University of South Dakota Athletics

Career Bests

2016-17
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League champion in the shot put with a throw of 53-2 ¼ … captured first Summit indoor title after back-to-back runner-up performances … one of six Coyotes to capture a Summit crown … also placed sixth in the weight throw with a mark of 59-4 at the Summit League Championships … broke her own South Dakota program record in the shot put with a throw of 53-4 ¼ at the Jack Johnson Classic … garnered Summit League Track and Field Athlete of the Week (1/31) honors after winning the Jack Johnson Classic … also launched the weight 59-10 ½ at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet to break her own South Dakota program record in the weight throw … captured the shot put title at six meets during the season including the Summit League Championship, Jack Johnson Classic, Hawkeye Invitational, Dakota Realty Alumni Meet, Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational and USD Last Chance Meet ... won the weight throw at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … placed in the top-10 for 11 of 12 contests during the season and captured seven total event titles … named to Academic All-Summit League team.

Outdoor Track & Field
Earned second-team All-America honors by placing 14th in the shot put at the NCAA Championships … Summit League champion in the shot put with a Summit League Championship record throw of 56-11 ½ … became the second athlete in Summit history to earn three career titles in the women’s shot put … one of USD’s 11 Summit League champions … qualified for NCAA West Preliminary for the fourth time in the shot put and second time in the hammer throw … became the first Coyote to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the shot put after taking seventh at the preliminary … broke her own South Dakota program record four times during the season with the final mark of 56-11 ½ landing her nearly seven feet further than any other Coyote in program history … improved her own South Dakota program record in the hammer throw with a distance of 191-11 at the preliminary meet with a 23rd-place finish … also finished eighth in the hammer throw and ninth in the discus at the Summit League Championships ... crowned Drake Relays shot put champion with a throw of 52-7 ¼ … named the Summit League Track & Field Athlete of the Week (5/2) after capturing Drake Relays title … also won the shot put at the Sioux City Relays, USD vs. SDSU Dual, Pacific Beach Intercollegiate and USD Twilight … also garnered Summit League Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors after finishing as the top collegiate and second overall in the shot put at the Baldy Castillo Invitational … won the hammer throw at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in 189-10 … set a new Lillibridge Track Complex shot put record with a throw of 55-0 ¾ at the USD Twilight … tallied 17 top-10 finishes during the season with seven event wins.

2015-16
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit honors with a runner-up performance in the shot put and also took fourth in the weight throw at the Summit League Championships … launched the shot put a school record 52-3 ¾ for fourth at the Iowa State Classic … broke the school record with a weight throw of 59-5 ½ at the Summit meet … finished runner-up in the shot put in 51-10 at the Air Force Team Challenge … also placed second in the shot put at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Captured a Summit League title in the shot put with a school record throw of 53-1 ½ … also placed fourth in the hammer throw at the Summit League Championships … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries in the shot put and the hammer throw … took 24th in the shot put and 35th in the hammer throw at the meet … won the shot put at the Husker Spring Invitational and the Kansas Relays … broke the school shot put record four times during the season … launched the hammer a school record 190-4 to finish as the top collegiate and third overall at the Sioux City Relays … took fourth in the shot put at the Drake Relays … posted 16 top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2014-15
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors with a runner-up performance in the shot put … also took eighth in the weight with a season best throw of 53-3 ¾ at the Summit League Championships … won the shot put in school record fashion with a throw of 50-11 at the SDSU Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational … also won the shot put at the USD Twilight with a throw of 50-6 ¾ … won the shot put at the Dakota Realty Alumni meet with a toss of 49-6 ½ … ranks first in the shot put (50-11) and eighth in the weight throw (53-3 ¾) in school history.

Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors with a third-place finish in the shot put … also placed seventh in the hammer with a toss of 160-11 and eighth in the discus with a season best throw of 127-8 at the Summit League Championships … launched the shot put a season best 50-0 to finish runner-up at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays and qualify for the NCAA West Preliminaries … finished 40th in the shot put with a throw of 46-4 at the NCAA West Preliminaries … won the shot put at the Dakota Duals in 47-1 ¾ and Mt. Marty Twilight in 48-6 ¼ … threw the hammer a season best 172-5 to take third at the Wildcat Classic … also finished runner-up in the shot put at the Tulsa Duels and Wildcat Classic … ranks fifth in school history in the hammer throw (172-5) ... named to the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2013-14
Competed at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the shot put after posting 38^th-best mark in the region (50-6¾). Finished 33^rd at the meet ... won the shot put, finished fifth in the javelin and sixth in the hammer throw at the Summit League Outdoor Championships ... during league indoor championships, finished third in the shot put and 10^th in the weight throw ... earned all-league honors for both indoor and outdoor seasons ... led league in the shot put on the outdoor performance list (50-6¾). Was third in the shot put on the league indoor performance list (47-7¾) ... during outdoor season, won the shot put at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays, the Sioux City Relays and USD Snowbird ... placed second in the shot put at the Beach Invitational ... was second in the shot put and third in the hammer throw at the Nebraska Invitational ... finished second in the shot put and fourth in the javelin at the Wildcat Classic ... finished third in both the javelin and the shot put at the Tulsa Duels ... posted best indoor finish of second in the shot put three times (USD Twilight, Dakota Realty Alumni Meet and Wildcat Open)...named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status.

Prep
Five-time state medalist at the South Dakota state track meet, with finishes of first, second, third and eighth in the shot put...holds personal best in the shot put of 43-6 and 106-6 in the discus...also played basketball, volleyball and softball.

Personal
Daughter of Roger and Dawn Waldner... business finance major.