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2017 Women's Track Roster

Bryn Buckwalter

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Freeport
  • Hometown Freeport, Ill.

Biography

STATS

2016-17: EIU Senior Female Athlete of the Year 
2017: 1st Team All-OVC (Shot Put) - Outdoor
2017: 1st Team All-OVC (Discus) - Outdoor
2017: 2nd Team All-OVC (Shot Put) - Indoor
2016: 1st Team All-OVC (Shot Put) - Outdoor
2016: 1st Team All-OVC (Shot Put) - Indoor
2015: 1st Team All-OVC (Shot Put) - Indoor

2017:
Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2017 season... Indoor - competed in seven meets during the indoor season... earned second team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors as a silver medalist in the shot put at the OVC Indoor Championships... season best shot put distance was 49'8.25" at the OVC Indoor Championships with mark ranked second on EIU career list... season best weight throw was 57'11.25" at the EIU Early Bird which ranked third on the EIU career list... posted first place finishes in the shot put and weight throw at the EIU John Craft Invite... member of OVC Indoor Championship team... Outdoor - competed in nine meets during the outdoor season... advanced to the NCAA West Regional in the shot put placing 27th with a throw of 49'6.25"... earned first team All-OVC honors in both the shot put and discus winning both events... winning throw in the shot put was 49'11.50" which ranked second on the EIU career list... winning throw in the discus was 158'5" which was a season best... added first place finishes on the season in the shot put at the SIU Bill Cornell and WIU Lee Calhoun... set school record for the hammer throw with a season best effort of 173'5" at the EIU Big Blue Classic... member of the OVC Outdoor Championship squad scoring points in the hammer, shot put and discus at the OVC meet... USTFCCCA All-Academic... OVC Medal of Honor Winner... 

2016: Competed in indoor and outdoor track... Indoor - competed in seven meets during the 2016 indoor season... first team All-OVC winning the shot put at the OVC Indoor Championships... season best shot put was 48'11" at the OVC meet which ranked second on the EIU career list... added first place shot put finishes at the Illini Classic and EIU John Craft... season best weight throw was 55'11.75" at the Grand Valley Big Meet which ranked sixth on the EIU career list... had first place weight throw showing at Grand Valley Big Meet... Outdoor - competed in eight meets during the outdoor season... first team All-OVC winning the shot put at the OVC Outdoor Championship with a throw of 48'3.50"... scored points as member of OVC Outdoor Championship squad in three throws events... added a bronze medal at the OVC meet in the discus with a throw of 149'4"... had four first place finishes in the shot put at the ISU Redbird, Illini Twilight, EIU Twilight and OVC Championship... season best shot put was 48'5" at the ISU Redbird, mark ranked 3rd on EIU career list... season best hammer was 161'3" at the EIU Twilight, mark ranked fifth on the EIU career list... season best discus was 160'7" at the EIU Big Blue, mark ranked second on EIU career list... posted a first place finish in the discus at the EIU Big Blue... 

2015: Competed in 2015 indoor and outdoor track... Indoor - during indoor season competed in shot put and weight throw... was first team All-OVC in the shot put winning the event at the OVC Indoor Championships... was a member of the OVC Indoor Championship squad... season best shot put was 47'1.50" at the OVC meet which ranked fourth on the EIU career list... season best weight throw was 53'9" at the OVC meet which anked ninth on the EIU career list... Outdoor - during outdoor season competed in all four throws events... season best hammer was 154'11" at the EIU Twilight which ranked eighth on the EIU career list... season best shot put was 47'3" at the Indiana State Midweek which ranked third on the EIU career list... season best discus was 137'2" at the OVC Outdoor Championships... 

2014: Competed in 2014 indoor and outdoor track in throws... Indoor - during the indoor season best weight throw mark was 49'2.25" at the Northern Iowa Invite... best indoor shot put was 41'10.75" at the Grand Valley Big Meet... Outdoor - during outdoor season competed in discus, hammer and shot put... best discus mark was 134'4" at the Illini Twilight... best hammer mark was 143'3" at the Illini Twilight... best outdoor shot put was 42'2.25" at the OVC Outdoor Championships...

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in track at Freeport HS... advanced to the IHSA Class 2A State Championships as a senior in the discus and shot put... placed sixth in the state in the discus with a finals throw of 125'2"... was 11th in the state in the shot put with a finals throw of 38'3.75"... was the silver medalist in the discus as a junior at the state meet with a finals mark of 133'4", while placing sixth in the state in the shot put... was the state champion in the discus as a sophomore winning the gold medal with a mark of 125'9" while also placing fourth in the state in the shot put... 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

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  • 2015Sophomore

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  • 2016Junior

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