VMI Athletics

Kelsey McCusker on DirectAthletics

2010-11: Capped her season at the Big South Outdoor Championships with a PR in the hammer throw (38.95 M/127'9")...effort was good enough for 13th place and was nearly two full meters over her previous PR...was eighth at the VMI/W&L Carnival...finished 10th (36.74 M) at the HPU VertKlasse Meet...placed 17th in the weight throw at the indoor conference meet, thanks to a PR of 12.72 meters...was seventh in the weight at the VMI winter relays.

2009-10: Walk-on thrower demonstrated great improvement throughout the season, capped by a personal best in the hammer throw at the Big South Championships (37.12 M/121'9")...also took part in the discus throw and threw the weight indoors...increased her discus PR in each of her final four events, going from 24.54 meters (80'6") to a 30.19 M (99'0") at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier...also bettered her hammer throw PR in four straight events, culminating in the toss at the BSC Championships...during the indoor season, did the same thing in the weight throw, improving her PR by two meters over a four-event span, capped by a 19th place finish at the conference meet.

High School/Personal: Graduated as Sparrows Point's salutatorian...two-time All-Conference basketball player...All-County on the hardwood as a senior...All-Division in volleyball as a senior.

Personal Bests:

Hammer Throw: 38.95 M (2011 BSC Outdoors)

Discus Throw: 30.19 M (2010 Liberty Twilight)

Weight Throw: 13.67 M (2011-12 Golden Flash Gala)