Loyola University Chicago Athletics

2018-19: Competed exclusively during the outdoor season in the discus ... Started year with an eighth-place finish (141-06; 43.13m) at the Black & Gold Invitational ... Unleashed a personal-best 154-06 (47.10m) as part of a runner-up finish at the Redbird Invitational ... Picked up a victory at the Huskie Classic, reaching 140-06 (42.82m) ... Wrapped up collegiate career with by placing 12th (145-0; 44.19m) at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

2017-18: Opened the indoor campaign with a season-best toss of 47-08.00 (14.53m), the seventh longest mark in program history, as she finished 11th at the GVSU Holiday Open ... Took ninth (46-06.25; 14.18m) in the event at the Jack Jennett Open ... Placed fourth at the Panther Tune-Up as she narrowly missed out on a season best, registering a top toss of 47-03.75 (14.42m) ... Took fifth (138-09; 42.30m) in the discus at the Benedictine Invitational ... Set a new personal best in the hammer throw of 143-11 (43.88m), the sixth longest toss in school history, en route to finishing 14th at the Musco Twilight ... Checked in at fifth (146-09; 44.72m) in the discus at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic ... Finished 10th (142-02; 43.34m) in the event at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

2016-17: Competed exclusively in the weight throw during the indoor season ... Took fourth (43-06.00; 13.26m) in the event at the Windy City Rumble ... Followed that up with a personal-best showing of 45-07.00 (13.89m) at the Chicagoland Championships that moved her up to solidified her spot in eighth on Loyola's all-time indoor record board ... Saw action in both the discus and hammer throw during the outdoor campaign ... Recorded the ninth-longest hammer throw toss in program history of 134-03 (40.92m) as she took fourth in the event at the Ted Haydon Invitational ... Also picked up a victory in the discus (139-07; 42.56m) at the same meet ... Recorded third-longest discus throw of 148-06 (45.27m) at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic ... Saw action in both the discus (9th; 146-11) and hammer throw (18th; 122-03) at the MVC Outdoor Championships. 

2015-16: Used a season-best indoor weight throw toss of 13.79m at the GVSU Big Meet to move to eighth all-time on Loyola's indoor record board in the event ... Earned top-10 finishes in the event at both the Windy City Rumble (8th; 13.20m) and Orange & Blue Open (8th; 13.06m) ... Top indoor mark in the shot put of 10.39m came at the Indiana Relays ... Finished 17th (12.17m) in the weight throw at the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships ... Jumped to seventh on Loyola's outdoor record board in the discus with a mark of 40.83m (7th) at the Illinois Twilight ... Tossed season-best 40.56m in the discus, good for fourth all-time, en route to a 17th-place finish at the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

High School: Three-time state qualifier...Finished runner-up in the discus at the 2014 State Championships...USATF National Qualifier in both the discus and shot put in 2014...National Merit finalist...Two-time All-Metro Academic Team.

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