I LOVE being a thrower. I LOVE working out. I LOVE lifting weights.

I was born in Santa Clara, California in 1988. I've lived everywhere from Modesto, California to Woodstock, Georgia - thanks for moving us around so much, Pops! - but I consider the Ahwatukee Foothills of Phoenix, Arizona my home, as I lived there the longest. I have four younger siblings: Katelyn, Paul, Lauren and Ryan. Things got a little crazy at times around our house, but I’m thankful to have grown up in such a big family - never a dull moment, and always a friend around!

I graduated from Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, Arizona in 2006. There I was a four-year letter winner in the shot put and discus. To this day, I still hold the school records in the shot put and discus. I also hold the Arizona state young women’s record in the hammer.

I first became acquainted with throwing in the spring of 2002, when my 8^th grade P.E. teacher, Kim Ungvarsky introduced me to the shot put and discus. I’ve been hooked ever since, but it wasn’t until my junior year of high school when my coach, Shawn Hanrahan put a hammer in my hand that I really got serious about throwing. I won two state championships in the discus, and one in the shot put. I was also the Great Southwest Hammer Champion in 2005, and in 2006 I was a USATF All-American.

After high school graduation, I attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas for a year and threw on the track &  field team. I decided that it wasn’t for me and transferred to Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado - GO RAMS! There, I earned all - conference honors in the hammer in 2008 and 2009. I placed 8th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in 2008. Currently, I'm ranked 7th and 9th in the hammer and discus, respectively.

I graduated from CSU with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Technical Communications. Go ahead; let me hear those gasps of fear about how newspapers are going down—I’m ready for the “New Journalism”, so bring it on baby!

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