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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Plainview, Ill.
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| High School:
Carlinville
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| Event:
Throws
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Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Freshman/Freshman
Notables
• 2012 All-America (shot put)
• 2012 NCAA Indoor Championships qualifier (shot put)
• 2012 Wisconsin record in shot put (55-8 1/2 (16.98m))
At Wisconsin
Track
2012 Outdoor: Placed fourth at the Big Ten championships (5/12-13) in the shot put with at throw of 52-3 3/4 (15.94m) and fifth in the discus with a mark of 175-6 (53.49m) ... won the shot put at the Stanford Invitational (4/6-7) with a throw of 52-2 (15.90m) and set a new school record in the discus with 173-7 (52.91m) ... placed eighth in the shot put with a throw of 51-0 3/4 (15.56m) and took 11th in the discus with a mark of 162-2 (49.44m) at the Triton Invitational (4/26-27) ... took second in the discus at the Musco Twilight Invitational (4/21) with a mark of 175-11 (53.63m) as well as winning the shot put with a toss of 50-8 1/4 (15.45m) ... threw a distance of 50-9 1/4 (15.47m) in the shot put for fourth place and 152-11 (46.60m) for fifth place in the discus at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge (3/23)
2012 Indoor: Took sixth in the NCAA championships (3/10) in the shot put with a Wisconsin-record throw of 55-8 1/2 (16.98m) to earn her first All-America honors ... won the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier (3/2) with a throw of 54-10 (15.71m) ... took thrid in the shot put at the Big Ten championships (2/24-25) with a toss of 52-11 1/2 (16.14m) and placed 20th in the weight throw with a mark of 57-2 (17.42m) ... won the shot put at Red & White Open (2/17) with a throw of 54-2 (16.51m) ... won the the shot put at Bill Bergan Invitational (1/28) with a throw of 53-6 1/2 (16.32m) and took 11th in the weight throw with a mark of 51-0 3/4 (16.57m) ... placed third in the shot put with a throw of 51-0 1/4 (15.56m) and fourth in the weight throw (55-10 1/2 (17.03m)) a thte UW-Platteville Invitational (3/11) ... took second in the shot put (53-1 3/4 (16.20m)) at the Frank Sevigne Invitational (2/4) and 23rd in the weight throw (50-6 1/4 (15.40m)) ... threw for 51-0 3/4 (15.56m) in the shot put at the Badger Track Classic (1/4) in her first collegiate competition for second place ... took fourth in the weight throw at the Badger Track Classic (1/14) with a toss of 55-9 (16.99m) ... placed third in the shot put with a mark of 51-6 1/2 (15.17m) and took fourth in the weight throw with a distance of 54-10 (16.17m) at the Wisconsin Invitational (1/21)
High School
Broke all-time IHSA indoor shot put and Illinois State Meet outdoor record senior year ... broke all-time Illinois State Meet record in the discus junior year ... four-time IHSA Class1A shot put and discus champion ... four-time high school track team MVP ... USATF Junior Outdoor Shot Put Champion senior year ... Pan Am Jr. Championships bronze medalist senior year ... two-time USA Today All-USA team, junior and senior year ... four time all-conference team ... four-time indoor state champion in shot put ... two-time ITCCA Class 1A Female Track Athlete of the Year, junior and senior year
Personal
Parents are Andrea and Tom Card ... has two siblings, older sister Brittany and younger brother Daniel ... intends to major in nursing
Why Wisconsin?
"I really liked the throws coach and Wisconsin has a good throws program. I also thought the campus was absolutely beautiful."
| Personal Bests |
| Indoor |
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Outdoor |
| Shot Put |
55-8 1/2 (16.98m) |
3-10-12 |
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Shot Put |
52-3 3/4 (15.94m) |
5-12-12 |
| Weight Throw |
57-2 (17.42m) |
2-25-12 |
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Discus |
175-11 (53.63m) |
4-21-12 |
All-America Honors (1)
2012 - Indoor (1)
Shot Put: 6th (55-8 1/2 (16.98m))
All-Big Ten Honors (1)
2012 - Indoor (1)
Shot Put: 3rd (52-11 1/2 (16.14m))
At the NCAA Championships
2012 - Indoor
Shot Put: 6th (55-8 1/2 (16.98m))
At the Big Ten Championships
2012 - Outdoor
Shot Put: 4th (52-3 3.4 (15.94m))
Discus: 5th (175-6 (53.49m))
2012 - Indoor
Shot Put: 3rd (52-11 1/2 (16.14m))
Other Notable Performances
