Valerie Wert

Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lexington HS
Hometown:
Lexington, Ohio

PERSONAL RECORDS
Weight Throw (Indoor): 64-09.75 – MAC Championships (Feb. 28, 2009)
Discus (Outdoor): 176-06.00 – MAC Championships (May 15, 2010)
Hammer (Outdoor): 198-02.00 – MAC Championships (May 15, 2009)

as a Senior (2011)
• Named All-America Honoable Mention after advancing to the NCAA Championships for the discus for the second straight year ... placed 19th in the event with a throw of 163-03
• Silver medalist in the discus at the MAC Outdoor Championships after recording the third-best mark in school history with a throw of 175-09
• Also finished third in the hammer with a throw of 193-10, which represented her strongest throw of the outdoor season
• Academic All-MAC Team honoree
• Competed in six indoor meets, highlighted by a third-place finish in the weight throw at the MAC Championships (59-05.00)
• Won the weight throw in each of the Zips' first three meets of the indoor season
• Took second at the Penn State National with her best throw of the season (64-03.75)

as a Junior (2010)
• Advanced to the NCAA Championships in both the discus and hammer events
• Earned All-American status in the hammer with a sixth-place finish
• Placed 14th in the discus with a throw of 159-05
• All-MAC First Team honoree was also the MAC Outdoor recipient of the Most Outstanding Female Field Performance after sweeping the hammer (192-07) and discus (176-06) events at the league championships
• Earned second team All-MAC Indoor, finishing runner-up in the weight throw at the MAC Indoor Championships (61-02.75)
• Won the weight throw in each of the first three meets of 2010 … Started the year with an effort of 64-02.25 at the Akron Opener, a mark which eclipsed was an NCAA provisional standard … Also won the Akron Quad (59-07.50) and the UA-KSU Dual meet (61-04.25)

as a Sophomore (2009)
• Participated in the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships … Placed 17th in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoors (56-6) … Placed 19th in the hammer at the NCAA Outdoors (182-06)
• Named NCAA All-Mideast Region, placing sixth at the regional in the hammer (197-03) … Also qualified for the regional in the discus, thanks to a throw of 167-08 at the Campbell/Wright Invitational, but only participated in the hammer
• Earned second team All-MAC outdoor honors, placing runner-up to teammate Stevi Large in the hammer with a throw of 198-02, which ranks second on the UA all-time list … Also scored in the discus, finishing eighth, with a throw of 148-09
• Placed fourth at the MAC Indoor in the weight throw with a mark of 64-09.75, which qualified her for the NCAA Indoors and ranks second on the UA all-time list
• Earned Academic All-MAC for the indoor and outdoor seasons thanks to her 3.77 GPA in art education

as a Redshirt Freshman (2008)
• Did not compete during the indoor season due to injury
• Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in the hammer and the discus ... Placed 18th in the discus (153-8) and was 33rd in the hammer (162-10)
• Earned second team All-MAC Outdoor honors in the discus, finishing runner-up to teammate Stevi Large with a throw of 169-11, which ranks second on the UA all-time list … Also scored in the hammer, placing third with a throw of 181-3
• Won the discus at the Northeast Ohio Quad with a throw of 156-4
• Named Outdoor Academic All-MAC with her 3.77 GPA in art education
• Also named to the USTFCCA All-Academic squad
• Earned Akron’s Scholar Baller honor for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the academic year, getting Dean’s List recognition in the fall and spring semesters

as a Freshman (2007)
• Redshirted
• Earned Akron’s Scholar Baller honor for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the academic year

at Lexington High School
• Established a school record and personal record of 139-7 in the discus
• Best performance in the shot put in high school was 41-4.75
• Also participated in volleyball, basketball and softball

Personal
• Majoring in art education
• Parents are Todd and Marilyn Wert