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2024 Women's Track Roster

Susan Gruszka

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Peoria Notre Dame
  • Hometown Peoria, Ill.
  • Major Psychology

Biography

STATS
2024:
Competed in indoor track during the 2024 season... INDOOR: Competed in six meets during the indoor season... competed in multiple events during the season, including shot put, long jump, triple jump, high jump, 60 meter dash, 60 meter hurdle, 200 meter, and the pentathlon... ranked seventh in the EIU record book with  a sixth place finish at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in the pentathlon (2961 points)... season best 60 meter dash time was 7.97 at the Eastern Illinois Early Bird... OUTDOOR... Competed in six meets during the outdoor season... scored points in two events at the OVC Championship... personal best heptathlon was 4112 points which enters sixth in the EIU history book... season best 100 meter hurdle was 16.56 at the SLU Billiken Invite... season best 200 meter time was 26.54 at the Clark Wood Open... season best javelin throw was 89'3" at the SLU Billiken Invite... season best long jump was 16'1.75" at the Eastern Illinois Big Blue... 

2023: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2023 season... INDOOR: Competed in five meets during the indoor season... moved to multi's for the year competing in the pentathlon at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships scoring 2603 points... also ran 60 meter dash with season best time of 8.09 at EIU Early Bird... in pentathlon events season best marks for high jump, shot put and 800 meter were at OVC Championship... OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets during the outdoor season... scored points at the OVC Outdoor Championship with a seventh place finish in the heptathlon scoring 3,888 points, point total ranked ninth on the EIU record book list... in heptathlon events season best marks for the 100 hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 meter and 800 meter were at the OVC Championship... 

2022: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2022 season... INDOOR: Competed in three meets during the indoor season... competed in the long jump, triple jump and 60 meter dash... season best long jump mark was 17'03.50" at the EIU Friday Night... season best triple jump mark was 34'11.0" at the EIU Friday Night... season best 60 meter dash time was 8.17 at the EIU Early Bird... OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets during the outdoor season... competed in the long jump and triple jump events... season best long jump mark was 16'11.50" at the Sycamore Open... season best triple jump mark was 35'6.75" at the Illini Invitational... 

2021: Competed only during outdoor track during 2021 season... INDOOR: Did not compete in any meets during indoor season... OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets during the outdoor season... competed in the javelin and triple jump... season best javelin throw was 102'4" at the SIU Bill Cornell... season best triple jump mark was 35'5" at the OVC Outdoor Championships... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in track at Peoria Notre Dame HS… ran sprints and competed in the pole vault… during shortened 2020 indoor season was third in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championships… as a junior advanced to the IHSA Class 2A State Championships in the pole vault clearing a height of 9’6” at the state meet… season best pole vault was 10’6” at the Peoria All-City Meet… 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2023Junior

    Multi's
  • 2024Senior

    Throws
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