Brian Thornburg Class: Senior Hometown: Titusville, FL High School: Titusville Height: 6-4 Event: Throws Birthdate: 03/27/1980

AS A JUNIOR: Began his 2002 season in the Purdue Open, taking fifth in the weight throw (50-4 1/4) ... took seventh place in the weight throw during the the Tri-Meet (Michigan State, Ball State) ... came back the next week to win the weight throw against Michigan State (55-1/4) ... ended up ninth in the weight throw at the Meyo Invitational (49-10) ... qualified for the weight throw at the 2002 BIG EAST indoor meet, finishing 11th (52-4 3/4) ... placed seventh at the Alex Wilson in the weight throw (54-8) ... moved to the hammer throw for the outdoor season and placed 17th at the Purdue Invitational ... moved up to seventh at the Spring Opener in the hammer throw (148-11 1/2) ... threw the discus (12th) and the hammer (15th) at the Butler Invitational ... finished 10th in the hammer throw during the preliminaries at the Boilermaker Open (150-5 1/2).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Devel- oped into one of Notre Dame's top threats in the throws group ... kicked off the indoor season with a fifth-place finish in the weight throw vs. Ball State and Western Michigan ... won the weight throw competition vs. Michigan State the next weekend with a personal-best 54-11 1/2 ... claimed second individual event title with a victory in the weight throw at the Windsor Team Challenge (50-6 3/4) ... finished ninth at the 2001 BIG EAST Indoor Championship in the weight throw (51-5 3/4) ... concentrated on the hammer throw during the outdoor season ... took fourth place in the hammer at the Tom Botts Invitational ... competed in the 2001 BIG EAST Outdoor Championship in the hammer throw.

AS A FRESHMAN: Added depth to the field events in his first year of competition ... steadily improved his marks throughout both the indoor and outdoor seasons ... best weight throw mark of the indoor season came versus Indiana, a 52-4 3/4 toss that earned him third place in the meet ... competed in the BIG EAST indoor meet, finishing 11th in the weight throw ... threw the discus and hammer in the outdoor season ... best discus mark of the season was 133-5 at the Purdue Open ... took eighth in the hammer throw at the Boilermaker Open with a mark of 157-10.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Earned four letters in track under coach Gary England, a former NCAA shot put champion, at Titusville High School ... set the Florida state high school record in the 25-pound weight throw with a mark of 60-10 1/4 to rank him ninth nationally ... holds the school record of 166-2 in the hammer ... qualified twice for the national Junior Olympics ... discus champion in 1998 at the Sunshine State Games ... was second at Florida state meet as a senior in the discus with a personal best of 160-11 ... three-time team captain and team MVP as a senior ... twice earned all-conference honors ... also lettered twice in swimming (butterfly, backstroke) under the guidance of former Olympian Mitzi Kremer ...class valedictorian and voted by his class as most likely to succeed ... Key Club president and member of the National Honor Society ... brother Robert is a 1999 Notre Dame graduate ... born March 27, 1980, in Titusville, Fla. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.