Augusta, GA
• Majoring in industrial engineering
• Named to 2008-09 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Father, James, was a college quarterback and brother, Richard, was a pitcher for College of Charleston's baseball team

Best Collegiate Marks
• Shot Put - 57'9.75"
• Weight Throw - 65'4"
• Discus - 156'10"
• Hammer - 207'5"