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Track and Field

2018-19 Track and Field Roster

Mary Wester

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Mount Pleasant HS
  • Hometown Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Biography

Career Bests

2018-19
Indoor Track & Field
Took 11th in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a throw of 44-9 ½ … threw a personal best of 46-6 ¼ in the shot put to finish runner-up at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … placed second in the shot put at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational … recorded a shot put throw of 45-3 ¾ at the SDSU Indoor Classic … threw the weight 48-6 ¼ at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … recorded seven top-10 finishes during the season.

Outdoor Track & Field
Launched the javelin a personal best 129-1 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate to finish 12th … finished runner-up in the shot put at the Wildcat Classic with a season-best throw of 46-0 ¾ … sent the javelin 116-1 at the Drake Relays … tallied six top-10 finishes outdoors … made the Summit League honor roll.

2017-18
Indoor Track & Field
Posted a season best of 42-0 in the shot put for ninth place at the SDSU Classic … placed 10th in the shot put at the Hawkeye Invitational with a throw of 41-3 ¼ … launched the shot put 41-9 ¼ at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational … recorded a pair of top-10 finishes during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Took ninth in the javelin with a throw of 121-2 and finished 12th in the shot put in a season best of 42-11 ¾ at the Summit League Championships … won the javelin at the USD Twilight with a throw of 118-1 … sent the javelin a personal best 128-5 for 12th place at the Drake Relays … took third at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays with a javelin throw of 126-3 … finished runner-up in the javelin at the Red Raider Open in 126-8 … took sixth in the shot put at the ORU Invitational with a throw of 42-2 … tallied eight top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.

2016-17
Indoor Track & Field
Took 11th in the shot put and 16th in the weight throw at the Summit League Championships … threw the weight 46-4 and the shot put 44-0 at the Summit meet … placed third at the USD Last Chance Meet in the shot put with a personal best throw of 45-1 ½ … sent the weight a personal best distance of 48-3 ¼ to place seventh at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … placed sixth in the shot put at the Jack Johnson Classic … tallied seven top-10 finishes during the season.

Outdoor Track & Field
Notched a season best of 44-5 ¼ in the shot put at the Baldy Castillo Invitational … also recorded season best of 144-1 in the hammer throw twice during the season at the Baldy Castillo Invitational and Wildcat Classic … finished runner-up in the shot put at the USD Twilight … placed third in the shot put at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays ... recorded 10 top-10 finishes throughout the season.

2015-16
Indoor Track & Field
Took sixth in the shot put with a season best 43-3 at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … clocked a season best weight throw of 46-8 at the Nebraska Tune-Up … took 10th in the shot put at the SDSU Indoor Classic.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Finished ninth in the shot put and 10th in the discus at the Summit League Championships … posted a season best 43-10 ¾ in the shot put at the Summit meet … threw a season best 129-2 for the discus at the Tulsa Duels … finished fourth in the hammer at the USD Twilight with a season best 145-4 … made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
Finished runner-up in the shot put and the discus at the 2014 Iowa State Class 3A Track and Field Championship meet ... took fourth in the discus and fifth in the shot put as a senior in 2015 ... holds the Mount Pleasant Community High School records for both the shot put and the discus ... also competed in volleyball and basketball for the Panthers ... all-academic SEC team member.

Personal
Daughter of Herb and Cathy Wester ... nursing major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

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  • 2016-17Sophomore

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  • 2017-18Junior

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  • 2018-19Senior

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