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AT ILLINOIS
2003 Indoors
Won the Illini Classic in the shot put with a throw of 54’10.00” ... Missed the Carle/Health Alliance Classic with an illness ... Finished second at the Illinois Invitational in the shot put with a throw of 53’04.50”.
2002 Indoors
Finished third at the Big Ten Championships with a career-best throw of 61’05.50”, the fourth-best throw in Illinois history ... Narrowly missed out on a berth to the NCAA Championships in the shot put after provisionally qualifying in each meet during the season ... Won four shot put titles during the season including the Wisconsin Elite Invitational with a throw of 59’04.00”.
2002 Outdoors
Third-place finish at the Big Ten Championships in the shot put is the highest for an Illini at the Conference meet since 1995 ... Had a career-best and provisional-qualifying shot put performance of 60’02.50” to win the April Twilight ... That throw moved him into fifth on the all-time Illinois shot put performance list ... Also won shot put titles at the April Twilight and the Southern Illinois Spring Classic ... Finished third at the Drake Relays in the shot put ... Had a career-best throw of 155’02.00” in the discus to finish second at the May Twilight.
2001 Indoors
Qualified for NCAA Championships in the shot put … Finished fourth in the shot put at the Big Ten Championships with a throw of 58’05.50 (2/24/01) … Finished first in the shot put and 35lb weight throw at the Illinois Invitational (1/13/01) … Placed first in the shot put at the UMI Invitational (1/27/01) … Won the shot put at the Illini Classic (2/3/01) … Set an indoor career best throw at the Iowa State Classic with a length of 59’00.25", while finishing fifth in the event (2/10/01).
2001 Outdoors
Outdoor – Finished ninth in the shot put at the Big Ten Championships (5/20/01) … Won the shot put the Midweek Twilight (4/24/01) … Placed third in the shot put at the Illini Twilight and recorded a outdoor personal-best throw of 56’09.25" (5/11/01).
2000 Indoors
Threw the shot put and the 35lb Weight Throw for Illinois ...
Scored for the Illini with a sixth place finish in the shot put at the Big
Ten Championships, with an indoor personal best of 56 feet, 6-3/4 inches ...
Won the shot put at the Illinois Open in his first collegiate competition
.. Placed second in the shot put at the Hoosier Hills Classic.
2000 Outdoors
Threw the shot put and discus for the Illini ... Scored for the
Illini with a seventh place finish in the shot put at the Big Ten
Championships, recording a throw of 55 feet, 6-1/4 inches ... Placed third
in the shot put at the Illinois Triangular.
HIGH SCHOOL
Finished sixth nationally in the shot put ... Second in the
shot put at the California state meet ... Earned varsity letters in both
track and football ... Was MVP of track and field team as a senior ...
Earned all-conference honors in football.
PERSONAL
Son of Bernard and Irish Grady ...Enrolled
in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ... Hopes to pursue a career in
marketing after graduation.
Grady's Personal bests
Indoor: SP: 59’00.25" (17.24m)
Outdoor: SP: 56’09.25" (16.92m); D: 142-9 (43.52m)
