Van Orden's Career-Best Marks:
Shot put (I) - 43'2-1/2" (13.17m)
35-lb. weight (I) - 47'3" (14.40m)
Discus (O) - 127'0" (38.73m)
Hammer (O) - 164'7" (50.17m)

Career Honors:
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2007)

2006-07:
Saw action in four throwing events (shot put, 35-pound weight, discus and hammer) during his rookie year ... registered nine top-five efforts, five of which came in the hammer throw ... recorded the team's three-best distances in the hammer throw ... won the event in his first collegiate outdoor meet, the Point Loma Invitational, with a toss of 164'5" ... landed third in Navy's Three-Team Meet and against Army in the Star Meet ... narrowly missed scoring points at the Patriot League Championship, placing seventh ... came in fourth place in the 35-pound weight throw in his first-collegiate indoor meet, the Navy Invitational ... earned season-best third-place points in the event against American, Penn and VCU.

High School:
Attended Delbarton School ... earned six letters in track & field and two in football ... won the New Jersey Parochial Group A championship in the discus throw in 2005 and `06 ... captained the track & field team during his senior year ... first-team all-area in the discus in 2006 ... also selected team's MVP ... as a defensive end with the football team, helped the squad to back-to-back conference titles, combining for a 19-3 mark over the two years.

Personal:
Son of Mark and Karen Van Orden ... born July 12, 1988, in Morristown, N.J. ... majoring in English.