The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Nick Baucum
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Robstown, Texas
- High School:
- Calallen
Career Bests: Indoor Shot Put (53-1.5 /16.19m), Outdoor Shot Put (54-2.5 /16.52m), Hammer (137-4 /41.86m)
Honors
· All-Big 12
· Three-time Academic All-Big 12
2007-08
Outdoor (Junior)
· Threw 53-2.75 (16.22m) in the shot put at the Big 12 Championships to finish 13th overall
· Posted a season-best 53-5.5 (16.29m) in the shot put at the Texas Invitational, finishing third
· Placed sixth at Texas Relays throwing 53-2.25 (16.21m) in the shot put
· Third best shot putter at the Texas Twilight with a mark of 52-10 (16.10m)
· Marked 53-5.5 (16.09m) in the shot put at Penn Relays, placing sixth
· Was third at the Houston Invitational throwing 52-8.75 (16.07m) in the shot put
Indoor (Sophomore)
· Finished 11th at the Big 12 Championships throwing the shot put 50-6 (15.39m)
· Notched a personal-best 53-1.5 (16.19m) at the New Balance meet, placing 16th
· Was 16th overall at the Tyson Invitational with a throw of 52-1.75 (15.89m)
· Placed third throwing 51-1.5 (15.58m) at the Razorback Invitational
· Competed at the Leonard Hilton Memorial, finishing seventh throwing 50-7.25 (15.42m)
· Finished third at the Houston Indoor to open the season with a 50-5.25 (15.37m)
2006-07
Outdoor (Sophomore)
· Tossed a career-best 54-2.5 (16.52m) to score two points with a seventh-place finish at the Big 12 Championships
· Registered a 51-9 (15.77m) for sixth place at the Texas Relays
· Opened the season with a 51-6.5 (15.71m) at the Hurricane Invitational
· Threw 52-5.25 (15.98m) at the Texas Twilight
· Finished sixth with a toss of 50-4.5 (15.35m) at the Rice Invitational
· Achieved a top-five performance with a 49-9.25 (15.17m) at the Texas Invitational
Indoor (Redshirt Freshman)
· Posted a 48-2.75 (14.70m) for 11th place at the Leonard Hilton Memorial
2005-06
Outdoor (Freshman)
· Placed seventh in the hammer throw 137-4 (41.86m) at the Texas Twilight
· Added a 13th-place finish in the hammer with a throw of 129-1 (39.34m) at the Rice Twilight
Indoor (Freshman):
· Redshirted
High School
· Earned All-America honors in 2003 in the shot put at Calallen High School
· Won the 2004 Texas 4A State Championship in the shot put with a throw of 57-8 (17.58m)
· Finished fifth in the shot put at the 2004 Texas Relays
· Named the 2004 South Texas Track Athlete of the Year
· Two-time Region 4A and district champion shot putter (2003 and 2004) who helped CHS win the Texas Region IV championship in 2003 and 2004 under head coach Steve Campbell
· Won the shot put at the AAU state championship meet in 2003
· Qualified for the 2003 state power lifting tournament
· Earned the scholastic achievement award and graduated Cum Laude from Calallen
Personal
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas ... son of Darwin and Theresa Baucum ... has one brother, Joe ... father played football for Texas A&I (1973-74) ... majoring in kinesiology ... a three-time Academic All-Big 12 performer ... a four-time member of UT[apos]s Athletics Director[apos]s Honor Roll.
