2021 Track & Field Roster

Lita Forse

  • Position Throws
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Caldwell, Idaho
  • Highschool Caldwell HS

Biography

WSU CAREER. JUNIOR (2020-21):

SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Indoor – Competed in three total meets, posting PR's in both the weight throw and the shot put...Forse threw a PR in the weight throw at the Idaho Team Challenge of 48-feet 3 1/4 inches (14.71m), and saw a PR in the shot put at the Idaho Open at 40-feet 6-inches (12.34m)...Named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 2020 Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Scholar-Athlete team, and to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN (2018-19): Indoor – Threw at three total meets during her first year with WSU, posting her best outing at the WSU Cougar Indoor in the shot put at 36-feet 11 1/2 inches (11.26m)...Outdoor – Competed at five overall meets, earning a third place finish in the shot put at the Whitworth Twilight with a mark of 39-feet 1/4 inch (11.89m)

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned 12 varsity letters from Caldwell High School...four in soccer as a goalkeeper for coach Eric Garza...four as a post player in basketball with coach Will Rodgers...four in track and field as a thrower for coach Troy Sullivan...in soccer received honorable mention All-Southern Idaho Conference keeper honorable mention selection in both junior and senior years…scored at the Idaho state 4A championships with fifth-place in the shot put (36-10)…moved up to fourth place at state meet as sophomore (38-6)…junior year state 4A shot put champion (41-3 1.2) and placed fourth in discus (121-7)...won the indoor shot put title at the 2017 Simplot Games (40-7 1.2i)…senior year repeated as state 4A shot put champion (42-4) and runner-up in discus (130-3)…member of YMCA Team Idaho Track Club with coach Jack Ward…in 2016 summer won the shot put at the USATF Snake River, Region 11 and Team Idaho Classic shot put championships…placed 14th at USATF National Junior Olympic Championships…also claimed discus title at Snake River and Team Idaho Classic meets, runner-up in discus at Region 11 meet, 23rd at National JO Championships.
 
PERSONAL. Born December 1998, in Nampa, Idaho...father Paul is a retired teacher...mother Cheryl is a primary educator...older brother Andrew played football at College of Idaho...enjoys hiking and snowboarding...National Honor Society...3.93 GPA...plans to major in math and secondary education at WSU.
 
FORSE’S BESTS
Shot Put - 45-5 1/2
Discus - 137-2
Weight Throw - 48-3 1/4 (2019)

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

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  • 2019Sophomore

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  • 2020Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2021Junior

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