Meagan Guenther Class: RS Senior Hometown: Highland Park, Ill. High School: Highland Park Height: 6-1 Event: Throws

2008 Highlights: Scored in both the weight throw (sixth, 57-7) and the shot put (eighth, 44-6.25) at MAC Championships (2/29-3/1/08)... recorded an indoor personal best in the weight throw (59-1.25) and placed third in the shot put (45-5.75) at the Redbird Invite (12/8/08)... won the weight throw with a throw of 57-10.25 and took third in the shot put with a throw of 44-09.75 at the Badger Track Classic (1/12/08)... won both the weight throw and the shot put at the EIU Mega Meet (1/19/08) with throws of 59-4.75 and 45-1.00, respectively... finished third in the weight throw (53-09.25) at the Carle/Health Alliance Classic (1/26/08)... took the title at the Tadd Metzger Invite (2/2/08) in the weight throw (58'06.00") and the shot put (44-4.25).

2007 Highlights: Finished eighth in the weight throw (16.83m/55-2.75) at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/24/07)...claimed the title for the weight throw with a personal best heave of (17.16m/56-3.75) at the Cardinal Invite (2/3/07)...earned fifth-place in the weight throw (54-4.75) at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/27/07)...took second place in the weight throw (16.49m/54-1.25) at the Illinois Invitational (1/13/07)...finished second in the weight throw (16.36m/53-8.25) at the Redbird Open (12/9/06).

2006 Highlights: Did not participate in the indoor season...earned a third-place mark of 158'11" in the hammer throw at the Chicagoland Championships (4/8/06)...placed seventh overall in the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships (5/11/06) with a toss of 164'10" in the hammer throw...claimed NIU's second-best outdoor mark in the javelin with a toss of 112'5 ¼" at the Illinois Invitational (4/22/06).

2005 Highlights: Placed third in the javelin (110'9") at the Lee Calhoun Invitational (4/16/05)...claimed third place in the javelin (114'2") at the Central Collegiate Championships (4/23/05)...picked up a personal best weight throw (52'1 ¾") at the EIU Mega Meet...earned a pair of personal-best marks in both the hammer throw (167'2") and discus (131'6") at the Illinois State Redbird Invitational (4/30/05)/

2004 Highlights: Set a personal record in the weight throw with a fifth-place heave of 48'3 ¼" at the Panther Open (1/17/04)...placed third overall in the weight throw with a toss of 48'8" at the Eastern Illinois Quadrangular (1/31/04).

High School / Personal: Served as co-captain for Highland Park as a senior...earned four First Team All-Central Suburban North Conference accolades...selected as 2002 Most Valuable Performer by her teammates...Major - Kinesiology...Birthdate - August 31, 1985.

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