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Shooting for Olympics BCHS grad places 2nd in national event, won’t stop there By JON WEBBGlasgow Daily Times The current freshman record for the Marquette men’s shot put distance is a little more than 53 feet, a mark Stewart believes he can top (and did top at the Nike nationals) and the overall record is 60.8 feet.
Breaking Marquette records isn’t where Stewart’s ambition ends, though. He has his sights set on the Olympics. In order for Stewart to qualify for the Olympics in 2016, he must toss at least 65 feet and just like the Marquette freshman record, Stewart believes he can equal, and maybe even top, that mark. For now Stewart is simply making the trip to Marquette’s campus in Milwaukee to settle in and get the feel of his new surroundings and adjust to the 16-pound shot used in collegiate and national competitions as opposed to the 12-pounder used in high school. By 2016, Stewart’s surroundings could change again to either London in the 2012 Olympics or Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo or Rio de Janiero in 2016. Becoming an Olympian is a feat Stewart actively pursues today - one that would surely render 0.36 meters a distant memory. “That’s my goal,” Stewart said. “2012 or 2016.” 
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