Vikas Gowda

Position:
Throws
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Frederick, Md.
High School:
Frederick

After redshirting the indoor season as a freshman and the outdoor season as a junior, Gowda will return to complete his eligibility in 2005-06.

Senior Year:
Won the silver medal in the discus at the Asian Championships • Earned All-America honors in the discus with a runner-up performance at the NCAA Championships • Competed in the World Championships in the discus, finishing 14th overall • Ranked 19th in the world in the discus by the IAAF • NCAA East Regional runner-up in the discus • Named Most Outstanding Male Field Performer at the Penn Relays after winning the discus • Established a new Indian national record in the discus - 212-3 • ACC discus champion • Earned All-America honors in the indoor shot put with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships • ACC champion in the indoor shot put, breaking the ACC meet record in the process • Established school records in the indoor shot put (64-3 ¾) and the discus (212-3).

Junior Year:
Olympian in the discus for his home nation of India, finishing 14th overall • Established a new Carolina record in the indoor shot put - 62-8 • NCAA qualifier in the indoor shot put, finishing 11th • All-ACC in the indoor shot with a runner-up finish • Redshirted the outdoor season.

Sophomore Year:
Earned All-America honors in the discus by virtue of a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships • ACC discus champion • NCAA East Regional runner-up in the discus • All-ACC in the indoor shot put with a third-place finish at the ACC Championships.

Freshman Year:
All-ACC in the discus • Represented India at the Junior World Games, finishing eighth in the shot put and 12th in the discus.

Prep:
Won seven Maryland state titles • Broke the state discus record - 200-2 • Won the discus at the National Scholastic meet, breaking the meet record in the process • Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year in Maryland • Track and Field News All-America in the discus and shot.

Personal: Majoring in math • Father coached the 1988 Indian Olympic Track and Field Team • Vikas Gowda is the son of Shive and Vijaya Gowda • Born July 5, 1983 in India.