The University of Akron Athletics
2013-14 Track and Field

Megan Dornisch
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Elk County Catholic HS
- Hometown:
- St. Mary's, Pa.
2015-16: Outdoor: An academic All-Mid-American Conference selection and USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree...finished third and 11th, respectively, in the hammer and shot put at the MAC Championships (May 12) with marks of 189-11 (57.89m) and 44-6.25 (13.57m)...an NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier finishing 34th in the hammer with a throw of 180-10 (55.13m)...registered seven top-10 performances in the hammer, including placing second at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 6) and third at the Ashland Alumni Open (April 29), Northeast Ohio Quad (April 16) and Ricardo Romo Invitational (March 25)...recorded a season-best throw of 190-4 (58.02m) in the hammer at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 7)...posted five top-10 performances in the shot put, including registering a season-best mark of 46-11 (14.32m) to place fourth at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 7)...finished seventh in shot put at Texas Relays (April 1) with mark of 43-8.75 (13.33m)...Indoor: An Academic All-Mid-American Conference selection...registered six top-10 performances in the shot put and five in the weight throw...placed eighth in the shot put at the MAC Championships with a mark of 47-1.50, while finishing 11th in the weight throw (55-10)...turned in a season-best throw of 48-4 in the shot put at the Penn State National (Jan. 29)...recorded season-long mark of 61-0 in the weight throw at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 6)...finished second in the weight throw (60-11) at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 19)...placed third in shot put at Kent State Dual (Jan. 22) with throw of 47-1.
2014-15: Indoor: Recorded top-five finishes in the shot put in five of seven outings, including winning the Akron Invitational with a season-best throw of 47-0.25...posted top-five efforts in the weight throw three times...threw a season-high mark of 61-3.00 in the weight throw at the Akron Invitational...Outdoor: An Academic All-Mid-American Conference selection...an NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the hammer placing 20th with a throw of 183-4...recorded fifth-best mark in program history in the hammer en route to placing fourth at the MAC Championship (May 14) with a career-best throw of 193-2...garnered six top-10 efforts in the discus, including placing fourth at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 3), Longhorn Invitational (May 2), Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9) and MAC Championship with throws of 191-1, 190-0, 190-0 and 193-2...recorded season- and career-best throw of 46-1.50 in shot put at Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9)...placed sixth and eighth, respectively, in shot put and discus at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2) with marks of 43-7.25 and 102-9.
2013-14: Indoor: Competed in the shot put at the MAC Championships (March 1) ... recorded a season-best throw of 46-04.75 at the Kent Dual (Jan. 17) ... posted a mark of 56-10.25 in a third-place finish in the weight throw at the Akron Opener (Jan. 10) ... Outdoor: Was the hammer throw champion at the Ashland Alumni Open (Apr. 25) with a season-best mark of 180-04 ... placed 11th at the MAC Championships (May 15) with a throw of 164-05.
2012-13: Indoor: Recorded a season-high toss of 45-08.50 in the shot put at the Kent Dual (Jan. 18) ... placed third in the event at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 2) with a throw of 45-01.00 ... was the Blue Division champion in the weight throw at the Akron Invite with a top throw of 57-04.25 ... Outdoor.: Placed fifth in the hammer at the MAC Championships (May 9) with a personal-record mark of 187-02 ... also competed in the shot put ... placed seventh in the hammer at the Jesse Owens Classic (Apr. 20) with a throw of 184-07 ... recorded a season-best mark of 45-01.75 in the shot put at the Triton Invitational (Apr. 27).
2011-12: Redshirted.
at Elk County Catholic HS: Three-time state champion in the shot put and discus ... won her second consecutive shot put title (44-08.00) as a senior ... also won the discus (141-03.00) to complete the sweep last spring ... finished third in the discus as a junior and third in the shot put as a sophomore.
Personal: Parents are Jeff and Rebecca Dornisch ... graduated with 86 classmates at Elk County Catholic HS.










