Jason Cook Hometown: Bristow, Va. High School: Brentsville District Height: 6-2 Event: Throws Year (I/O): R-Jr./Sr.

Developing into a strong and consistent thrower ... potential and drive will prove to be an asset to South Carolina's throws program.

2006: Contested the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season ... the Virginia Tech Invitational meet saw a season-opening shot put PR of 46-11 3/4 before unleashing a massive PR of 50-6 at the USC Invitational where he placed third ... a great throw of 58-10 in the weight throw at the SEC Indoor Championships placed fifth ... the outdoor season included the addition of the discus and hammer in exchange for the weight throw ... in the hammer, a distance of 154-5 was marked at the Murray Neely Invitational before the uncorking of a huge 170-0 personal record for a fifth-place finish at the Clemson Invitational ... shot put throws of 52-4 and 54-5 1/2 at the Penn and Sea Ray Relays proved to be PRs ... in the discus, a personal best of 168-3 at the Spec Towns meet secured a sixth-place finish ... at the SEC Outdoor Championships, a 151-2 1/4 throw concluded a year of great improvement from last season.

2005: Redshirted during the indoor season while recovering from shoulder surgery ... changed to a spin technique with the shot put and began learning how to throw the hammer ... competed in the shot put, hammer and discus during the outdoor season ... turned in his best effort in the shot and hammer at the Tennessee Quad Meet with marks of 45-9 3/4 and 137-6 ... had his longest discus throw at Georgia with a 143-2 effort ... competed in all three events at the SEC Outdoor Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-time state champion in the shot put and discus while attending Brentsville District in Nohesville, Va. ... was a two-time all-state team member in the shot put and a four-time member of the all-state teams in the discus ... was a national qualifier in the 2004 discus and was The Washington Post Athlete of the Year ... lettered in football, indoor track, outdoor track and wrestling at Brentsville District High School ... broke Gamecock throws coach Mike Sergent's 17-year-old high school records.

PERSONAL: Jason Corey Cook was born Jan. 3, 1986, in Manassas, Va. ... parents are Gerald and Janet Cook ... pursuing a degree in sociology ... has done some cliff diving.