Tom Postema
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- Hometown:
- Defiance, Ohio
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Tinora
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- Events:
- Throws
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- Major:
- Accounting
Bio
2012 at Defiance: During the indoor season, set Defiance College record in shot put (16.60 meters) and weight throw (19.02 meters) … Four-time Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week … Indoor All-Ohio honoree in the shot put and weight throw … HCAC Indoor Champion and record holder in the shot put and weight throw … HCAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year … National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Nationals Competitor … Outdoor HCAC Preseason Athlete to Watch … Claimed two Outdoor Field Athlete-of-the-Week Awards … Outdoor All-Ohio Champion in the hammer throw … Set the DC outdoor record in the shot put (16.33 meters) and discuss (54.96 meters) … HCAC Champion in both the hammer throw and discus, while also setting the HCAC Championship record in the discus … Named First-Team and HCAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year … Selected as U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Great Lakes Region Field Athlete of the Year … Fourth-place finish at NCAA Nationals earned him All-American honors in discus.
News mentions
DEFIANCE, Ohio – DC’s junior standout thrower earned the highest honor in all of his accolades this season, as Tom Postema received All-America status. The junior was named All-America in the discus throw.
CLAREMONT, Calif. – Defiance College saw its 2012 track and field campaign come to an end on Saturday evening, with a 17th-place showing in the shot put from junior thrower, Tom Postema, on the final day of the NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships.
CLAREMONT, Calif. – Less than 24 hours after placing fourth in the discus at the 2012 NCAA Division III Outdoor Nationals, Tom Postema represented the Defiance College men’s track and field squad once again on Friday, finishing 18th in the hammer throw.
CLAREMONT, Calif. – Defiance’s Tom Postema opened his three-event showing at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships on Thursday evening, by uncorking a throw of 52.98 in the discus finals to take fourth place in the event and position himself for pending All-American honors.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College junior Tom Postema and sophomore Kim Bingley will represent the Yellow Jackets at the NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships held in Claremont, California from May 24 until May 26.
NEW ORLEANS – The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association has announced that Defiance College junior thrower Tom Postema was named Great Lakes Region Field Athlete of the Year.
DELAWARE, Ohio – Freshman Brooke Lime set a new school record in the 400-meter hurdles as the Defiance College men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Ron Althoff Invitational hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced that Defiance College junior Tom Postema was named HCAC Field Athlete of the Year and freshman Reggie Neal was named Freshman of the Year.
FRANKLIN, Ind. – Junior Tom Postema set the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championship record in the discus as his efforts helped propel the men’s track and field team to a second-place finish.
FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team featured three individual champions as the team sits at the top of the standings after the first day of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships.
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Senior Aaron Fraley won the 3,000-meter steeplechase and junior Tom Postema won the discus and hammer throw as the men’s track and field team competed at the Spartan Invitational on Saturday.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced that Defiance College junior Tom Postema has been named Field Athlete of the Week. It is the second time he has claimed the award in the outdoor season.
DELAWARE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track and field team posted a fifth-place finish out of 22 teams at the All-Ohio Championships on Saturday. The fifth-place result was the best-ever finish for the Defiance men at the event.
ADRIAN, Mich. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team collected several individual victories at the Adrian Invitational on Saturday. Seven Yellow Jackets earned claimed wins the event.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track and field team was ranked sixth in the Great Lakes Region and 30th in the nation in this week’s d3rankings.us poll. The Yellow Jackets also ranked second in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track and field team captured second place with 173 points at the 2012 Yellow Jackets Open. Defiance picked up wins from Troy Parrett, Hayden Krick and Reggie Neal at the event.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Defiance College junior Tom Postema took home Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Field-Athlete-of-the-Week honors after winning three events at the Dick Small Invitational. It is his first award for the outdoor season.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track and field team featured several individual winners as they opened the outdoor season by hosting the 2012 Dick Small Invitational. The Yellow Jackets were led by Tom Postema, Reggie Neal, Justin Perkins and Jordan Weber at the event.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team was tabbed to finish second in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll with 87 points. DC placed five on the HCAC Athletes-to-Watch list.
GRINNELL, Iowa – Defiance College junior Tom Postema finished in 12th-place in the shot put during day two of the NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships. The finish matched his result in the weight throw during day one.
GRINNELL, Iowa – Defiance College junior Tom Postema competed in the weight throw during the first day of the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships being held in Grinnell, Iowa. Postema took 12th place with a toss of 55-11.00.
ALLIANCE, Ohio – Several members of the Defiance College men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Mount Union Last Chance meet on Friday and Saturday. The men had four representatives, while the women’s squad had one athlete in the final indoor event of the season.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket men’s track team hosted its first ever indoor track and field meet on Friday in the newly constructed George M. Smart Athletic Center. Defiance hosted Mount St. Joseph for the dual meet.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – D3rankings.us released its track and field rankings for the week of February 21 and the Yellow Jackets found themselves in fifth place in the Great Lakes region and 29th in the nation.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Tom Postema, the junior thrower from Defiance, Ohio, has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Year on Tuesday. Postema has had a remarkable season thus far, shattering school and conference records.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s track and field team traveled to Terre Haute, Ind. to compete in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships on Saturday. The men earned 112.50 total points at the meet and placed second as a team.
NEW ORLEANS – The Yellow Jackets’ men’s track and field team are currently ranked 10th in the Great Lake Region and 35th in the nation by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Junior thrower Tom Postema keeps breaking records and making history. Postema was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week for the fourth consecutive week, a feat that has never occurred in the HCAC for track and field.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track team set two more DC all-time records on Saturday at the DIII All-Ohio Championships and had two athletes earn All-Ohio recognition. The Yellow Jackets turned in a superb performance at the meet, earning seventh place with 39 total points.
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its latest polls, and the Yellow Jackets find themselves ranked 12th in the Great Lakes region and 48th in the nation for all NCAA DIII programs.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference released its Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors on Monday, and for the third consecutive week junior Tom Postema found his name on the list.
ADA, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s track and field team competed at the Joe Banks Invitational at Ohio Northern University. The Yellow Jackets turned in some impressive performances on their way to a fourth place finish, totaling 115 points.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Yellow Jacket junior thrower Tom Postema’s honors and accolades keep increasing with every passing week. The Defiance, Ohio native was once again named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week. The award has been handed out twice so far this season, and each time Postema has been the recipient.
GRANVILLE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket men’s track and field team was victorious in only its second scored meet of the young season. DC competed at the Lid-Lifter Denison Invitational in Granville, Ohio on Saturday afternoon. Defiance totaled 158 points in its first place finish followed by Wittenberg (105), Denison (85) and Transylvania (53).
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Defiance College junior thrower Tom Postema was recognized on Monday as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week. This is the first week of the 2012 indoor season that the HCAC has given the award.
FINDLAY, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket men’s track and field team traveled to Findlay, Ohio on Friday afternoon for the Northwest Ohio Invitational. Despite the frigid temperatures outside, it did not take DC long to heat up indoors as three Defiance records fell on the evening.