Justin Ryncavage

Position:
Throws
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
High School:
Coughlin

Junior Year: National champion and All-America performer in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Championships • Won javelin title at ACC Championships, earning All-ACC accolades • Broke 14-year-old school record in the javelin with a 243-4 toss • NCAA East Regional champion • Claimed javelin title at Penn Relays • Named ACC Performer of the Week.

Redshirted the 2004-05 season.

Sophomore Year: Earned All-ACC honors in the javelin with a runner-up finish • Recorded the third-best javelin mark in Carolina history - 225-5 • Finished fifth at the Penn Relays.

Freshman Year: U.S. Junior National champion • Runner-up at the Junior Pan-American Games • Earned All-ACC honors in the javelin with a second-place finish • Texas Relays champion • NCAA East Regional qualifier.

Prep: Ranked No. 1 high-schooler in the nation in the javelin as a senior with a throw of 216-2 at the Adidas Outdoor, which he won • Placed second at the USATF Juniors • Won the high school division of the Penn Relays • As a junior, ranked No. 5 high schooler nationally.

Personal: Majoring in management and society • Enjoys boxing • Admires Muhammad Ali • Lists his parents as the people who have had the greatest influence on his athletic career • Justin Ryncavage is the son of Joseph Ryncavage and Lori Pezak • Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.