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2010 Track and Field Roster

Laura Van Voorhis

Laura Van Voorhis

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Dexter
  • Hometown:
    Dexter, Mich.

Summary

Biography

INDOOR PERSONAL BEST

Shot Put Weight Throw
33-11.25 48-3.25

OUTDOOR PERSONAL BEST

Discus Shot Put Hammer Throw
120-7 33-9.50 132-7

2010-11: Competed in six meets during the indoor season, primarily in the shot put and weight throw ... opened the season placing sixth in the weight throw and seventh in the shot put at the Toledo Icebreaker (1/7) ... threw a personal best distance of 33 feet and eleven and a quarter inches in the shot put at the BGSU Challenge (1/15) ... recorded a personal best mark of 48 feet and 3 and a quarter inch in the weight throw at the Wisconsin Invitational (1/28).

2008-09: Opened up the indoor season with a career-best throw of 31-9.50 in the shot put at the EMU invite ... threw a personal-best distance in the hammer throw, 44-4.25, at the Ball State Quad meet ... opened the outdoor season with a personal-best distance of 132-7 in the hammer throw at the Compas Classic ... placed fifth in the shot put, discus and javelin at the Jack Shaw Invitational.

2007-08: Competed in the weight throw and shot put during the indoor season ... competed in the hammer throw, discus throw, and shot put during the outdoor season.

High School: Named captain of track & field team as a senior ... member of a track team that won back-to-back conference championships in 2006 and 2007 ... personal best 112-2 in discus as a senior.

Personal: Majoring in biology ... daughter of Mark and Cathy Van Voorhis ... born Oct. 2, 1989.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2007Freshman

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  • 2008Sophomore

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  • 2009Junior

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  • 2010Senior

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