Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

As a Junior in the 2007-08 season:
2008 New England Indoor Champion in the weight throw…2008 Northeast-10 Indoor Champion in the weight throw…Finished first in the weight throw with a final throw of 16.86m at the Yale Season Opener…Finished fifth in the weight throw at the Yale Invitational…Finished fourth in the weight throw with a throw of 17.03m at the Geigengack Invitational…Finished first in the weight throw at the Cardinal Invitational…Finished second in the weight throw with a toss of 58’6.75” at the Lafayette Rider Winter Games…Named Northeast-10 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week for the week ending 2/17…Named ECAC Division II Men’s Field Athlete of the Week for the week ending 2/17…Finished first and set a new conference record in the weight throw with a toss of 59’1.5” at the Northeast-10 Indoor Championships…Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending 2/24…Finished first in the weight throw with a heave of 60’2” at the New England Indoor Championships…Named Northeast-10 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week for the week ending 3/2…Finished 11th in the weight throw with a throw of 59’2.25” at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships…Finished eighth in the hammer throw with a toss of 175’1” at the Wake Forest Open…Finished fourth in the hammer throw with a heave of 171’3” at the Owl Invitation…Finished ninth in the hammer throw with a throw of 172’8” at the Sam Howell Invitational…Finished fifth in the hammer throw with a toss of 173’4” at the Brown Invitational…Finished second in the hammer throw with a final heave of 170’.75” at the Metropolitan Championships…Finished 10th in the hammer throw with a heave of 177’4” at the Penn Relays…Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending 4/27…Finished first in the hammer throw with a toss of 180’1” at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championships…Named Northeast-10 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week for the week ending 5/4…Finished sixth in the hammer throw with a throw of 173’1” at the New England Outdoor Championships.

As a Sophomore in 2006-07:
2007 Northeast-10 Conference weight throw champion…Placed third in the weight throw with a throw of 16.24m at the 2006 Yale Season Opener…Placed seventh in the weight throw with a throw of 15.81m at the 2007 Yale Collegiate Track Classic…Placed fifth in the weight throw with a throw of 16.41m at the 2007 Metropolitan Championships…Placed third in the weight throw with a throw of 16.34m at the 2007 Giegengack Invitational…Placed first in the weight throw with a throw of 16.73m at the 2007 Northeast-10 Indoor Championships…Placed second in the hammer throw with a throw of 48.40m at the 2007 SCSU Invitational…Placed 10th in the discus throw with a throw of 41.06m and third in the hammer throw with a throw of 50.86m at the 2007 Brown Invitational…Placed sixth in the hammer throw with a throw of 46.71m at the 2007 Metropolitan Outdoor Championships…Placed eighth in the discus throw with a throw of 40.95m and fifth in the hammer throw with a throw of 49.18m at the 2007 Yale Springtime Invitational…Placed fourth in the discus throw with a throw of 41.40m and second in the hammer throw with a throw of 51.55m at the 2007 Northeast-10 Outdoor Championships.

As a Freshman in 2005-06:
Placed ninth in the weight throw with a throw of 15.02m at the 2006 Yale Intercollegiate Track Classic…Placed ninth in the weight throw with a throw of 14.56m at the 2006 Reebok Boston Indoor Games…Placed fourth in the weight throw with a throw of 14.50m at the 2006 Northeast-10 Indoor Championships…Placed fifth in the discus throw with a throw of 42.15m and third in the hammer throw with a throw of 47.39m at the 2006 Northeast-10 Outdoor Championships…

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Attended East Hartford High School in East Hartford, Conn…Served as team captain as a sophomore, junior, and senior…Qualified for All-Conference, All-State, and All-New England in the discus throw…Was also an All-Conference football player.

Personal:
Son of Elizabeth and John Brinley…Brother of Thomas…Majoring in exercise science.