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2018-19 Track & Field Roster

Profile

  • Javelin
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Pennsville, N.J.
    Hometown
  • 5'8
    Height
  • Pennsville Memorial HS
    High School
Megan SaxvanderWeyden
Megan SaxvanderWeyden
Javelin
Position
Senior
Class
Pennsville, N.J.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

• School Record Holder (javelin)
• 2018 All-Big 12 Outdoors (javelin)
• 2017 All-Big 12 Outdoors (javelin)
• Four-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection

2019:
Finished in first place at the first two meets of the season... Recorded the second-best throw of her career at the USC Trojan Invitational (164-9, 50.21m) to win the javelin title... Won the event title at the Baylor Invitational with a throw of 158-1 (48.19m)... Placed seventh at the 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a throw of 160-9 (49.00m)... Runner-up at The Reveille after recording a mark of 158-4 (48.26m).

2018: Set the school record in the javelin (166-4, 50.71m) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, placing third to earn All-Big 12 honors for the second consecutive season... Competed at the NCAA West Preliminaries, finishing 14th in the prelims... Placed second at the TCU Invitational to open the season, recording a mark of 158-7 (48.33m)... Finished fourth at both the Michael Johnson Invitational and National Relay Championships with throws of 154-9 (47.18m) and 154-10 (47.20m), respectively.

2017: Earned first career All-Big 12 honor after placing seventh in javelin at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship with a throw of 147-0 (44.82m)…Holds second-best javelin throw in program history at 152-3 (46.40m) after finishing second at the Michael Johnson Invitational…Competed in six other meets during outdoor season…Had four top-five finishes in javelin, taking runner-up at the TCU Invitational and third at the Roadrunner Invitational and Baylor Invitational with throws of 149-1 (45.44m) and 146-11 (44.78m), respectively…Finished 20th at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds with a throw of 150-10 (45.99m)…Earned spot on Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Baylor Dean’s List during fall and spring semesters.

2016: Competed in seven outdoor meets in javelin during freshman season…Had season-best throw of 144-8 (44.09m) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship to finish 10th…Recorded five other top-10 finishes in javelin…Finished third at the Baylor Invitational with a throw of 142-5 (43.41m)…Finished fifth at the Ricardo Romo Invitational with a throw of 142-1 (43.31m)…Named to Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Baylor Dean’s List during both semesters.

High School: Competed on track and field and tennis teams at Pennsville Memorial High School in Pennsville, N.J....Produced state title in javelin in senior campaign and tallied runner-up finish in junior year...Placed 10th at 2015 Penn Relays in 2015 and was 12th at 2014 New Balance Outdoor Nationals...Was three-year varsity letterwinner for tennis, two-year letterwinner for indoor track and four-year letterwinner for spring track and field...Was 2014 and 2015 Salem Country Champion in javelin...Named track and field team MVP in 2014 and 2015...Was first team all-state...Member of National Honor Society...Had personal-best mark of 138-4 [42.16m] in javelin.

Personal: Parents are Daniel and Donna SaxvanderWeyden...Has one sister, Danielle...Major is exercise physiology.