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2014 WILDCATS
ZANRI VAN DER MERWE SOPHOMORE/SOPHOMORE PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA (UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA) COMBINED EVENTS
DANI WINTERS SOPHOMORE/SOPHOMORE PLAINVILLE, KAN. (PLAINVILLE) THROWS
University of Pretoria – Attended University of Pretoria her freshman year…coached under Charley Strohmenger… team won Varsity Sports gold in Athletics. High School – Competed in track and field and netball…Top 12 High School Champions…South African Champion… competed in Confederation of African Athletics Southern Regionals in 2009 and 2012…competed in CAA Juniors in 2011…member for South African national team in the 6th IAAF World Youth Championships in Brixen, Italy and the 14th IAAF World Juniors in Barcelona, Spain…Senior Certificate recipient. Personal – Born May 14, 1993…daughter of Gert and Marinda van der Merwe…has one sister, Minné… major in social sciences.
2013 Outdoor Meet Baldy Castillo Invitational
ASU Invitational
ESU Spring Open Jim Click Shootout
MORGAN WEDEKIND FRESHMAN/FRESHMAN/FRESHMAN WICHITA, KAN. (VALLEY CENTER) XC/DISTANCE
K.T. Woodman Classic
Kansas Relays
ESU Mid-Week Open Big 12 Championship
2013 Cross Country Meet JK Gold Classic Duals Woody Greeno Invitational Rim Rock Invitational Pre-National Invitational Big 12 Championships Midwest Regional Championships
Distance 4k 6k 6k 6k 6k 6k
Mark 14:29.9 22:26.8 23:00.12 22:20.4 21:43.9 22:09.7
Place 4th 8th 23rd 244th 35th 105th
High School – Competed in track and field, cross country, powerlifting and basketball…KSHSAA Cross Country State Champion in 2009 and 2010...runner-up in 2011 and 2012…Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League and Regional cross country champions in 2012…track and field state champion in the 3200m in 2011…state champion in 1600m in 2011 and 2012…school record holder in the 4000m (14:29.62), 3200m (10:55.09), 1600m (5:07.01) and 4x800m relay…2013 state powerlifting champion…second team All-AVCTL in basketball…Academic All-State honors…National Honors Society member.
NCAA West Preliminary Rounds 2013 Indoor Meet KSU All-Comers Jayhawk Challenge Wildcat Invitational Bill Bergan Invitational KSU Open Big 12 Championship
Personal – Born May 15, 1995…daughter of Randy and Sheri Wedekind…has two sisters, Karlee and Madison…sister, Madison, plays soccer for Butler Community College… major in arts and sciences.
Event Shot Put Discus Hammer Throw Shot Put Discus Hammer Throw Shot Put Discus Shot Put Discus Hammer Throw Shot Put Discus Hammer Throw Shot Put Discus Hammer Throw Shot Put Hammer Throw Shot Put Discus Hammer Throw Shot Put
Mark 14.65m/48-00.75 46.69m/153-02 48.82m/160-02 14.04m/46-00.75 42.65m/139-11 52.51m/172-03 14.88m/48-10.00 48.54m/159-03 14.83m/48-08.00 44.68m/146-07 49.98m/164-00 15.61m/51-02.75 48.24m/158-03 52.09m/170-11 15.01m/49-03.00 45.87m/150-06 48.77m/160-00 15.06m/49-05.00 50.85m/166-10 15.34m/50-04.00 42.20m/138-05 49.50m/162-05 14.33m/47-00.25
Place 2nd 6th 5th 10th 12th 10th 3rd 4th 6th 9th 8th 1st 5th 3rd 8th 10th 17th 3rd 8th 12th 17th 13th 42nd
Event Shot Put Weight Throw Shot Put Weight Throw Shot Put Weight Throw Shot Put Weight Throw Shot Put Weight Throw Shot Put Weight Throw
Mark 13.99m/45-10.75 17.29m/56-08.75 14.33m/47-00.25 15.50m/50-10.25 14.69m/48-02.50 16.32m/53-06.50 12.57m/41-03.00 16.49m/54-01.25 13.94m/45-09.00 17.40m/57-01.00 14.82m/48-07.50 17.39m/57-00.75
Place 3rd 2nd 2nd 5th 2nd 5th 14th 13th 2nd 4th 13th 12th
2012: Redshirted Indoor and Outdoor seasons High School – Kansas 2A State Champion in discus… also lettered two years in tennis and volleyball and three years in basketball… honorable mention All-League in basketball as a junior… All-State in volleyball as a senior… school record holder in shot put and discus… member Honor Roll, National Honor Society, pep Club, Student Council. Personal – Born February 18, 1993… daughter of Tom and Tammy Winters… has two sisters, Ashley and Bailey… major in communication studies.
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