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THIS YEAR: Redshirt senior Brian Wilhelm made steady improvement last season for the Trojans.
2008: Had a PR of 196-1 (59.76m) in the hammer throw on March 8 at the Ben Brown Invitational to place third. Placed fourth in the Dual Meet with a hammer throw of 179-11. Threw 188-3 in the hammer at the Pac-10 Championships to finish 11th in the preliminaries. Fouled out at the NCAA West Regional in Northridge.
2007: Had a solid first season of competition for USC. Had a best hammer throw of 189-4 (57.72m) at the Trojan Invitational on March 24 to finish fourth in the event. Also posted his career best in the shot at the Trojan Invitational with a put of 56-0 1/2 (17.08m). Finished fourth in the hammer throw at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet with a distance of 184-3 (56.17m). Placed 14th at the Pac-10 Championships in the hammer throw. Was a 2007 NCAA West Regional qualifier in the hammer.
2006: Redshirted in his first season at USC.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Attended the College of San Mateo from 2004-05...Threw the shot and discus, placing second in NorCal in the discus and third in NorCal in the Shot..Won the conference championship in the discus...Had personal bests of 160-0 in the discus and 51-1 1/2 in the shot.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory where he participated in track and basketball...Was the league and section champion in the shot put...Had bests of 56-10 1/2 in the shot and 155-0 in the discus.
PERSONAL: Brian was born on Aug. 19, 1986 in Nagoya, Japan... He is a Social Sciences major at USC with an emphasis in Economics...Also minoring in Business...Hobbies include lifting, playing video games and "chilling with friends"...Lists his favorite movie as Braveheart...His father Bruce was a member of the 1972 (alternate) and 1976 U.S. Olympic Weightlifting Teams...He won a Silver Medal in the 1976 games and set a U.S. record in the snatch.
CAREER BESTS: Shot -- 56-0 1/2 Hammer -- 196-1 Discus -- 160-0
