Orr national qualifier

Orr provisionally qualifies for nationals in shot put

May 7, 2001



Bluffton College junior Rick Orr provisionally qualified for the national outdoor track and field meet in the shot put event thanks to his throw of 49 feet, seven inches (15.12 meters) last Saturday at Butler University.

Orr is closing in on the Bluffton College men’s shot put record of 50 feet held by 1997 BC graduate Mike Grote (Vermillion H.S.). Orr’s 49-7 effort is the best shot put performance at BC since Grote’s 50-0 school record toss in 1996.

Orr will be traveling to Chicago from May 9-19 for a cross-cultural trip, during which time the list of invitees to the national meet will be announced. The national meet is scheduled for the end of May.