Dalton Rowan

Position:
Throws
Class:
Junior
High School:
Oak Ridge
Hometown:
Spring, Texas

Career best: Discus 193-1, 201-2 (Jr. implement)

2012 (FRESHMAN): Improved his best in the discus five times during an impressive freshman campaign ... Capped his first year at Texas A&M placing seventh at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain, with a toss of 194-7 (59.31) using the junior implement ... Qualified for the United States junior team by placing second at USATF Juniors with a 201-2 (61.32) career best with the junior implement ... During the collegiate season, placed eighth at the NCAA Championships with a PR of 193-1 (58.85) to rank eighth on the Aggie all-time list ... Bronze medalist at Big 12 Championships with a then personal best of 186-11 (56.97) ... Established another pair of career best throws during NCAA West preliminary rounds, reaching distances of 187-5 (57.13) and 192-4 (58.62) ... His first personal best effort came in placing eighth at Texas Relays with a mark of 186-1 (56.71) ... Won three meets during his freshman season - Arizona State Baldy Castillo Invitational (180-1), Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (181-0), and Texas State Bobcat Classic (185-3) ... Finished third at UTA Invitational (174-11), second at Oregon Pepsi Team Invitational (179-6) and third at LSU Alumni Gold Invitational (173-1) ... Competing in shot put, placed 12th at Big 12 Championships with a career best of 53-2.25 (16.21) ... Finished third at Oregon (50-7.25) and Miami (50-5.25) while placing 13th at LSU (49-5.5).

Indoors: Competing in the shot put indoors, placed 10th at Big 12 Championships with a mark of 50-4.75 ... Best effort was a 50-11 (15.52) for 10th at Texas A&M Invitational ... Also placed fourth in Texas A&M vs. LSU dual meet (47-10.5) and sixth at Texas A&M Mondo Challenge (50-0).

HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 graduate of Oak Ridge High School in Conroe, Texas ... Lettered two years in track and field ... Coached by Dennis Muehlstein ... Set school records in shot put and discus, producing personal best marks of 198-0 and 55-7 ... Earned MVP honor in 2011 at his school along with Outstanding Field Award in 2010 and 2011 ... Won 2011 State 5A title in the discus with a toss of 189-5 ... Won discus titles at District 14-5A (193-2) and Region II-5A (182-7) meets ... Set career best of 198-0 at The Woodlands Invite ... Won Great Southwest Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico with mark of 190-0 ... Runner-up (186-3) at USATF Junior Olympics ... In shot put during senior season, won district (54-9 ¼) and placed third in region (54-1 ¼) ... Produced his career best of 55-7 at The Woodlands Invite ... As a junior, won State 5A title in discus with a mark of 177-2 after placing second at region meet (184-10) ... 2010 Texas Relays champion in discus (177-3).

PERSONAL: Dalton Michael Rowan is the son of James and Cathy Rowan ... Born April 6, 1993 in Spring, Texas ... Has an older brother, Andy, who attends Blinn ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Hobbies include lifting and swimming ... Chose Texas A&M since it's the best university in the world, and has always wanted to go here.