KATIE NIELSEN SOPHOMORE - THROWS MIODLETOWN, CONNECTICUT
Katie placed fifth for the Bears in the shot put at the NEWMAC Championships last season. A Operations Research and Computer Analysis major, she is a member of the Dean’s List. BEFORE CGA Captain for coach Robert Link at Mercy High where she was a two-time Class L state champion in the shot put ... also a member of the volleyball team ... has two older brothers, David, who is a LTJG in the Coast Guard and Thomas ... daughter of Craig and Diane. GETTING TO KNOW KATIE Her favorite TV show is The Simpsons while her favorite song is Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd. A New York Yankee fan, Katie’s favorite book is The Hobbit. She is also a UConn Huskies basketball fan and lists Jim Calhoun as the greatest coach to ever live.
HANNAH SEELAND SENIOR - THROWS STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
ATHLETE BIOS
Hannah earned All-New England honors in the weight throw as she finished seventh during the 2012 indoor season with a throw of 45 feet, eight inches. A Mechanical Engineering major, she is on the Dean’s List and a two-time New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-Academic team selection. BEFORE CGA Competed for coach Nabil Mark and her dad Matt Seeland at State High ... has two younger brothers, Mark and Eli and a younger sister Esther ... daughter of Matt and Kathy Seeland. GETTING TO KNOW HANNAH Her favorite food is brussel sprouts while her favorite snack food are chocolate covered almonds. Hannah’s favorite movie is Secondhand Lions while her favorite TV show is The Office. Her favorite band is Three Legged Fox and her favorite song is Grace Like Rain.
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