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Alexander Ziegler
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  • Schiller Gym Heidenheim
  • Dischingen, Germany

2012 Outdoor: Won the ACC title in the hammer throw with a mark of 229-11 (70.09m).

2012 Indoor: Earned first team All-America honors with a third place finish in the weight throw (70-10, 21.59m) at the NCAA Championship ... Surpassed the NCAA automatic qualifying standard in the weight throw in his first competition of the season with a winning mark of 72-5 (22.07m) at the Hokie Invitational ... Threw a personal best 75-7.25 (23.04m) to place second in the weight throw at the VT Elite Meet ... Finished runner-up in the weight throw at the ACC Championship (69-11.5, 21.32m), helping the Hokies sweep the event for the second year in a row ... Named Academic All-ACC for the third time in indoor track & field.

2011 Outdoor: Won the hammer throw national title at the NCAA Championships on his final toss, a season-best 238-6 (72.69m) … Was one of only two competitors, along with teammate Marcel Lomincky, to throw past 70 meters all season … Finished runner-up at the ACC Championships 236-2 (71.99m) and the NCAA East Regional (233-6, 71.83m)... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team for the second time in his career ... Named the USTFCCCA's Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year and team Co-Most Valuable Performer.

2011 Indoor: Pushed his streak to three consecutive All-America honors, finishing second in the weight throw (69-9.5, 21.27m) at the NCAA Meet … Beat the NCAA automatic qualifying mark in his first weight throw competition of the season with a team-leading 70-8 (21.54m) … Earned his second-consecutive ACC indoor weight throw title (70-4.5, 21.45m) ... Named to the ACC All-Academic Team.

2010 Outdoor: Finished second at the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw, earning All-American status with a final heave of 237-7 (72.42m)… Took first place in the NCAA East Regional in the hammer throw with distance of 234-1 (71.35m) … Finished second at the Georgia Tech Invite (225-10, 68.83m) and fourth at the ACC Championships (207-6, 63.25m) ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... Threw his personal hammer best of 241-9 (73.68m) in Germany in June.

2010 Indoor: Earned All-American accolades, placing third at the NCAA Championships in the weight throw (72-6.75, 22.12m) … ACC Champion in the weight throw, meeting the NCAA automatic qualifying mark with a season-best toss of 73-10.25 (22.51m) … Took first place at the VT Elite Meet, meeting the automatic qualifying standard at 72-5.75 (22.09m).

High School: Placed third in the hammer throw at the European Under-23 Championships in 2009 ... Was the German Under-23 Champion in the hammer throw in 2009 ... Finished ninth at the World Junior Championships in Beijing in the hammer with a toss of 247-8.

Personal: Born July 7, 1987 in Ellwangen/Jagst, Germany ... Son of Hubert and Anita Ziegler ... Has one sister, Patrizia ... Enrolled in business management.

Ziegler's Collegiate Track & Field Bests
Indoor Outdoor
WT: 75-7.25 (23.04m) HT: 241-9 (73.68m)