Phuong Truong

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tacoma, WA
High School:
Mount Tahoma

2016 Outdoor: Placed 10th in the discus and 13th in the hammer throw at the Ivy League Championship … won the discus (171-5) and took fourth in the hammer throw at the Ocean State Invite … runner-up in the discus at the Brown Springtime Open and Mark Young Invite … sixth in the discus at the Raleigh Relays and seventh in the event at the IC4A Championship.

2015-16 Indoor: Finished third in the weight throw at both the 30th Brown University Alden Invitational (56-1.75) and the Harvard Multi Meet (54-3.25) … Competed in the weight throw at the Ivy League Indoor Championships.

2015 Outdoor: Placed fifth in the discus (165-6) and 12th in the hammer throw (176-2) at the Ivy League Championship … runner-up in the discus at the Sam Howell Invitational … fifth in the discus at the Raleigh Relays … posted six top-five finishes during the season.

2014-15 Indoor: Finished seventh in the weight throw (58-1.25) at the Ivy League Indoor Championship … finished second (58-7.5) at the Brown University Alden Invitational.

2014 Outdoor: Placed eighth overall in the discus at the Ivy Championship … qualified and finished 15th in the discus at the IC4A Championship … recorded three top-three finishes during the season.

2013-14 Indoor: Competed in the weight throw at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships, finishing in sixth with a personal best 57’ 0” … Placed first at the Alden Invitational in the weight throw with a toss of 54’ 11.25” … Finished second in the weight throw at the Brown University Invitational … Recorded another top-5 finish in weight throw at the Yale Collegiate Invitational, finishing second with a toss of 51’ 10”.

2012-13: Had a strong showing at the Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships, finishing 10^th in the discus and 12^th in the hammer throw…Took eighth in shot put at the USATF New England Indoor Championships…Finished 14^th in both shot put and weight throw at Indoor Heps

Before Brown: A graduate of Mount Tahoma High School, Phuong Truong lettered in basketball and track and field… A two-time Narrows League Scholar-Athlete Finalist and two-time recipient of the Coach’s Award… League Champion in both the discus and shot put, District 3 Shot Put Champion and Discus Runner-Up… Placed fourth in 2012 4A State Championship and was a state participant in 2011 for discus and shot put… Oregon Relays 2012 Discus Champion… Member of National Honor Society, Upward Bound, and Pierce County Youth United… Served as Class Senator and named Mr. Mount Tahoma as well as Gates Millennium Scholar… Winner of the Silver Varsity-Letter for Volunteering.

Personal: Phuong Truong, son of Ve and Kimlan, has two sisters; Tuang Linh and Khanh Linh… Enjoys Taekwando, video games, chess, and volunteering… An Applied Mathematics and Economics Concentrator.

College Personal Bests:
Shot Put - 14.56m (O)
Discus - 52.25m (O)
Hammer - 55.25m (O)
Weight Throw - 17.87m (I)