University of South Dakota Athletics

Career Bests

2016-17
Indoor Track & Field
No eligibility remaining.

Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the javelin … launched the javelin a personal best 161-0 at the Summit meet to finish runner-up … the mark broke her own South Dakota program record from 2013 by nearly two feet … qualified for her fourth NCAA West Preliminary and finished 18th in the javelin with a throw of 151-5 … also placed fourth in the discus throw and fifth in the shot put at the Summit League Championships … notched a personal best of 48-2 in the shot put at the Summit meet to rank third on USD’s all-time charts … also recorded a personal best of 149-2 in the discus at the Summit League Championships to rank 10th on USD’s all-time charts … won the javelin at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays and USD vs. SDSU Dual … took 13th in the javelin at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … tallied 13 top-10 event finishes during the season.

2015-16
Indoor Track & Field
Placed fourth in the shot put with a career best 50-0 ½ at the Summit League Championships … moved to second in program record books in the shot put … took third in the shot put at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … placed fifth in the shot put at the Iowa State Classic with a throw of 48-4 ½ … also took fifth in the shot put at the Jack Johnson Classic and Air Force Team Challenge … threw the weight a season best 48-4 at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit honors with a runner-up finish in the javelin with a season best 155-7 at the Summit League Championships … also placed fifth in the discus and eighth in the shot put at the Summit meet … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries and took 24th in the javelin in 153-7 … won the javelin at the Sioux City Relays, USD Twilight and Howard Wood Dakota Relays … placed third in the javelin at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a throw of 152-1 … took fifth in the javelin with a throw of 153-6 at the Kansas Relays … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2014-15
Indoor Track & Field
Placed second in the shot put with a throw of 44-11 ¾ at the Dakota Realty Alumni meet … notched a season best throw of 46-8 ¾ in the shot put for fourth at the Wildcat Open … took fifth in the shot put at 45-10 ¾ at the Holiday Inn Invitational … ranks seventh in school history in the shot put (46-8 ¾) ... named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status … named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

Outdoor Track & Field
Did not compete.

2013-14
Competed in the javelin at the NCAA West Preliminary Round after posting 29^th-best mark in the region (156-8) ... All-Summit League honoree after finishing second in the javelin, sixth in the shot put and eighth in the discus at the league outdoor championships ... was seventh in the javelin at the Drake Relays ...ranked second on the league performance list in the javelin ... won the javelin and finished third in the discus at the Sioux City Relays ... won the javelin at the Tulsa Duels ... during indoor season, placed fifth in the shot put at the Summit League Indoor Championships ... was fourth in the shot put at the Wildcat Open ... was fifth in the shot put at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet ... finished sixth in the shot put the USD Twilight ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2012-13
Completed her freshman year by competing at both the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the Junior USA Track and Field Championships in the javelin...earned USTFCCCA honorable mention All-American honors after placing 20th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a mark of 143 feet, 3 inches...set new school javelin record at the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a mark of 159-3...placed 10th at the Junior USA Track and Field Championships with a mark of 140-4...was named the Summit League's Newcomer of the Outdoor Championships after winning the javelin title with a league record mark of 157-1, also earning All-Summit League honors...placed sixth in the javelin at the Kansas Relays...placed seventh in the shot put at the Summit League Indoor Championships...made the Summit League Academic Honor Roll.

Prep
Stand-out thrower at Gretna...four-time Nebraska state meet qualifier...won the discus at the 2012 state meet with a throw of 134-09...finished fourth in the shot put in the same year...holds school record in shot put (39-11 1/2)...has career-best discus throw of 139-11...also lettered in basketball and softball...member of National Honor Society...coached by Vincent Burgett.

Personal
Daughter of Michael and Donna Dennis... kinesiology and sports science major with a minor in coaching.