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On Campus: Whalen?s toss among nation?s best
By Barry Bottino
Pat Whalen is convinced he?ll never be healthy.
During the past two seasons at Ohio State, the Jacobs graduate has endured a gruesome leg injury and recurring hand problems.
?I?ll never feel 100 percent,? said Whalen, a thrower for the Buckeyes? track and field team.
But last weekend, Whalen enjoyed the healthiest performance of his college career.
During
OSU?s season-opening indoor meet, the Kentucky Invitational, Whalen threw a career-best 59 feet, 5 3/4 inches in the shot put to become a provisional qualifier for the NCAA indoor nationals in March in Fayetteville, Ark. The NCAA fills the field at nationals with provisional qualifiers when there are not enough athletes who reach the automatic standard.