James Heizman

Class:
Redshirt

Sport: Men's Track & Field

JAMES HEIZMAN '96 placed 13^th in the hammer throw at the 1996 NCAA Track and Field Championships, making him Bucknell's first All-American in that sport in 14 years. Heizman shattered the school record in the hammer with a toss of 209 feet, 3 inches, a mark that would remain in the books for 17 more years.

Heizman earned a Patriot League gold medal in the discus throw during his senior year, and he also graduated with the school record in the indoor 35-point weight throw.

Heizman continued to compete in following graduation, and he placed fifth in the hammer throw at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento, California. His throw of 229-8 was about eight feet shy of a top-three finish, which would have sent him to the Olympics in Athens, Greece.

(Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2016)