Nick Farnsworth

Nick Farnsworth

Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Wilmington, Mass.
High School: Wilmington
Position: Throws
House Affiliation: Cabot

Honors and Awards
McCurdy Beyond the Call of Duty Award (2009)
Ed Stowell Award (2009)

Personal Bests
Triple Jump - 11.85 meters (38' 10.5")
Javelin - 61.43 meter (201' 6") (Fifth all-time)

2008-09
Placed sixth in the javelin at the Heptagonal Championships, with a throw of 54.19 meters … Ranks fifth in Harvard history in javelin with a distance of 61.43 meters, which he achieved at the Victor Lopez Classic … Won the javelin at the Harvard-Yale dual meet … Finished second in the javelin at the Penn Invitational.

Personal
Four-time letterwinner in track and field and three-time letterwinner in soccer ... Captained outdoor track and field team ... Won the javelin at the Cape Ann League championships and earned the league’s MVP award as a senior ... Won the All-State Meet in 2008 after winning the Div. III State title in 2007 and 2008 ... Holds the state record in the javelin ... Won team’s MVP award in 2007 and 2008 ... Earned the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald All-Scholastic honors as a senior ... Won conference titles in both soccer and winter track as a senior ... Won the Div. III State title for spring track in 2008 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Achieved the rank of Eagle Scout ... Father, David, was a four-year letterwinner in the javelin at Penn ... His personal best ranks third all-time for the Quakers.