2012-13 Track & Field Roster
Biography
Indoor Track & Field –
2013 – Named All-Conference in shot put … won shot put competition at MVC Indoors with career best throw of 59’-6.25” (18.14m), second best in school history … placed 11th in weight throw at MVC Indoors (59’-4.75” (18.10m) … had a career best distance in weight throw of 59’-11.25” (18.27m) at EIU Friday Night Special.
Outdoor Track & Field –
2013 – Qualified to compete at NCAA East in shot put … placed 38th with throw of 52’-11.5” (16.14 meters) … posted collegiate bests of 54’-2.5” (16.52 meters) in shot put at Auburn Tiger Track Classic, 132’-0” (40.23 meters) in discus at Saluki Invitational, and 16’-4” (56.90 meters) at Billy Hayes Invitational … placed eighth in shot put at MVC Outdoors (51’-1.25”/15.70m).
Before ISU –
Lettered four years in track & field and three years in football at Mahomet-Seymour High School … two-time Corn Belt Conference champion in shot put … two time conference runner up in discus … won Indoor Prep Top Times Classic shot put championship ... placed fifth as junior at Illinois State Outdoor Championships.
Personal –
Derek Owen Paul Bunch was born on May 11, 1994, in Champaign, Ill., the son of Dan and Debbie Bunch … majoring in Civil Engineering at Indiana State … interests include outdoor activities … sister, Dani, competed in track & field at Purdue University.