The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Dustin Bynum
- Position:
- Javelin
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- High School:
- Flour Bluff
Career Bests: Javelin (198-5/60.48m), Decathlon (6,490 points)
2007-08
Outdoor (Junior)
· Threw 192-1 (58.55m) in the javelin, taking 11th place at the Big 12 Championships
· Posted a fifth-place finish with a 179-9 (54.80m) at the Houston Invitational
· Threw 168-3 (51.28m) to finish 19th at the Penn Relays
· Was sixth at the Texas Twilight throwing 179-2 (54.63m)
· Used a personal-best 198-5 (60.48m) to finish fourth at the Texas Relays
· Placed fifth at the Texas Invitational reaching 191-9 (58.44m)
Indoor (Junior)
· Redshirted
2006-07
Outdoor (Sophomore)
· Tossed the javelin 185-5 (56.52m) for 11th place at the Big 12 Championships
· Threw a season-best 186-7 (56.88m) in a second-place finish at the Texas Twilight
· Fourth-farthest javelin thrower at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational with a distance of 182-1 (55.51)
· Opened the season with a fourth-place performance of 170-10 (52.08m) at the Texas Invitational
· Also ran 23.28 in the 200-meter dash and vaulted 15-1 (4.60m) at the first home meet of the year
Indoor (Sophomore)
· Reached a season-high 15-7 (4.75m) to finish fourth in the pole vault at the Leonard Hilton Memorial
· Cleared 15-3 (4.65m) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational
· Fourth-highest vaulter at the NYC Gotham Cup with a 14-9 (4.50m)
· Finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles preliminary race (8.95)
· Competed in the heptathlon at the Roger Cox Championships, finishing 13th and scoring 4,624 points
2005-06
Outdoor (Freshman)
· Took 11th in the decathlon (6,123) at the Big 12 Championships
· Placed 12th in the decathlon with 6,490 points at the Texas Relays, where he posted a fourth-place showing in the pole vault 15-1 (4.59m) and an eighth-place effort in the javelin 169-
5 (51.65m)
· Used a 186-2 (56.75m) to finish fifth in the javelin at the Texas Invitational
· Placed eighth in the 110m hurdles (16.62) at the Rice Twilight
Indoor (Freshman)
· Placed seventh in the heptathlon (4,785) at the New Mexico Multi-Events Meet
· Took third in the heptathlon[apos]s pole vault (15-9/4.80m) and sixth in the long jump (21-9.5/6.64m) at the New Mexico Multi-Events Meet
· Posted an 8.61 in the prelims of the 55m hurdles at the Houston Indoor Opener
High School
· Coached by Russell Lee at Flour Bluff High School (2001-04)
· Four-time district champion in the pole vault and three-time district champion in the long jump
· Runner-up in pole vault at 2004 state championships with a personal best of 15-9 (4.80m)
· Carried a personal best in the long jump of 22-11 (6.68m)
· Also an all-district quarterback for coach Bill Schaake[apos]s football team and an all-district forward for coach Steve Allen[apos]s soccer team
· Selected third-team Academic All-State in football
· Graduated in the top 10 percent of his class
· Member of National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and his church[apos]s youth group
Personal
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas ... son of Douglas and Deborah Bynum ... father, Douglas, played football at Tulane in the early 70s ... is the youngest of three siblings ... majoring in engineering en route to business ... a six-time member of UT[apos]s Athletics Director[apos]s Honor Roll.
