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Valerie Frazier (Wert) Throws 6-1 • Sr./– Lexington, Ohio Lexington HS
Frazier’s Personal Records INDOOR Event Mark Meet Date Weight Throw 64-09.75 MAC Championships Feb. 28, 2009
as a Freshman (2007): • Redshirted • Earned Akron’s Scholar Baller honor for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the academic year Prior to Akron: • Established a school record and personal record of 139-7 in the discus • Best performance in the shot put in high school was 41-4.75 • Also participated in volleyball, basketball and softball Personal: • Parents are Todd and Marilyn Wert • Majoring in art education
2011 REVIEW HISTORY
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as a Redshirt Freshman (2008): • Did not compete during the indoor season due to injury • Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in the hammer and the discus ... Placed 18th in the discus (153-8) and was 33rd in the hammer (162-10) • Earned second team All-MAC Outdoor honors in the discus, finishing runner-up to teammate Stevi Large with a throw of 169-11, which ranks second on the UA all-time list … Also scored in the hammer, placing third with a throw of 181-3
COACHES
as a Sophomore (2009): • Participated in the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships … Placed 17th in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoors (56-6) … Placed 19th in the hammer at the NCAA Outdoors (182-06) • Named NCAA All-Mideast Region, placing sixth at the regional in the hammer (197-03) … Also qualified for the regional in the discus, thanks to a throw of 167-08 at the Campbell/Wright Invitational, but only participated in the hammer • Earned second team All-MAC outdoor honors, placing runner-up to teammate Stevi Large in the hammer with a throw of 198-02, which ranks second on the UA all-time list … Also scored in the discus, finishing eighth, with a throw of 148-09 • Placed fourth at the MAC Indoor in the weight throw with a mark of 64-09.75, which qualified her for the NCAA Indoors and ranks second on the UA all-time list • Earned Academic All-MAC for the indoor and outdoor seasons thanks to her 3.77 GPA in art education
WOMEN’S TEAM
as a Junior (2010): • Advanced to the NCAA Championships in both the discus and hammer events • Earned All-American status in the hammer with a sixth-place finish • Placed 14th in the discus with a throw of 159-05 • All-MAC First Team honoree was also the MAC Outdoor recipient of the Most Outstanding Female Field Performance after sweeping the hammer (192-07) and discus (176-06) events at the league championships • Earned second team All-MAC Indoor, finishing runner-up in the weight throw at the MAC Indoor Championships (61-02.75) • Won the weight throw in each of the first three meets of 2010 … Started the year with an effort of 64-02.25 at the Akron Opener, a mark which eclipsed was an NCAA provisional standard … Also won the Akron Quad (59-07.50) and the UA-KSU Dual meet (61-04.25)
• Won the discus at the Northeast Ohio Quad with a throw of 156-4 • Named Outdoor Academic All-MAC with her 3.77 GPA in art education • Also named to the USTFCCA All-Academic squad • Earned Akron’s Scholar Baller honor for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the academic year, getting Dean’s List recognition in the fall and spring semesters
MEN’S TEAM
as a Senior (2011): • Named All-America Honoable Mention after advancing to the NCAA Championships for the discus for the second straight year ... placed 19th in the event with a throw of 163-03 • Silver medalist in the discus at the MAC Outdoor Championships after recording the third-best mark in school history with a throw of 175-09 • Also finished third in the hammer with a throw of 193-10, which represented her strongest throw of the outdoor season • Academic All-MAC Team honoree • Competed in six indoor meets, highlighted by a third-place finish in the weight throw at the MAC Championships (59-05.00) • Won the weight throw in each of the Zips’ first three meets of the indoor season • Took second at the Penn State National with her best throw of the season (64-03.75)
OUTDOOR Event Mark Meet Date Discus 176-06.00 MAC Championships May 15, 2010 Hammer 198-02.00 MAC Championships May 15, 2009
AKRON TRACK & FIELD
• 2010 All-American in the hammer • Earned All-America Outdoor Honorable Mention honors in 2011 • Two-time MAC Champion