Eric Rothwell

Hometown: McFarland, WI High School: McFarland Height / Weight: 6-3 / 295

Event: Throws

2004 -- Indoor - placed 16th in weight throw (54-6 1/2) at Big Ten Championships... placed fifth in weight throw at Iowa Open (56-3 1/4) and sixth at Hawkeye Invite (55-3 1/2)... Outdoor - qualified for regional meet in discus... placed third in discus with a collegiate-best 179-7 at Big Ten Championships... that marks ranks fourth on Iowa's all-time best performers list... placed third in discus at Drake Relays (177-2), fourth at Missouri Relays (158-8), sixth at Sea Ray Relays (158-10) and 20th at NCAA Midwest Regional (173-5).

2003 -- Indoor - placed fourth in weight throw with season-best 56-10 1/4 at Panther Classic... placed seventh in weight throw (52-2 1/2) at Iowa Open... competed in spring football... Outdoor -- qualified for NCAA regional in discus with season-best 169-3 he threw for fourth place at Iowa Musco Twilight V... placed ninth in discus (158-7) at Big Ten meet and 28th (160-7) at NCAA Midwest Regional... letterwinner... Football - started 12 of 13 games, including two games at right guard, two at left guard and final seven games at center... earned Next Man In Award on offense... started at center at Ohio State and played every offensive down, giving him starts at three different positions in the offensive line through first seven games . . . also started at center and played every offensive down vs. Penn State and Purdue.

2002 -- Indoor - placed sixth in weight throw at Hawkeye Invite (56-10 1/4) and at Gold Country Classic (57-2 1/4), which ranks sixth in school history... Outdoor - redshirted... Football - part of offensive line that helped record 2,665 yards rushing and 5,195 yards in total offense.

2001 -- Indoor - did not compete... Outdoor - placed seventh in discus at Big Ten Championships (165-3) and second at Iowa Twilight (158-5)... letterwinner... Football - played on the offensive line.

2000 -- Outdoor - placed 12th in discus (155-8) at Big Ten meet and fourth (157-8) at Iowa Twilight... letterwinner... Football - played on offensive line.

High School -- lettered four years in track and wrestling, and three in football... state finalist in discus and as a heavyweight wrestler... two-time first-team all-state and all-conference in football.

Personal -- born August 12, 1980... son of Doug Rothwell and Pam Goetsch... electrical and computer engineering major.

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