University of South Dakota Athletics

Career Bests

2014
Placed ninth in the weight throw at the Summit League Indoor Championships ... placed sixth in the weight throw during the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet ... was seventh in the shot put and eighth in the weight throw at the Wildcat Open ... during outdoor season, finished 11^th in the shot put at The Summit League Outdoor Championships ... was second in the discus, fourth in the shot put and fourth in the hammer throw at the Nebraska Invitational ... placed fourth in the discus at the Sioux City Relays ... finished fifth in the shot put and eighth in the discus at the Mt. Marty Twilight ... was eighth in the hammer throw and ninth in the shot put at the Tulsa Duels.

2013
Had six top-10 finishes in freshman season...recorded three top-10 finishes at the Mt. Marty Twilight, with a fifth in the shot put, a sixth in the discus and seventh in the hammer throw...had season-best finish of fourth in the discus throw at the Sioux City Relays...had best discus throw of season of 135-4 at last meet of the season (Summit League Outdoor Championships) and best hammer throw of 146-7 at second to last meet of season (Howard Wood Relays)...made Summit League Academic Honor Roll.

Prep
State champion in the outdoor shot put and discus in 2011, runner-up in both events in 2012...as a career-best of 41-2 in indoor shot put...40-2 in outdoor shot put and a career-best of 122-0 in the discus...named MVP in track and field...earned President's Award for Educational Excellence...competed for Coach Tony Biesiant.

Personal
Daughter of Rob and Heather Lester...health science major.