2010 Women’s Profiles [12.8m]) at the Ed Temple Classic ... Won the shot put, throwing 45-2 (13.76m) and placed 12th in the weight throw with a toss of 40-3 (12.26m) at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Placed second in the shot put and third in the weight throw at the Middle Tennessee Classic with of tosses of 47-5 (14.32m) and 45-5 (13.84m), respectively ... Placed overall third in the shot put (43-7 [13.28m]) and ninth in the weight throw (42-0 [12.8m]) at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Threw 47-6.25 (14.48m) in the shot put finishing seventh also placed 26th in the weight throw tossing 43-7.75 (13.3m) at the Kentucky Invitational ... Finished 12th in the shot put with a toss of 46-3.5 (14.11m) at the Rod McCravy Memorial. Outdoor Placed second in the shot put with a mark of 41-3.25 (12.58m), fourth in the discus recording 123-0 (37.51m), and eighth in the hammer throw with a toss of 114-5.5 (34.89m) at the Boston-Moon Classic ... Came in sixth in the shot put in 44-6.75 (13.58m) at the Sun Belt Championships ... Placed 10th in the discus at the Georgia Relays recording a toss of 129-0 (39.32m) ... Finished 11th in the shot put with a mark of 44-11.5 (13.70m) and 14th in the discus with a toss of 135-0 (41.15m) at the Tiger Track Classic. 2007-08 Indoor Won the shot put (47-6) and placed 10th in the weight throw (43-5.5) at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished fourth in the shot put (47-11.25) at the Kentucky Invitational ... Won the shot put (46-10) and placed ninth in the weight throw (38-7) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Finished fourth in the shot put (433) and eighth in the weight throw (36-10.5) at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Placed second in the shot put (45-2) and 12th in the weight throw (39-2) at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished fourth in the shot put (45-4.25) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Ranked 90th in the nation on the NCAA descending order list in the shot put with a mark of 47-11.75 ... Earned All-Sun Belt honors after winning the shot put at the SBC Championships ... Won the shot put (46-9) and placed third in the hammer throw with a mark of 129-1 at the Clemson Relays ... Placed seventh in the shot put (46-3.25) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and ninth (42-11) at the Tiger Track Classic ... Finished 35th in the shot put (41-9.75) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Placed eighth in the shot put (44-0.75) and 25th in the hammer (124-3) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Finished third in the shot put (46-9), fifth in the discus with a personal-best 132-8 and eighth in the hammer with PR of 138-4 at the Coach O Invitational ... Won the shot put with a mark of 47-11.75 at the Sun Belt Championships ... Placed 35th in the shot put (44-2) at the NCAA Mideast Regional. 2006-07 Indoor Placed second in the shot put with a mark of 45-11 and placed 10th in the weight throw with a mark of 35-2 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished eighth in the shot put (44-8) and 25th in the weight throw with personal-best 44-11 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Came in fourth in the shot put (41-6) and weight throw (42-9.5) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Won the shot put with a personal-best 46-6.75 at the Carle-Health Alliance Invitational ... Finished second in the shot put (45-4.5) at the Indiana Relays ... Placed third in the shot put (45-0) and sixth in the weight throw (44-5) at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished 10th in the shot put (41-1.75) and 14th in the weight throw (44-3.25) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Placed ninth in the shot put with a mark of 43-3 at the Alabama Relays and eighth with a mark of 43-9.75 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Finished second in the shot put (40-11.75), seventh in the hammer throw (122-0) and 10th in the discus (93-2) at the Boston-Moon Classic ... Placed 10th in the shot put (43-7) and 23rd in the hammer with a personal-best 132-2 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Won the shot put with a mark of 49-5.75 at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Also placed 18th in the discus (122-8) and 23rd in the hammer (116-11) at the Stan Lyons meet ... Set a school record again in shot put, winning event at the Sun Belt Championships with a mark of 50-8.75 ... Came in 15th in the discus (123-11) and 14th in the hammer (118-1) at the SBC Championships ... Placed 10th in the shot put with a mark of 48-10.25 at the NCAA Mideast Regional. High School Was the state title winner in both the shot put and discus as a senior at Girls Preparatory School ... Winning marks were 44-4.25 in the shot put and 124-4 in
the discus ... Set a personal best in the discus as a senior at the Division II East Sectional meet with a mark of 125-0.5 and a PR in the shot put at the GPS home meet with a mark of 45-2. Personal Born MeLyn Marie Thompson on October 12, 1987 ... Daughter of Melvin and Gwendolyn Thompson ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies (early childhood education).
Kortney Thurman Junior • 5-7 Power Springs, Ga. • McEachern HS Jumps/Sprints
Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-9.5 (6.03m) o / 19-5 (5.91m) i Triple Jump. . . . . . . . . . . . 42-8 (11.12m) i / 38-2 (11.63m) o
2008-09 Indoor Placed second in the long jump with a leap of 19-1.5 (5.83m) at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished third in the long jump, leaping of 18-7.5 (5.67m), and third as a member of the 4x400m relay team (4:17.6) at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished fifth in the 200 meters in 25.96 and fourth in the long jump, jumping 18-5 (5.61m) at the Ed Temple Classic ... Came in 18th in the long jump, recording a mark of 18-9.25 (5.72m), and 18th in the triple jump (35-9.25 [10.6m]) at the Kentucky Invitational ... Set a personal-best time of 7.22 in the 55-meter dash in the preliminary heat and finished fifth overall in 7.25 and placed ninth in the 200 in 26.02 at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Placed ninth in the 200 in 26.03 and fourth in the long jump (17-11.5 [5.47m]) at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Placed 11th in the triple jump (36-5.75 [11.12m]) and finished fifth in the long jump with 18-9.25 (5.72m) at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Came in 14th in the 55 in 7.42, finished fifth in the long jump (18-10[5.74m]) and 14th in the triple jump (34-6.25[10.52m]) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Earned a lifetime best, recording a NCAA Regional qualifying mark of 19-9.5 (6.03m) in the long jump, placing second overall at the Tiger Track Classic ... Won the long jump with a leap of 19-1.25 (5.82m) and placed fourth in the triple jump with a jump of 38-2 (11.63m) at the Georgia Relays ... Came in sixth in the long jump at the War Eagle Invitational with 19-0.75 (5.81m) ... Finished eighth in the long jump in 19-3.25 (5.87m), 19th in the 4x200-meter relays in 1:37.4, and 39th in the 4x100 meter relay in 47.88 at the Penn Relays ... Came in eighth as a member of the 4x100 relay team in 46.34, 14th in the long jump with a mark of 18-4 (5.59m), and 17th in the triple jump in 37-1 (11.31m) ... Set a lifetime best of 25.25 in the 200-meter dash in placing 20th, sixth in the 4x100 relay 46.48 and came in 20th in the 100 meter dash in 12.33 and 19th in the triple jump with 349.5 (10.6m) ... Placed fifth in the 4x100 relay in 46.45 and 21st in the long jump in 18-1 (5.51m) at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... Came in 31st in the long jump with 18-8 (5.69m) at the NCAA Mideast Regional Meet. 2007-08 Indoor Earned All-Sun Belt honors in the long jump, placing third at the SBC Championships ... Placed 10th in the long jump (17-9.75) at the Kentucky Invitational and fourth (17-1.5) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Finished third in
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