Carl Brown
Biography
Event: Discus
Height: 6-4
Weight: 255
PR: 66.66m/218-8 (2003)
Born: February 11, 1970
Current Residence: East Point, Ga.
High School: Albion (Mich.) HS 88
College: Siena Heights University 95 (Adrian, Mich.)
Career Highlights: 2003 USA champion; 9th at 2003 World Championships; 1994 & 1995 NAIA champion; 1995 NAIA runner-up in shot put.
Brown qualified for his second World Outdoor Championships team with his third place finish at the 2005 USA Outdoor Championships in Carson, Calif. He led the field in discus throw qualifying at the 2004 Olympic Trials. Carl surprised the field by winning the 2003 USA Outdoor title, where he defeated three-time U.S. champion Adam Setliff with a throw of 218-8.
His breakthrough 2003 campaign ended with him owning three of the top four throws by an American. ARCO director Brooks Johnson saw Carl training, and recognized his potential and quickness in the throwing ring. Brown earned himself a spot at Chula Vista, and his discipline has paid off. The only two-time NAIA national champion in the history of athletics at Siena Heights. Carl was the first athlete to win back-to-back national titles in the discus in 1994 and 1995 at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Career Stats
2006: 5th at USA Outdoors (60.07m/197-1)…ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 60.07m/197-1.
2005: 3rd at USA Outdoors (61.77m/202-08)6 in Group A qualifying at World Outdoor Champs (61.91m/203-1)4 at San Diego (64.95/213-1)ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 64.95m/213-1.
2004: 4th at Olympic Trials (61.99m/203-4)1st at Westwood, Calif. (62.91m/206-5)1st at Mt. SAC (64.11m/210-4)1st at Salinas (66.57/218-5)1st at San Diego (63.69m/208-11)ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FNbest of 66.57m/218-5.
2003: USA Outdoor champion (66.66m/218-8PR, U.S. Leader)9th at World Outdoors (62.66m/1st at Fresno (64.21/210-8)1st at Lapeenranta (65.92m/216-3)1st at San Sebastian (65.63m/215-4)6th at Zurich (64.25m/210-9)best of 66.66m/218-8PRranked #8 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN.
2002: 6th at USA Outdoors (60.91m/199-10)ranked 6th in U.Sbest of 206-3.
2001: 7th at USA Outdoors (61.17m/200-08)ranked 7th in U.Sbest of 209-3.
2000: 8th at Olympic Trialsranked 8th in U.Sbest of 207-10.
1999: 8th at USA Outdoorsranked 7th in U.Sbest of 202-3.
1998: 4th at USA Outdoors9th at Goodwill Gamesranked 5th in U.Sbest of 205-1
1997: 13th at USA Outdoorsbest of 193-9.
1996: 18th at Olympic TrialsBest of 193-4.
1995: NAIA champion in discusNAIA runner-up in shot putbest of 174-6 in discus.
1994: NAIA champion in discusbest of 165-10 in discus.
