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  Austin Heape

Austin Heape

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Dallas, Texas

High School:
Trinity Christian

Height:
6-2

Event:
Shot Put/Javelin

Birthdate:
12/12/1983

2005: Finished 16th with a shot put of 14.53 meters (47-8) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/14)...Finished third with a season-best mark of 15.09 meters (49-6 ¼) at the John Jacobs Invitational (4/16)...Finished fourth in the javelin with a mark of 44.78 meters (146-11) at the Dr Pepper Invitational (3/26)...Finished 17th in the shot put at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (2/26) with a mark of 14.78 (48-6)...Had an indoor best of 15.05 meters (49-4 ½) at the Tyson Invitational (2/12).

2004: Had a season-best mark of 162-7 in the javelin to finish sixth at the Michael Johnson Classic (4/17) and finished 16th at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/1)...Recorded a season-best 46-8 in the shot put at the Michael Johnson Classic (4/17)...Finished 13th at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in the shot put...During the indoor season, finished 14th with a mark of 45-4 ½ at the Big 12 Championships (2/27)...Had a season-best throw of 47-0 ¾ at the Iowa State Classic (2/14).

2003: Had a season-best mark of 134-5 in the discus at the Tom Tellez Invitational (3/29)...Had his highest finish of fourth with a throw of 129-10 at the Dr Pepper Invitational (3/22)...Had a season-best throw of 46-9 in the shot put at the Texas Invitational (5/3)...Had a season-best mark of 96-9 in the hammer at the Michael Johnson Classic (4/18).

High School: Was a two-year letterwinner in track and field at Trinity Christian Academy in Addison, Texas, for coach Michael Lee...Won the state and district championships in the shot put and discus as a senior...Set the school records in the shot put (53-1) and discus (148-10)...Was named team MVP in 2002 and qualified for Texas Relays...Also lettered in golf all four years for coach Bruce Lietzke, a veteran of more than 20 years on the PGA and Champions Tours...Helped lead the Trojans to the 1999 state championship...Earned all-district honors all four years with a career scoring average of 78...Earned two letters in football for coach Barry Morgan...Helped the Trojans to an 11-2 record and the TAPPS 5A state championship as a junior...Earned all-district honors as an offensive lineman as a senior...Was on the yearbook staff and volunteered for Meals on Wheels.

Personal: Full name is Austin Scott Heape...Born Dec. 12, 1983, in Dallas...Son of Scott and Mary Alice Heape...Father, Scott, played football at Tulane...Majoring in geology.