Throws
Senior
Port Isabel, Texas / Port Isabel HS
Junior Year: Won the ECAC Championship in shot put (16.55m) ... Placed first (61.59m) in the hammer throw at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship ... Finished first (15.89m) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship in the shot put ... Placed first at the Cornell Relays in the shot put (13.36m) ... Placed first (56.23m) in the hammer throw at the Chancellor�s Cup ... Earned first place (14.65m) at the Penn Relays in the shot put ... Finished first in the shot put (14.19m) at the Chancellor�s Cup ... Earned first place (14.85m) in the shot put at the Bison Classic ... Finished first (57.80m) in the hammer throw at the Sea Ray Relays ... Finished second (14.39m) at the USTCA Series in the shot put ... Placed fourth at the Raleigh Relays in the shot put (15.10m) ... Earned fourth place (15.06m) in the shot put at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship ... Finished seventh (14.79m) in the shot put at the Sea Ray Relays ... Place 27th (14.62m) at the NCAA Championship in the shot put ... Sophomore Year: Won the Bud Brown Award as the squad�s outstanding thrower � Shared the women�s track & field team�s Most Improved Award with teammate Valerie Boling � Named the Most Outstanding Field Performer at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship after winning the weight throw with a school-record toss of (63-4.25) and the shot put with a throw of (52-10) ... Placed 16th at the NCAA Indoor Championship in the shot put (49-11.75) ... Took second place in the shot put (51-2.75) and placed third in weight throw (59-11) at the ECAC Indoor Championship ... Won the shot put (61-7.5) and placed second in weight throw (46-9) at the Armory Invitational ... Shot put champion at the Syracuse Invitational (46-7.5) ... Placed third in the weight throw (58-5.25) and took fourth in the shot put (47-2.5) at the Husky Invitational ... Won the shot put title at the N.Y. Elite Collegiate/Open Championship (47-1) ... Won the weight throw (60-1.75) and placed second in the shot put (46-9.5) at the Penn State USTCA ... Took first place in both the weight throw (57-2.75) and shot put (45-8) at the Cornell Relays ... Freshman Year: Recognized as one of the team�s Outstanding Freshmen � Placed sixth at the ECAC Championship in the hammer throw (175-8) and eighth in the discus (157-1) � Earned All-BIG EAST honors with a second-place finish in the shot put (48-5.25) and a third-place finish in the hammer throw (171-9) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship � Also placed eighth in the discus at the BIG EAST Championship (157-1) � Won the shot put (47-1.50) and hammer throw (157-7) at the Vielbig Invitational � Won the shot put (47-7) and placed second in the discus (149-5) at the Texas Southern Relays, qualifying for BIG EAST Outdoor and ECAC Outdoor Championships � Qualified for the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship in the discus (138-1) at the Hurricane Invitational � Placed eighth in the shot put at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship (45-5.75) � Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championship in the weight throw (59-4.25), placing fourth at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship � Placed third in the shot put (44-11) and weight throw (57-8.50) at the Armory Invitational � Placed second in shot put (48-4.75) and weight throw (52-2) at the SU Invitational � Won the shot put at the Greater Boston TC Invitational with a throw of 46-11.50 � Placed fourth in the shot put at Penn State (45-7) � High School: Texas state 3A champion in the shot put and discus in her senior year � Regional record-holder in the shot put � All-American in the shot put in her junior year � Won the team�s Thower of the Year Award � Named to the all-district, all-valley and Brownsville Herald first teams � Personal: Daughter of John and Catarina Hernandez � Born Dec. 12, 1982 � Majoring in social work.
