Joe Mueller Class: Senior Hometown: O'Fallon, Ill. High School: O'Fallon Township Event: Throws Birthdate: 02/03/1986

Updated Nov. 7, 2008

At SIU: Ranks fourth all-time in the weight throw (65-08.75) at SIU...Won four individual weight throw titles during the 2008 indoor season...Garnered all-conference honors when he clinched the weight throw title at the 2008 MVC Indoor Championships...Established career indoor bests in both the weight throw (65-08.75) and shot put (44-10)...Won his first conference title in the weight throw at the 2007 MVC Indoor Championships...Earned all-conference honors in the hammer at the 2007 MVC Outdoor Championships...Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in the hammer, where he placed 24th...Posted 13 top-10 finishes in 2007, including four meet titles...Registered top-10 finishes during indoor and outdoor competition in 2006...Narrowly missed all-conference honors when he finished fourth in the weight throw at the MVC Indoor Championships...As a freshman, finished in the top-10 in the weight throw during five of seven indoor meets...Posted five top-20 finishes in the outdoor hammer and discus.

Pre-SIU: Finished first in the conference in the discus as a sophomore at O'Fallon Township High School...Was a sectional qualifier as a junior and garnered second-team all-conference honors as a senior...Placed second at sectionals and qualified for state that year as well...Also a sectional qualifier on the wrestling team.

Personal: Majors in Kinesiology with a specialization in Excercise Science...Born February 3, 1986...Son of Gary and Cathy Mueller.