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Sean Locker '15, PhD '21

Sean Locker

  • Class
    2015
  • Induction
    2026
  • Sport(s)
    Cross Country, Track & Field
Locker was a four-year member of both the outdoor and indoor track & field teams and participated for three years in cross country. He reached the NCAA National Outdoor Track & Field Championships twice, first in 2014 and again in his senior season of 2015 and to this day, still owns the javelin throw record. He first broke the record in 2013, his first season throwing the implement, throwing a 51.53m (169'-0.75") at Oneonta State May Meet. In 2014, Locker threw 59.77m (196'-1.25") during the Empire 8 Championships held at St. John Fisher College, winning the event title. After winning his second Empire 8 javelin title in his senior season, Locker broke his own record again at the ECAC Championships, reaching a mark of 60.77m (199'-4") to claim second place.
 
In total, Locker won the javelin event 11 times with two NYSCTC Championships to add to his two Empire 8 Championships. He also contributed in the track events, winning the Empire 8 Indoor 4x400-meter relay in 2015 alongside Ethan Foster '16, Gregory Matos '16 and Edward Potter '15, the RIT Orange/Brown Invitational indoor 4x200-meter relay in 2014 and the and the 2012 Empire 8 Outdoor Championship title in the 4x400-meter relay alongside Jeremy Weaver '13, Randy Brito '13 and Hall of Fame member Richard Scott '12.
 
He was a four-time All-Empire 8 First Team honoree and added a Second Team Honor in the indoor 4x400-meter relay in 2012 and a Third Team Honor in 2013 in the javelin. In 2014, Locker was named the Empire 8 Outdoor Co-Field Athlete of the Year.
 
Upon graduating in 2015 with his degree in Materials Science & Engineering, Locker returned to AU to complete his PhD. While doing his post-graduate studies, he remained engaged with the track & field program as a throws coach.
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