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Ht
6'
0"
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Plains,
Montana
Last School
Plains HS
Roster Years
2019-2021
Personal
- Parents are David and Sandra Thompson
- Has six siblings
- Sister, Leah, is also on the track and field team at BYU
- Major is undeclared
- Also recruited by Carroll College, North Dakota State and Montana State University
Before BYU
- Senior class (2018) valedictorian
- All-state selections for volleyball, basketball and track. Also played softball in high school
- Won back-to-back MHSA Class C state titles in the shot put throw (2017-2018)
- 2017 MHSA Class C state champion in the discus throw
Stats
Indoor Personal Bests | ||
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Mark/Time | Event | Meet |
16.56m/54-4 | Weight Throw | 2021 Weber State Invitational |
13.70m/44-11.5 | Shot Put | 2019 BYU Cougar Indoor #3 |
Outdoor Personal Bests | ||
---|---|---|
Mark/Time | Event | Meet |
14.36m/47-1.5 | Shot Put | 2021 BYU Robison Invitational |
44.40m/145-8 | Discus | 2021 UVU Collegiate Invitational |
44.16m/144-10 | Javelin | 2021 UVU Collegiate Invitational |
52.68m/172-10 | Hammer Throw | 2021 UVU Collegiate Invitational |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2020
Indoor
- Started her collegiate debut with a career best in the weight throw (14.58m/47-10) at the BYU Indoor Invitational
- Threw a career-best mark of 12.92/42-4.75 in the shot put in UW Invitational
- Competed in five meets during the 2020 indoor season
Sophmore Year
2021
Indoor
- Set a personal best in the weight throw at the Weber State Invitational with a mark of 16.56m/54-4
- Competed in four meets during the 2021 indoor season
Outdoor
- Set a personal record in the shot put at the BYU Robison invitational with a mark of 14.36m/47-1.5
- Set personal records in the discus (44.40m/145-8), hammer (52.68m/172-10) and javelin (44.16m/144-10) at the UVU Collegiate Invitational
- Competed in seven meets during the 2021 outdoor season
Junior Year
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year