With the NEC Championships looming, Keller appears poised to keep the shot put title in Hawk hands. Last year’s third-place finisher has shown the ability to capture the title that teammate Nick Williams held a year ago. Keller hit the biggest throw in the NEC this season at the Delaware’s Thomson Invite en route to claiming his third NEC Field Athlete of the Week award of 2008. His mark of 17.10m (56’ 1.25") is a new personal best and stands more than a half-meter better than the conference’s second-ranked performance.