Ian Waltz

Height: 6-2
Weight: 265
Event: Discus
Personal Records: Discus Throw - 68.91m/226-1; Shot Put - 20.10m/65-11.5
Born: April 15, 1977 in Ashland, Oregon
Current Residence: Chula Vista, Calif.
High School: Post Falls (Idaho) HS '95
College: Washington State '00
Coach: Bud Rasmussen

Career Highlights: 2005, 2006 USA discus champion; 2007 USA discus runner-up; 2006 World Cup bronze medalist; 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials runner-up; eight-time collegiate All-American; two-time PAC-10 discus champion; 1997 Pac-10 shot put champion

2007: US Outdoor runner-up (63.60m/208-8); 2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (63.31m/219-3).
2006: USA Outdoor champ (64.52m/211-8); 1st at Salinas (68.91m/226-1PR, U.S. Leader); 3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (65.27m/214-2); 4th at Athens Super Grand Prix (65.10m); ranked #4 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN
2005: 1st at USA Outdoors (64.54m/211-9)...5th at World Outdoor Champs (64.27m/210-10)...1st at LaJolla (66.95m/219-8PR)...1st at Aliso Viejo (66.76m/219-0)...2nd at Payton Jordan U.S. Open (63.02m/206-9)...ranked #8 in world, #1 U.S. by T&FN
2004: Runner-up at U.S. Olympic Trials (64.69m/212-3); 22nd in qualifying at Olympic Games (58.97m/193-5); 2nd at Chula Vista on July 3 (66.14m/217PR); ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN
2003: 6th at USA Outdoors discus (60.18m/197-5); ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN
2002: 3rd in Discus Throw at USA Outdoors (62.26m/204-3); 9th in Shot Put at USA Outdoors (19.19m/62-11.5); ranked #5 in Discus Throw in U.S. by T&FN
2001: 8th at USA Outdoors Discus Throw (59.40m/194-10)…12th in Shot Put at USA Outdoors (18.67m/61-3);
2000: 1st in Discus Throw at Pac 10; 9th at NCAA Outdoors; 3rd in Pac-10 Shot Put; 13th in Shot Put at NCAA Outdoors; 20th in Discus Throw qualifying at Olympic Trials (56.13m/184-2)
1999: College redshirt
1998: 8th in Discus Throw at USA Outdoors (59.98m/196-9); 2nd at Pac-10 Outdoors; 3rd at NCAA Outdoors…16th in Shot Put at USA Outdoor; 3rd in Shot Put at Pac-10 Outdoors; 5th in Shot Put at NCAA Outdoor; ranked #7 in Discus Throw in U.S. by T&FN
1997: 1st in Discus Throw at Pac-10 Outdoors; 8th in Discus Throw at NCAA Outdoors; Pac-10 Outdoor Shot Put champ…8th at NCAA Outdoors