Alfred Kruger

Height: 6-4
Weight: 260
Event: Hammer Throw
Personal Record: 79.26m/260-0
Born: Feb. 18, 1979 in Sheldon, Iowa
Current Residence: Ashland, Ohio
High School: Sheldon, Iowa. '97
Colleges: Morningside (Sioux City, Iowa.) '01
Coach: Jud Logan

Career highlights: 2-time USA Outdoor champion ('06, '07); 4-time U.S. Indoor WT champion (’03, ’05, ’06, 07); 2004 Olympic Trials runner-up; 1999 NCAA DII champion

2007: US Outdoor champion (78.10m/256-3); USA Indoor champion (24.05m/78-11).
2006: USA Outdoor Champion (75.81m/248-9); U.S. Indoor champion (23.74m/77-10.75); 1st at Mt. SAC (78.52m/257-7); 1st at Bloomington, Ind. (77.98m/257-7); 1st at Columbus (77.00m/252-7); 1st at Drake Relays (76.09m/249-7); ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN
2005: U.S. Indoor champion (23.47m/77-0); 3rd at USA Outdoors (71.48m/234-6); 7th in Group A qualifying at World Outdoor Champs (74.37m/244-0; ; 2nd at Calvin (75.57m/247-11); ranked #2 in U.s. by T&FN
2004: 2nd at Olympic Trials (76.02m/249-5); (69.38m/227-7); met Olympic A standard August 5 at Berea (Ohio) Open (79.26m/260-0PR); 2nd in WT at USA Indoors (22.56m/74-0.25); 1st in WT at Kent (22.87/75-0.5); ranked #2 U.S. by T&FN
2003: USA Indoor WT champion (22.25m/73-0)
2002: 14th at USA Outdoor (64.59m/211-11); 6th at USA Indoors (19.50m/63-11.75)
2001: 1st at North Central Conference in hammer and discus; NCAA DII champion in HT; 19th in HT at USA Outdoors