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Hall of Fame

Robert O. Bowers

  • Class
    1980
  • Induction
    1997
  • Sport(s)
    Track & Field
INDOOR
Senior: Captain ... Won shot put in ICAC Championship Meet ... Set school record with throw of 53-0 ... Team won title ... Team Most Valuable Player ... Junior: Captain ... Set ICAC record of 50-8.5 in shot put and won 35# weight event at league championship meet ... Team was second ... Set Capital District Championships Meet record in 35# weight throw with toss of 51-3 ... Team won title ... Team Most Valuable Player ... Sophomore: Won 35# weight throw at Capital District Meet and New York State Championship ...

OUTDOOR
Senior: Captain ... High scorer for season ... Team MVP ... At NCAA Championships, took fourth in shot put (16.05 meters) ... All-America ... Compted in nationals in hammer throw, finishing seventh ... New York State Champion in hammer and shot put with meet records in both events ... Junior: Captain ... Set school record for shot put (52-10.5) ... Team MVP ... Participated in NCAA Meet in hammer (7th place) and shot put (7th place) ... Won hammer and shot put in ICAC Meet ... Sophomore: Competed in NCAA Championship in hammer ... Won shot put in ICAC Meet ... Freshman: Qualified for State Championships in both shot put (45 feet) and hammer.

OTHER
1978-79 RPI Athlete of the Year ... Utica, New York ... Notre Dame High School.
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