Updated Oct. 19, 2007

At SIU: Threw in 13 meets during the 2007 indoor and outdoor seasons, where he placed among the top-10 22 times...won a meet title in the javelin at the Gatorade Classic...finished fifth at the outdoor MVCs in the shot put and seventh and eighth in the hammer and javelin, respectively.

Pre-SIU: Conference and sectional shot put and discus champion at Bloomington South High School...finished eighth in the state in the shot put and fifth in the discus...threw a personal best 58-10 in the shot put and 173-9 in the discus...all-conference selection in football...also garnered all-academic and all-state honors.

Personal: Full name is Thomas Anthony Smith...majors in Cinema and Photography...born April 11, 1988...son of Thomas and Stephanie Smith.