2004 World Indoor champion; 2004 U.S. Indoor champion; 2003 World Athletics Final champion; 2003 NCAA runner-up; 2002 U.S. indoor runner-up.

Cantwell commanded world attention with his gold medal winning performance at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, and by posting the top four throws in the world that outdoor season before ending the campaign ranked #1 in the world by Track & Field News. Despite his disappointing fourth place finish at the 2004 Olympic Trials, where he fouled on all but one of his attempts to end a 14-meet winning streak, Cantwell threw 21.95m/72-0.25 early in the year at Columbia, which is the best indoor shot put performance by an American since 1989…Cantwell made a huge splash by winning the 2003 World Athletics Final in Monaco against many of the world’s best shot putters, concluding a 2003 season that saw the 23-year-old set a new personal best (21.62/70-11.25) and break the 70-foot barrier for the second consecutive season…he followed up by winning the 2004 U.S. & World Indoor titles…Cantwell made a big splash in 2002 with two throws over 70 feet outdoors, and finishing second to Adam Nelson at USA Indoors with a best of 20.86m/68-5.25…a six-time All-American, three-time Big 12 Champion, and 13-time All-Big 12 performer…named Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 2000…scored 20 points at the 2002 Big 12 Championships (shot put – 1st, hammer – 3rd, discus – 5th)…Olympic Trials qualifier as a freshman…a hotel and restaurant management major at Missouri…also has PRs of 57.19/187-7 in the hammer and 59.31m/194-7 in the discus.

2004: World Indoor champion (21.49m/70-6.25)…USA Indoors champion (21.26m/69-9)…4th at Olympic Trials (20.56m/67-5.50)…1st at adidas Oregon Track Classic (22.54m/73-11.50PR)… 1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (21.74m/71-4)…1st at Home Depot (22.35m/73-4)…1st at Columbia (21.95m/72-0.25i)…mark was best indoors by an American since 1989…1st at Drake Relays (20.64m/67-8.75)…1st in SP at Verizon Millrose Games (21.28m/69-9.75)…ranked #1 in the world by T&FN…best of 22.54m/73-11.50PR

2003: 1st at World Athletics Final (20.93m/68-8)… 5th at USA Outdoors (20.57m/67-6)… 2nd at NCAA Outdoors (21.56m/70-9.0)… 3rd at NCAA Indoors (20.64m/67-8.75)…best of 21.62m/70-11.25…ranked #8 in the world at SP (#4 U.S.) by T&FN.

2002: 2nd at USA Indoor Championships SP (20.86m/68-5.25PR)…3rd at NCAA Indoors (20.43m/67-0.50)…3rd at NCAA Outdoors (19.39m/63-7.50)…1st at Kansas Relays (21.37m/70-1.50)…1st at Drake Relays (21.06m/69-1.25)…ranked #4 in U.S. at SP by T&FN…best of (21.45m/70-4.50)

2001: 5th at NCAA Outdoors SP (19.27m/63-2.75)…1st at Big 12 Indoors SP (19.37m/63-6.75)…14th at NCAA Outdoors HT..bests of 19.71m/64-8 & 59.30m/194-7.

2000: 7th at NCAA Indoor Championships (18.72m/61-5)…no mark in qualifying at U.S. Olympic Trials…Big 12 Outdoor SP champ (19.67m/64-6.5)…best of 19.67m/64-6.5.

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