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Track & Field
2005: Outdoor - Captured sixth place in the shot put at the Alabama Relays with her 44-7 mark... Placed first in the discus at the Mark Messersmith Invitational with a 159-06 mark... Also placed first in the hammer throw at the Invitational, reaching a 163-01 distance... Runner-up in the hammer throw at the Sea Ray Relays, reaching 162-02... Captured a 10th-place finish in the discus at the Drake Relays with a distance of 155-06... Placed eighth in the hammer at the MVC Championships... Reached a 46-0 mark in the shot put to capture fifth place. Competed in both the shot put and the discus at the Midwest Regionals... Threw a personal pest of 48-1 in the shot at the regionals... Indoor -Placed third in the weight throw at the Adidas Classic (52-8 ¼) and third in the shot put (45-5 ¾)... Finished first in the weight throw at the Panther Classic, with a 54-4 toss... Also placed first in the shot put (44-8 ¼)... Had a career-best 48-2 ¾ throw in the shot put, earning 10th place at the ISU Classic... Threw for 54-10 ¾ to earn second place in the weight throw at the UNI-Dome Open... Also earned second place in the shot put with a 46-11 ½ distance... Finished fifth in the weight throw at the MVC Championships... Also placed fourth in the shot put (47-5 ¾). 2004: Outdoor - Had a strong year after redshirting the indoor season... Earned two third-place finishes at the UNI Twilight where she threw 152-11 in the discus and 44-2 1/2 in the shot put... Finished seventh at the Drake Relays for her 157-1 discus mark, qualifying herself for the regional meet... Finished fourth with her 153-2 distance in section one of the Midwest Regionals... Earned all-conference honors with her second place discus finish at the MVC meet where she threw 148-11 1/2... Recorded her personal best in the shot put at the conference meet, throwing 44-4 1/4... Placed third in the discus (135-11) at the Central Invitational. Indoor - Redshirted. 2003: Outdoor - Placed second in the shot put and third in the discus at the Missouri Relays... Earned two-second places at the Simpson Twilight, both in discus and shot put with her throws of 140-00 1/2 and 44-2, respectively... Was awarded all-conference honors when she finished second in the discus with a team- and personal-best throw of 149-08... Took home two fourth places at the UNI Twilight. Indoor - Recorded her season best with a throw of 43-6 1/2 that earned her sixth place at the Panther Open... Earned a seventh-place finish at the Panther Classic with a throw of 41-7 1/4... Came in 15th at the MVC Championships... Placed sixth at the Minnesota Invitational with her throw of 41-8 1/2. High School: Four-year varsity track letter winner ...Holds the school record in the shot put ...Mississippi Valley Conference Divisional discus record holder ...MVC Female Athlete of the Year in 2002 for track and field ...Graduated as a Salutatorian ...Member of the National Honor Society ...Involved in a tutoring program, a student advocate group and the group Let's Make it Happen. Personal: An elementary education major ...Daughter of Kevin and Michelle Edwards ...Born 1/19/84 ...Chose UNI because of the education program. |
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