Mary Bull Class: Sophomore Hometown: Peoria, Ill. High School: Lewiston Height: 5-6 Event: Throws Birthdate: 09/20/1989

2008-09: Indoor Recorded a personal record shot put of 37-3.75 at the MAC Championships (2/28)... threw her second-best mark of the year, a 36-3.50 shot put, at the BSU Quadrangular (2/20)... placed ninth with a 34-11.75 shot put at the Panther Open (1/17)... scored at the ISU Early Bird (12/6) with an eighth place finish in the shot put (34-11.25). Outdoor Earned a personal-best shot put mark of 38-08.75 against Northridge (3/14) to place sixth in the event ... recorded a season-best discus score of 119-09 at the NIU Invite (5/9), taking fourth in the event ... took third in the javelin event at the NIU Invite, with a personal best mark of 105-06.

High School: Earned first team all-conference accolades in all four seasons... threw top career marks of 112-6 in the discus and 35-5 in the shot put... in both her junior and senior seasons, took first place in the shot put and second in the discus at the Prairieland Conference Championships... won the discus gold at the conference championships as a freshman and a sophomore... three-sport letterwinner captained her basketball and volleyball teams as a senior... named volleyball team MVP in both her final two seasons... named first-team all-conference for volleyball as a junior and a senior, and for basketball as a senior... earned academic all-state recognition as a senior... holds program's freshman shot put and discus record.

Personal: Daughter of Kathy and Jim Bull... born Sept. 20, 1989... former honor society member intends to major in accountancy with a minor in Spanish... enjoys playing volleyball and basketball.