WSU CAREER
JUNIOR (2006-07): Indoor - Tossed 20# weight a season-best 15.05m/49-4 1/2i at Cougar Indoor...Outdoor - Threw NCAA Regional Qualifying and PR in shot put of 14.73m/48-4at Johnson/Joyner-Kersee Invite (3/24/07, Los Angeles)...mark is ninth-best in school history...also threw hammer and discus during season...finished 12th in shot at Pac-10 Championships...finished 15th in shot at NCAA West Regionals...named to Pac-10 All-Academic second team...selected to USTFCCCA 2007 NCAA Track & Field All-Academic team.
SOPHOMORE (2005-06): Indoor - Upped shot put PR to 14.34m/47-0 3/4i at Husky Classic (2/11/06, Seattle)...weight throw best of 15.18m/49-9 3/4i (1/27/06, Pullman)...mark is seventh-best in school history...12th in shot at MPSF Championships...Outdoor - Threw shot put PR and NCAA Regional Qualifying mark of 14.45m/47-5 at Vandal Jamboree (5/6/06, Moscow)...bettered discus PR to 42.72m/140-2 and hammer PR to 46.31m/151-11 at WSU-UW Dual meet (4/29/06, Pullman)...late season illness hampered performances...11th in shot put at the Pac-10 Championships...finishing 22nd at NCAA West Regionals shot put...named to Pac-10 All-Academic second team...selected to Div. I USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field team.
FRESHMAN (2004-05): Indoor - Best shot put throw of 13.31m/43-8i at McDonald's Open (2/19/05, Moscow)...finished 16th in shot and 13th in weight throw at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships...Outdoor - Establish collegiate discus mark of 42.36m/139-0 at WSU Open Meet (4/2/05, Pullman)...top hammer throw of 43.12m/141-6 came at WSU-UW Dual Meet (4/30/05, Seattle).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned 11 letters at Echo High...four in track for coaches Jodi Bettineski and Kevin Moore...four in volleyball for coach Jan Zita and three in basketball under coach Louie Stocker...Oregon 1A state champion in discus and shot put senior year...state runner-up in javelin...named Echo High Female Athlete of the Year...Big Sky District champ in discus, shot put and javelin...named Hermiston Herald Athlete of the Year and named to Tri-City Herald All-Area Track Team...earned Umatilla County Co-Athlete of the Year honors...was volleyball team mvp and earned BSC first team honors...junior year, state champion in shot put and javelin and finished third in discus...district champ in shot put, discus and javelin...earned BSC Scholar Athlete honors...named BSC first team volleyball all-star...volleyball mvp...voted girls track team mvp as a sophomore...district champ in shot put, discus and javelin...state runner-up in discus...placed third at state in the shot put and sixth in the javelin...as a freshman, was girls track team high point scorer...placed third at state meet in the discus and 11th in the javelin...named track team mvp and BCS Scholar Athlete.
PERSONAL. Born 3/15/86, at Bellingham, Wash...father Chris is a regional manager...mother Jan is a bookkeeper...brother C.J. (9/29/89)... mother Jan played volleyball at Blue Mountain CC...enjoys swimming, reading and playing the piano...majoring in movement studies.
ZITA'S WSU BESTS
Shot Put - 14.73m / 48-4 (2007) 20# Weight - 15.18m / 49-9 3/4i (2006) Discus - 42.72m / 140-2 (2006) Hammer - 46.31m / 151-11 (2006)
PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES 2007 Shot Put 12th 14.03m / 46-0 1/2 2006 Shot Put 11th 11.00m / 36-1 1/4
NCAA WEST REGIONAL PERFORMANCES 2007 Shot Put 15th 14.53m / 47-8 2006 Shot Put 22nd 12.46m / 40-10 1/2
