Gregory Bombara Track and Field Roster

AS A JUNIOR:

• Did not compete during the 2016-17 season.

AS A FRESHMAN: 

• Competed exclusively in the javelin throw during the outdoor season.
• Pieced together an impressive freshman campaign kicked off the season with a second-place showing at the Bobcat Invitational (59.61m).
• Placed sixth a week later at the Stanford Invitational (57.22m).
• Took the top spot at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge with a personal-best toss of 64.65m, the third-best mark in program history.
• Took third at the Georgia Tech Invitational (52.82m).
• Placed fourth at the Jesse Owens Track Classic (58.79m).
• Placed eighth at the ACC Outdoor Championships amid an extremely competitive field (59.03m).
• Wrapped the season in the national semifinals at the NCAA East Preliminaries, placing 42nd (57.11m).
• Earned a monogram.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: 

• Graduated from Simsbury High School (Simsbury, Conn.) in the spring of 2014.
• Placed second in the javelin throw at the Connecticut state track & field championships as both a junior and senior.
• Also lettered in football.
• Born to Chris and Beth Bombara in Hartford, Conn.
• Has two sisters, Sarah and Krista.
• Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.