Erek Latzka

Position:
Javelin
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hudson, Mass.
High School:
Hudson

Sophomore Year: Scored at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the javelin with his second straight fifth-place finish • Named to the All-ACC Academic Track and Field Team • Made ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Year: Scored in the javelin at the outdoor ACC Championships, finishing fifth • Made ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Finished third in the state in the javelin • Member of school-record holding 1,600-meter relay team • Named regional all-star in track • Captain in track and football • Three varsity letters in football and two in track • Named Boston Globe's Offensive High School Player of the Week during senior football season • Holds school record for rushing yards in a single game - 248 yards on eight carries • Class valedictorian.

Personal: Majoring in economics with plans to attend medical school • Athlete he most admires is David Andreoli • Erek William Latzka is the son of William Latzka and Cindy DeRuyter • Born August 25, 1986, in Framingham, Mass.