Luke Hadden

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Barre, Vt.

Hadden[apos]s Personal Bests
Javelin: 200-09
Discus: 129-1
2011 Outdoor
Placed fifth in the javelin at the ACC Championships with a throw of 197-0 ... Recorded season-best mark of 200-0 at the Tiger Qualifier to place third overall ... Totaled seven top-ten finishes on the season, including a second-place finish at the Vertklasse Meeting with a mark of 197-11 ... Placed sixth at the Tiger Track Classic with a throw of 195-3 ... Threw the discus once during the season, finishing seventh at the UNC-Wilmington Seahawk Invitational with a mark of 129-1 ... Finishes his sophomore season ranked fifth all-time on the Wake Forest charts in the javelin throw. 2010 Outdoor
Finished sixth in the javelin at the 2010 ACC Outdoor Championships ... Member of 4x100m relay team that earned eighth at the Tiger Track Classic ... Placed fifth in the javelin at the Wake Forest Open with a season finish of 200-09 ... Placed third in the javelin at the Orange and Purple Classic ... Earned seventh place in the javelin at both the Spec Towns Open and Raleigh Relays. Background
Full name is Lucas Haddan ... Born on October 13, 1990, to Roy and Lorry Hadden of Berlin, Vermont ... Earned a total of 10 varsity letters at Union 32 High School - four in track, three in football and three in Nordic skiing ... Won the 2009 Division II State Title in the javelin (58.90m) ... Took first in the discus (47.41m) at the Junior Olympics Region 1 ... Named the 2009 Central Vermont Track and Field Athlete of the Year and was the top thrower in state for both the javelin and discus in 2009 ... Is the school and divisional record holder in the javelin ... Was a four-time track team MVP ... Also was named to the Honor Roll each of his four years ... His father Roy threw the javelin at Ohio State...Majoring in Biology with a minor in Environmental Science. Up Close with Luke
My celebrity crush is...Miranda Lambert.
A strange hobby or talent that I have is...Spending a lot of time alone in the woods.
My post-graduation plans include...Attending graduate school and working in the woods.
My favorite quote is...'A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.'
A weird fact not many people know about me is...I don[apos]t have a Facebook.
My best off-the-track moment at Wake Forest has been...Camping on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
If I could spend three hours doing anything, it would be...Sitting in the woods.
My biggest inspiration is...Nature.
If I could invite any three people in the world to dinner, I would choose...Steve Carrell, Eric Church, and Gandhi.
The best book I have ever read is...The Philosopher and the Wolf.
My dream job would be...Working in a national park.
One place to which I would like to travel is...Nepal.
My favorite professional athlete is...Adrian Peterson.