Jonathan Kusowski

Weight:
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Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Toledo, Ohio
High School:
St. John's Jesuit

Personal Bests
Indoor:
Weight Throw 58-4 (No. 3 all-time at MU)
Outdoor:
Discus 134-5
Hammer 185-8 No. 8
Javelin 175-5 No. 3

2010-2011:Kusowski and freshman Bret Hardin proved to be one of the top hammer throw tandems in the BIG EAST during the 2011 season as Kusowski moved to No. 3 in school history in the event ... Set a personal record at the DePaul Invitational on April 16 with a toss of 185 feet, 8 inches (56.69 meters) to win the event ... Also notched a victory with his second longest toss, this one measuring 182-11 (55.76 meters) at the USF Open on (March 11) ... Placed sixth, scoring three points for the MU men, at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (May 6) with a distance of 182-1 (55.49 meters) ...BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

2009-10: Competed in the weight throw as MU[apos]s No. 2 thrower during the indoor season...Notched a best throw of (17.78 meters) in the weight throw at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships to finish seventh...Recorded a BIG EAST mark in every weight throw competition in which he registered a distance...Did not compete during the outdoor campaign.

2008-09: Threw BIG EAST qualifying marks in all four meets he competed in prior to the BIG EAST Indoor Championships...Bested his indoor personal record in weight throw with a distance of 51-05.00 at the Badger Track Classic...Set indoor personal record for the second time, throwing a distance of 53-06.50 at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational...Improved upon indoor personal weight throw record for the fourth time on the season at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships with a throw of 55-04.75, placing ninth overall...Threw a BIG EAST qualifying distance of 160-11 at the Georgia Relays...Threw a outdoor personal record of 169-7 in the hammer throw at the UWM vs. MU Dual Meet...Also took first place in javelin...Threw an outdoor personal best in javelin at the John McDonnell Invitational with a distance of 175-05.5.

2007-08: Finished seventh at the Notre Dame Invitational in the weight throw with a distance of 48-8.25...Recorded a personal outdoor record and a BIG EAST-qualifying time in the weight throw with a distance of 50-6.75 at the Hawk Invitational, good for second place...Competed in the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the weight throw, reaching a distance of 46-11...Finished seventh in the hammer throw during the outdoor season at the Lee Calhoun Invitational...Set a personal record in the discus at the Iowa Invitational with a distance of 134-5, also finished seventh in the hammer throw...Set a personal record and recorded a BIG EAST-qualifying mark while finishing second in the hammer throw at the Marquette Twilight with a heave of 161-0...Registered a throw of 151-3 in the hammer throw at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships...Finished fourth in the discus and second in the hammer throw at the DePaul Relays.

High School: Kusowski was a two-time letterwinner in track and field as well as a three-time letterwinner in bowling at St. John[apos]s Jesuit High School... Kusowski was selected for 'First Team All City' and served as Co-Captain his senior year...

Personal:Kusowski was born on June 12, 1988 to John and Jan Kusowski... Has two sisters, Julie and Jenni, and one brother, Jason... Kusowski plans to major in Mechanical Engineering