Northern Illinois University Athletics

2006 Highlights: Placed third in the shot put (43[apos]3') at the EIU Mega Meet (1/21/06)...won the shot put with a heave of 47[apos]3' at the Chicagoland Championships (2/17/06)...finished seventh overall in the shot put (46[apos]1 ½') at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/25/06)...claimed the shot put title with a toss of 46[apos]6' at the Chicagoland Championships (4/8/06)...took home first place in the shot put (47[apos]3 ½') at the Kip Janvrin Simpson College Open (4/28/06)...that mark was good for an automatic berth in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Regional Championships...garnered a personal-record throw of 145[apos]6' in the hammer throw at the Toledo Triangular (4/13/06). 2005 Highlights: Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Regionals in the shot put...picked up a runner-up finish in the shot put (44[apos]4') at the Chicagoland Championships (2/18/05)...claimed the shot put title at the EIU Mega Meet (1/22/05) with a toss of 43[apos]7 ¼'...earned a runner-up finish in the shot put (45[apos]8 ½') at the Chicagoland Championships (4/9/05)...won the shot put event at the Central Collegiate Championship (4/23/05) with a toss of 47[apos]4 ½'...finished second overall in the shot put (47[apos]1 ¾') at the Redbird Invitational (4/30/05). 2004 Highlights: Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Regionals in the shot put...won the shot put title at the Central Collegiate Championships (1/23/04) with a toss of 46[apos]1 ¼'...took home the shot put title (44[apos]7 ½') at the Eastern Illinois Quadrangular on (1/31/04)...captured the shot put title at the Chicagoland Championships (2/20/04) with a heave of 46[apos]0'...finished third overall in the shot put (45[apos]5 ¾') at the Lee Calhoun Invitational (4/10/04)...placed third in the shot put (44[apos]2') at the Western Illinois Open (5/1/04). Prep / Personal: Earned the 2003 IHSA Class AA shot put title with a heave of 43[apos]8'...won four consecutive Suburban Prairie Conference shot put championships and a trio of discus titles at the league summit...named to four straight All-SPC squads and awarded three Most Valuable Performer accolades by her Elmwood Park High School teammates...left EPHS as the all-time school record holder in both the shot put (43[apos]11') and the discus (116[apos]0')...Major - Physical Education...Birthdate - July 8, 1984.

Personal Records

Indoor
Shot Put	47[apos]3'	2/17/06
Weight Throw	46[apos]2'	12/11/04
Outdoor
Shot Put	47[apos]7 1/4'	5/13/04
Hammer Throw	145[apos]6'	4/13/06
Discus	126[apos]11'	4/10/04