Nick Welihozkiy Class: Sophomore Hometown: Springfield, WA Event: Throws Birthdate: 02/12/1981

Stanford: Expected to have a breakout season for the Stanford Cardinal in 2001 … Look for Nick to be a contender on the Pac-10 and NCAA level … Finished ninth in the hammer at the IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships in Santiago, Chile, last October.

2000 Track & Field (Freshman): Stanford’s top hammer thrower … Threw a season-best 200-4 feet at the Hayward Relays, third-best ever for a freshman at Stanford, and tenth-best in school history … Finished second in the hammer (196-3) and sixth in the discus (162-10) at the United States Junior National Championships in Denton, TX … Finished ninth in the hammer (191-4) at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Santiago, Chile.

High School: Competed with the nation’s elite in the shot put, discus and hammer throws … Threw 60-1 in the shot put, 193-2 in the discus and 228-2 in the hammer … The 1999 USATF Junior National runner-up in the hammer … Finished third in the hammer at the 1999 Junior Pan Am Games.

Cardinal Catalogue: Undeclared major … Born February 12, 1981.

Collegiate Career Bests: Hammer (200-4); discus (168-10); javelin (208-4); shot put (49-3)