2011 Track and Field Roster
Dane Chobanian
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Scripps Ranch/UCLA
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
Shot Put: 52-10.25/16.11m (2011)
Weight Throw: 54-06.75/16.55m (2010)
Outdoor
Shot Put: 50-03.50/15.32m (2011)
Discus: 182-03/55.54m (2010)
Hammer Throw: 158-05/48.28m (2010)
HONORS
CU Athlete of the Week (April 22, 2010)
CAREER UPDATE: Chobanian ranks fourth on the CU all-time performers list in the discus and is tied for the 13th best performance in the history of CU at 182 feet, 3 inches.
2012: Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Did not compete.
2011: Indoor: Chobanian had the top three throws for CU during the indoor season in the shot put. He tossed the shot put 49-10.50 at the Husker Invite (2/5) and 49-10 at the Air Force Invite (2/12), placing 16th overall at both meets. Chobanian's best throw of 52-10.25, which is also his personal record, was at the Big 12 Championships. He placed 13th overall. Chobanian also competed in the weight throw. His season best throw was 46-07.50 at the Air Force Invite (2/11).
Outdoor: Chobanian was one of CU's top throwers during the outdoor season. He had the top seven throws for the Buffs in the discus. Chobanian was the runner-up at the CU Invite with a toss of 175-03. His second best throw was 171-01, which came at the Big 12 Championships. Chobanian placed 12th overall. He also qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries and was 28th at the meet with a toss of 165-07.
2010: Indoor: Chobanian recorded the top two marks in the shot put for CU. His season best throw of 50-02.50 came at the Potts Invite (1/23). Chobanian's mark was good for second. His second best throw was 49-11 at the Husky Classic (2/13). Chobanian's best mark in the weight throw came at the Big 12 meet (2/26). He launched a throw of 54-06.75 which placed 12th overall. That was the fourth highest mark by a Buff on the season.
Outdoor: Chobanian led the Buffs in the discus (throwing the top five marks of the season) and had the second best throw in the shot put. His best mark in the discus was 182-03, thrown at the Beach Invitational (4/17) and tied for the 13th best all-time in CU history. It also put him fourth on the all-time performers list. The performance earned him the CU Athlete of the Week honor. Chobanian also recorded four throws in the between 162-02 and 168-06. At the Big 12 Championship he was 12th with a toss of 158-05. At the NCAA West Preliminary, he placed 39th after throwing a mark of 155-11. Chobanian's top mark in the shot put was 49-05.50, recorded at the Tom Benich Classic (4/3). He notched a mark of 43-05 at the conference meet and placed 15th.
2009 (at UCLA): Redshirt. Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Chobanian was a four-year letterwinner at Scripps Ranch High School. He was a three-time CIF competitor and ranked in the top-10 in 2008. Chobanian is the SRHS record holder in the discus (177-1) and ranks second all-time in the shot put (57-03).
PERSONAL: Dane Thomas Chobanian was born on October 26, 1989, in Pasadena, Calif. He is the son of Don Chobanian and John Goldenring and Barbara Whitesides of San Diego. He also has one brother, Blake. His uncle, Jim Whitesides, played basketball for the U.S. Naval Academy. Chobanian lists his hobbies as Tae Kwan Do, astronomy and physics and has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.
