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Brockport Hall of Fame

Palmer

Mark Palmer

  • Class
    1986
  • Induction
    2008
  • Sport(s)
    Track & Field

Director of Materials Management
Center for Ambulatory Surgery, C/N Group
East Aurora, NY

The College at Brockport ’86
            Major: Business Administration  
Also attended University of Pennsylvania, SUNY College at Cortland and Monroe Community College

Standout on the College’s track and field teams in the mid-’80s as a dominant force in the throwing events; set school records in both the hammer (outdoor) and 35-pound weight throw (indoor) as a Golden Eagle; was an All-American in both events, finishing second in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Championships and fifth in the hammer at the NCAA Outdoor Championships as a senior (1986); also threw the discus, javelin and shot put throughout his collegiate career.

Before Brockport, competed for the University of Pennsylvania and set an Ivy League freshman record in the 35-pound weight throw; transferred to Brockport from Penn.

After Brockport, has competed as a professional heavy events athlete for 26 years; was the top-ranked North American in the hammer in 1989 and 1990 and was third at the U.S. Nationals in 1998; has set several records across North America; won the U.S. National Masters Heavy Events Championships in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and the U.S. Masters Pro-Am Heavy Events Championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007; was second in the 2005 and 2006 World Masters Championships; youth sports coach (football, wrestling, track and field) and a track and field official.

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