Derek Anderson Sr. Thrower Wrentham, MA (Xaverian Bros.)

Men's Track 2005-06 •TEAM PAGE | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | RESULTS PAGE

2005-06: Broke Jim Dawson's 1982-83 Northeastern indoor shot put record (61'2) with a throw of 61'7.75 at the Dartmouth Relays on Jan. 8, winning by nearly 11 feet...swept the shot put and weight throw on consecutive weeks at the Great Dane Classic and Boston Indoor Games...won the shot put with a throw of 59'11.5 at the nationally-competitive New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the New York Armory and was second with a throw of 61'3.5 at the Tyson Invitational at Arkansas...won the shot put (61'2.75) and was second in the weight throw (58'9.25) at the New England Championship...runner-up after re-setting the NU indoor record in the shot put at 62'6.5 at the IC4A Championship...competed in the shot put at the indoor NCAA Championship but fouled out...started the outdoor season with a bang, setting the NU record in the discus (186'4) and also winning the shot put (61'8.5) at the Hurricane Invitational at Miami; earned CAA Field Athlete of the Week honors...set NU records in both the shot put (63'4.25) and discus (191'10) and also won the hammer (173'10) at the Mason Spring Classic on April 1...had another amazing double at the Texas Relays April 7-8 when he won the shot put with a throw of 65'2.75 and took third in the discus with a toss of 194'5...named CAA Field Athlete of the Week for his Texas Relays performance...set the Northeastern record in the discus with a throw of 197'3 at the Solomon Husky Invitational on April 15...second in the shot put (61'6.25) and discus (181'0) at the IC4A Championship...third in the shot put (61'1.5) and fourth in the discus (187'1) at the NCAA East Regional Championship to qualify for the NCAA Championship in both events. 2004-05: Redshirted to concentrate on training...competing as an unattached athlete, won the shot put (58’2.5) and discus (191’2) at the Solomon Husky Invitational...competed in the shot put (58’3.5) and discus (181’5) at the UConn Invitational...won the discus (183’7) and took fifth in the shot put (56’11.5) at the Sea Ray Relays. 2003-04: Named All-American for his 13th-place finish in the shot put at the NCAA Championship during the outdoor season...at the NCAA Championship, tossed the shot put 60’1 to place 13th and took 22nd in the discus with a throw of 173’0...won both the shot put and discus at three major championships...broke the NU and America East records while winning both the shot put (62’0.25) and discus (185’7) at the America East Championship and was named Most Outstanding Field Performer...won the shot put and discus at the New England Championship and IC4A Championship...during the indoor season, won the shot put (56’1.75) and was second in the weight throw (56’6.5) at the America East Championship...placed third in the shot put (55’4.25) and fourth in the weight throw (56’6.5) at the New England Championship...took third in the shot put (56’11.25) at the IC4A Championship. 2002-03: Became NU’s first IC4A indoor champ since 1989 when he won the shot put with a throw of 58’0.5...won Greater Boston and America East shot put titles with identical throws of 55’11.75...at the New England Championship, Anderson heaved the 16-pounder 58’7.5 for the win...also posted second-place finishes in the weight throw at the America East and New England title meets...outdoors, won the shot put (54’1.75) and discus (171’9) and was fourth in the hammer (163’1.5) at the America East Championship...at the New England Championship, won the shot put and was second in the discus...fourth in the shot put at the IC4A Championship. 2001-02: During the indoor season, finished second in the shot put (51’6.5) and sixth in the weight throw (50’9.25) at the America East Championship...won the shot put with a throw of 53’11.75 at the New England Championship...during the outdoor season, named Most Outstanding Field Performer at the America East Championship after placing second in the shot put (54’5.5), second in the discus (168’5) and third in the hammer (166’7)...came back a week later, winning the discus (177’3) and placing second in the shot put (53’9.25) at the New England Championship...capped off the season with a runner-up placing in the discus at the IC4A Championship. High School: Competed in track and football for four years...state discus champ in 2000 and 2001...indoor and outdoor state shot put champion in 2001...a Footlocker All-American in 2000...named team MVP for football, indoor track, and outdoor track in 2000-01...Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic for indoor track in 2001 and outdoor track in 2000 and 2001...established school records in discus (186’3) and shot put (62’9.25)...team won state outdoor track title in 2001...member of Div. I Super Bowl champ football team in 1998. Personal: Born July 7, 1983...Business major...Class of 2006.