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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Defiance, Ohio
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- High School:
- Tinora
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- Events:
- Throws
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- Major:
- Accounting
Bio
2012 at Defiance: During the indoor season, set Defiance College record in shot put (16.60 meters) and weight throw (19.02 meters) … Four-time Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week … Indoor All-Ohio honoree in the shot put and weight throw … HCAC Indoor Champion and record holder in the shot put and weight throw … HCAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year … National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Nationals Competitor … Outdoor HCAC Preseason Athlete to Watch … Claimed two Outdoor Field Athlete-of-the-Week Awards … Outdoor All-Ohio Champion in the hammer throw … Set the DC outdoor record in the shot put (16.33 meters) and discuss (54.96 meters) … HCAC Champion in both the hammer throw and discus, while also setting the HCAC Championship record in the discus … Named First-Team and HCAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year … Selected as U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Great Lakes Region Field Athlete of the Year … Fourth-place finish at NCAA Nationals earned him All-American honors in discus.
News Mentions
Senior Thrower Postema Selected Two-Event All-American
DEFIANCE, Ohio – An outstanding career came to a conclusion this past Memorial Day weekend. DC’s senior Tom Postema was named U.S....
May 30, 2013
Yellow Jackets Men’s Track and Field Finishes 10th at Nationals
LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Purple and Gold men’s track and field squad wrapped up its National Collegiate Athletic Association Div. III...
May 25, 2013
DC's Postema Wins Hammer for First Male National Champion
LA CROSSE, Wis. – For the first time in Defiance College men’s track and field history, an individual has been crowned national...
May 24, 2013
Postema Propels Discus for Second at Nationals
LA CROSSE, Wis. – Senior thrower Tom Postema came through with a huge outing in day one of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Div....
May 23, 2013
DC Ends 15th in Nation, Postema Regional Athlete of the Year
NEW ORLEANS – The spectacular season for the Defiance College men’s track and field team continued after it finished 15th in Div. III...
May 21, 2013
Purple and Gold’s Parrett Runs at Final Qualifier
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team wrapped up its last scheduled meet Friday, May 17, one weekend...
May 17, 2013
Postema Wraps Up Preparation for Nationals Tuesday
DELAWARE, Ohio – In his last meet before the National Collegiate Athletic Association National Championships, senior Tom Postema threw in...
May 14, 2013
Hammer Throw Hurl Earns Second for Postema
DELAWARE, Ohio – Senior Tom Postema registered another great toss on his outstanding season Monday, May 13 at the Ron Altoff Invitational....
May 13, 2013
Davis and Parrett Notch Records at Grand Valley State
ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team traveled north to Michigan Friday, May 10 for the Grand Valley...
May 11, 2013
Purple and Gold’s Postema Throws Shot Put at Hillsdale
HILLSDALE, Mich. – With many track and field athletes around the country vying to qualify for National Collegiate Athletic Association Track...
May 9, 2013
Yellow Jackets Davis and Postema Sweep HCAC MVP Awards
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference released its outdoor track and field All-HCAC lists Thursday, May 2 and the...
May 2, 2013
Postema Earns Second USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week
NEW ORLEANS – Purple and Gold senior thrower, Tom Postema, has been named the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches...
May 2, 2013
Jackets Takes Third at HCAC's, Paced by Davis and Postema
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Senior Tom Postema and junior Joe Davis used the second day of action at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference...
April 27, 2013
DC’s Postema Hurls Third-Furthest Hammer Toss in DIII History
MANCHESTER, Ind. – Senior thrower Tom Postema put on a jaw-dropping spectacle on Friday, April 26 at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic...
April 26, 2013
DC Outdoor Track and Field Reaches Highest Ranking in History
NEW ORLEANS – The Purple and Gold men’s outdoor track and field team have cracked the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches...
April 25, 2013
Postema Caps HCAC POW Career with 13th Selection
GREENWOOD, Ind. – With the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships set for Saturday, April 27, the...
April 22, 2013
DC Track and Field Team Gets Set for HCAC Championships
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – It was an off week for most of the top competitors on the Purple and Gold men’s track and field team on...
April 21, 2013
Davis, Parrett and Postema Score First-Place at Championships
DELAWARE, Ohio – The All-Ohio Championships brought out the best in many of the athletes on DC’s men’s track and field team on...
April 13, 2013
DC Thrower Wins Third Consecutive HCAC Athlete of the Week
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Senior Tom Postema grabbed Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week honors on Monday,...
April 8, 2013
Purple and Gold Compete at Adrian Invitational
ADRIAN, Mich. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team traveled north on Saturday, April 6 to get there last competition in...
April 6, 2013
Jackets Postema Earns Second-Straight Field Athlete of the Week
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Leading the DC men’s track and field squad with three individual first-place finishes at the Dick Small Invitational...
April 1, 2013
DC Men’s Track and Field Grabs Second at Dick Small Invite
DEFIANCE, Ohio – In the 18th Annual Dick Small Invitational, the Defiance College men’s track and field team notched a solid outing of...
March 29, 2013
HCAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week Goes to Postema
GREENVILLE, Ind. – Senior DC thrower Tom Postema was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the week for...
March 25, 2013
Postema Back at it with Hammer, Discus, and Shot Wins at MSJ
CINCINNATI, Ohio – National Collegiate Athletic Association Div. III Indoor All-American Tom Postema picked up right where he left off, as...
March 22, 2013
Postema Tops Indoor Season with All-America Accolades
NEW ORLEANS – Defiance College senior thrower Tom Postema has earned the honor of U.S Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association...
March 20, 2013
DC Men’s Track and Field Selected to Finish Second in HCAC
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Purple and Gold men’s track and field team received 84 points in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference...
March 15, 2013
DC’s Postema Takes 12th at NCAA Div. III Championships
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The Yellow Jacket men’s indoor track and field season came to a close Saturday, March 9, as senior thrower Tom...
March 9, 2013
Postema Places Third at Nationals for Purple and Gold
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – With high hopes of becoming the National Collegiate Athletic Association Div. III national champion in the weight throw,...
March 8, 2013
Postema Wins Athlete of the Year, DC Celebrates Top Season
NEW ORLEANS – Defiance College’s men’s track and field team continued to gain recognition from their performance in the 2013...
March 6, 2013
DC’s Postema Warms Up for Nationals in Wisconsin
KENOSHA, Wis. – With the National Collegiate Athletic Association Div. III Indoor Track and Field Championships a week away, senior Tom...
March 1, 2013
HCAC Men’s Field Athlete of the Year Goes to DC’s Postema
GREENWOOD, Ind. – It was a big weekend for the Yellow Jacket men’s track and field squad at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic...
February 19, 2013
Postema, Davis Pace DC to Third at HCAC Championships
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Yellow Jacket men’s track and field team members Tom Postema and Joe Davis each recorded a pair of first-place...
February 17, 2013
Thrice is Nice as Postema Earns Third-Straight HCAC POW
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Senior Tom Postema continued his torrid run through the indoor track and field season Saturday, February 9, as the thrower...
February 11, 2013
DC’s Parrett Wins Second HCAC Track Athlete of the Week
GREENWOOD, Ind. – With a first-place and record setting run at the All-Ohio Indoor Championships, sophomore Troy Parrett has been named the...
February 11, 2013
Postema Places First in Weight Throw and Shot at All-Ohio
WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Four Defiance College school records fell to the men’s track and field team at the All-Ohio Indoor Championships...
February 9, 2013
Postema Goes Back-to-Back as HCAC Field Athlete of the Week
GREENWOOD, Ind. – For the second straight week, Defiance College’s senior thrower Tom Postema claimed Heartland Collegiate Athletic...
February 4, 2013
Duo of Parrett and Postema Lead DC at ONU Invitational
ADA, Ohio – The Defiance men’s track and field team continued its indoor season Saturday, February 2 with the Ohio Northern Invitation...
February 2, 2013
DC’s Postema Named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week
NEW ORLEANS – Defiance College senior thrower, Tom Postema, has been named the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches...
January 30, 2013
Postema Claims HCAC Field Athlete of the Week
GREENVILLE, Ind. – Senior DC thrower Tom Postema was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the week for...
January 28, 2013
HCAC Track Athlete of the Week Goes to Defiance’s Parrett
GREENVILLE, Ind. – Sophomore DC mid-distance runner Troy Parrett was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the...
January 28, 2013
Men’s Track and Field Set Four Records at DC Invitational
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket men’s track and field team took home a third-place finish at the DC Invitational on Saturday,...
January 26, 2013
Hardin-Wallace, Parrett Grab First Place at Northwest Ohio Invite
FINDLAY, Ohio – In the first meet of the 2013 calendar year for the Defiance College men’s track and field team, several athletes...
January 18, 2013
DC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Picked to Place Second
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Two years of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference indoor track and field competition in the books has led to a pair of...
January 16, 2013