An All-American in the javelin when he was the NCAA runner-up in 1973, Bruce Kennedy remains one of the top javelin throwers in school history. He set a school record with an effort of 267-4 as a senior and represented the United States internationally four times, including at the 1977 Pan Pacific Games. Kennedy placed eighth in the javelin at the 1971 NCAA Championships and captured a Pac-8 title in 1972. He was ranked among the top 10 in the United States from 1978-82, including as high as No. 2 in both 1980 and โ€™81, and won U.S. championships in both 1977 and โ€™81. A native of Rhodesia, Kennedy earned a spot on the countryโ€™s 1972 and โ€™76 Olympic teams, but was unable to participate because Rhodesia was not invited to the Games due to its practice of apartheid at the time. After becoming a U.S. citizen, Kennedy made his third Olympic team in 1980. However, the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Games prevented him from participating in the Olympics once again.