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5'
6"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Imbler,
Oregon
Last School
Imbler High School
Roster Years
2004-2007
Personal
- Born September 1984 in La Grande, Oregon
- Parents are Richard and Sue Rasmussen
Before BYU
- Lettered four years in track, basketball, and volleyball at Imbler High School
- Imbler HS record holder in the discus and javelin
- Two-time MVP
- 2003 league champion in the shot put, discus, javelin and 100mH
- 2A state champion in the javelin, fifth in the discus and seventh in the 100mH
- 2A Farthest Throw of 2003
- Competed at the Golden West Invitational in the javelin
- Named third-team All-State basketball, third-team All-State volleyball and Imbler HS All-Around Female Athlete
- Imbler HS Salutatorian
- Two-time academic letter winner
- Three year National Honor Society member
Stats
Best Marks: DT - 119-09, JT - 145-03.5 , HT - 128-04, SP - 42-07.5, WT - 38-05.5, 100mH - 17.0
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2004
Indoor:
- Threw the 20-pound weight 38-05.50 at Montana State, only her second time competing in the event
- Competed in the hammer throw and threw 128-04 at the Hornet Invitational
Outdoor:
- Took fifth in the javelin (140-06) at the Mesa Track & Field Classic
- Finished second in the javelin (141-02) at the BYU Wells Fargo Invitational
- Placed fifth in the javelin (137-3.5) at the MWC Outdoor Championships
- Threw the javelin 135-09 at the NCAA West Regional Championships
- Named Academic All-MWC
Sophmore Year
2005
Indoor:
- Competed in the shot put at the Boise Invitational with a throw of 39-10
- Threw a personal-best of 41-03 in the shot put at the Mountain States Games
- Threw the shot put 37-09.25 at the Washington Invitational
Outdoor:
- Took fifth in the javelin at the Arizona State Invitational with a throw of 132-04
- Finished second in the javelin at the Robison Invitational (143-11) and the Weber Twilight (145-03.5)
- Placed fourth in the javelin at the MWC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 144-04
- Named Academic All-MWC
Junior Year
2006
Indoor:
- Placed third in the shot put with a distance of 42'7.5" at the Cougar Indoor Meet
- Finished 12th in the shot put with a 41'0.5" throw at the Lobo Indoor Invitational
- Placed fourth in the open shot put with a throw of 41'0.25" at the Mountain States Games
- Placed seventh in the shot put with a throw of 42'3" at the Albuquerque Indoor Invitational
Outdoor:
- Placed fourth in the javelin (145-00) at the ASU Invitational
- Took second in the javelin (142-00.0) and competed in the shot put (41-07.25) at the Cougar Invite
- Came in sixth in the javelin (142-09.00) at the UCLA Invite
- Won first place in the shot put (42-03.00) at the BYU Invite
- Placed fourth in the shot put (41-05.75) at the Robison Invitational
- Won the javelin (145-06.50) and came in third in the shot put with a throw of 43-07.50 at the Weber Twilight
- Took third in the javelin with a throw of 156-10.0 at the Mountain West Conference Championship meet
- Competed in the javelin (142-07.00) at the NCAA West Regional meet
- Named All-Academic Athlete by the USTF Coaches Association and named Scholar Athlete by the Student Athlete Academic Center
Senior Year
2007
Indoor:
- Won the shot put at the Cougar Indoor Invitational
- Threw her season-best throw of 46 feet 5.25 inches in the shot put at the Boise State Hampton Inn meet
- Competed in the shot put at New Balance Collegiate Invitational
- Placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 44 feet 6.25 inches at the TCR invitational at the University of New Mexico
- Placed eighth with a throw of 46 feet 5 inches in the shot put at the MWC Indoor Championships
Outdoor:
- Threw a season-best 153 feet 6 inches, placing third, in the javelin and placed fourth in the shot put at the Monterey, Mexico meet
- Won the javelin throw at the Wildcat Outdoor Open at Weber State University
- Tied her season-best throw to win the javelin at the Weber Twilight meet
- Placed fifth in the javelin at the MWC Championship meet
- Competed in the javelin at the West Region meet
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year