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2016-17 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Elizabeth Herriman

Elizabeth Herriman

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Adrian, Mich.
  • High School:
    Sand Creek
  • Letters:
    2

Summary

Biography

Personal Records

Indoor:  Shot Put - 14.20m (46-07.25) ... Weight Throw - 14.67m (48-01.75)

Outdoor:  Shot Put - 13.95m (45-09.25) ... Discus - 45.91m (150-07) ... Hammer Throw - 35.42m (116-.02) ... Javelin - 44.84m (147-01)
 

Elizabeth Herriman's TFRRS Meet-by-Meet Results

WSU Career Notes (as of 7/10/16):  Holds eight of the top 10 all-time indoor marks in the shot put ... set the school record for indoor shot put (13.87m) at the 2016 GLIAC Championships ... in 2016, became the first WSU track student-athlete to earn back-to-back NCAA Championship selections (both 2015 and 2016 in the javelin) ... has the top 10 outdoor shot put distances and the top 11 discus tosses in program history, along with the top 14 javelin distances in school history.

2016-17:  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in all seven meets, including the GLIAC Championships ... had a personal-best toss in the shot put (14.20m) at the GVSU Friday Big Meet (2/10), which won the event.  OUTDOOR:  Qualified for the national championships in the javelin ... placed 16th at the NCAAs with a throw of 40.59m ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in seven meets prior to the NCAA Championships, including the GLIAC Championships and both GVSU Last Chance meets … placed first in both the javelin (42.16m) and discus (42.23m) at the Cumberlands Invitational (4/7) … took second place in the shot put (13.06m) at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (4/21), then won the javelin (40.42m) the next day … won the javelin (42.57m) at the GLIAC Championships and placed sixth in shot put (13.72m) … also took first at the GVSU Last Chance meet (5/13) in the javelin (42.21m) ... earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the javelin.

2015-16:  INDOOR:  Competed in eight meets, including the GLIAC Championships ... earned Honorable Mention All-GLIAC accolades in the shot put after placing seventh at the GLIAC Championship with a school record toss of 13.87m ... won the shot put at the SVSU Triangular (2/5).   OUTDOOR:  Selected for the NCAA Championship in the javelin ... earned USTFCCCA All-Midwest Region honors in the javelin for having one of the top five distances ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in 10 meets, including the NCAA Championship ... broke her own school record (and had a provisional toss) in the shot put (13.95m) at the GLIAC Championship in placing sixth ... set the school record in the discus with a provisional toss of 45.91m at the GVSU Last Chance Meet (5/14) ... set the school record in the javelin at the NCAA Championship with a toss of 44.84m ... won the javelin at the GLIAC Championship with a toss of 43.17m.

2014-15:  INDOOR:  Competed in eight meets ... placed third in the shot put with a mark of 40-11.75 at the Friday Night Special (12/12) ... grabbed an eighth-place finish in the weight throw (45-04.25) at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (1/10) ... finished fourth in the shot put with a mark of 40-11 at the Tiffin Dragon Open (1/24) ... posted a new season-best in the shot put (43-08) at the GVSU Big Meet (2/14) ... eclipsed her weight throw personal-best with a mark of 48-01.75 at the GLIAC Indoor Championships (3/1).  OUTDOOR:  Placed 12th in the javelin (145-00) at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (5/23) to earn Second Team All-America honors (the USTFCCCA modified selections in January 2015 to award Second Team All-America honors to finishers 9-12 in each individual event) ... won the javelin throw (127-05) and clinched two runner-up finishes in the shot put (39-03) and discus (131-0) at the Amy Adams Memorial (3/21) ... placed seventh in the javelin throw with a mark of 128-00 at the Tennessee Relays (4/9) ... grabbed a first-place victory in the javelin (135-04) at the Centre Twilight (4/17) ... threw the discus 139-00 to fourth place at the Hillsdale Gina Relays (4/25) ... garnered a second-place finish in the javelin with a mark of 137-05 at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships (5/2) ... recorded a victory with a mark of 139-01 in the javelin at the GSVU Second to Last Chance Meet (5/8) ... notched her javelin personal-best with a mark of 145-08 at the GVSU Last Chance (5/9).

2013-14:  INDOOR:  Redshirted.  OUTDOOR:  Participated in five meets ... grabbed a runner-up finish in the shot put at the Bellarmine Invitational, tossing 12.18m ... placed third in the shot put at the Hillsdale Invitational with a throw of 12.20m ... threw a season-best 37.45m in the discus at the GLIAC Championships ... earned a podium finish at the GLIAC Championships with a fourth-place finish in the javelin throw.

High School:  A 2013 graduate of Sand Creek High School ... earned 11 letters (four each in basketball and softball and three in track) for the Aggies ... at the 2013 Division 4 State track meet won the shot put (40-11) for the second straight year ... had a career-best throw of 114-7 in the discus at the 2013 Regional at Hillsdale Academy ... helped SCHS to the 2013 Team State title by winning both the discus and shot put ... claimed the 2012 state shot put (39-0) title as a junior ... was a BCAM (Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan) Honorable Mention All-State selection as well as an Academic All-State honoree in basketball ... averaged 13.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game as a senior helping SCHS to a 14-6 record ... assisted the Aggies to a 14-8 mark as a junior by averaging 13.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per contest ... named to the softball all-district team ... served as a team captain in both basketball and softball.

Personal: Full name--Elizabeth E. Herriman ... born November 25, 1994, in Toledo, Ohio ... daughter of Jeff and Cheryl Herriman ... has one older sister, Catherine, who played basketball at Concordia ... also has a twin sister Gabrielle, who is also a thrower for the WSU track program ... is an industrial engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2013, Winter 2016, Fall 2016 and Winter 2017 (4.00).

 
Elizabeth Herriman's Indoor Track Personal Bests
2014-17
Event Distance Meet
Shot Put 14.20m (46-07.25) GVSU Friday Big Meet (Feb. 10, 2017) 
Weight Throw 14.67m (48-01.75) GLIAC Championship (March 1, 2015) 
 
Elizabeth Herriman's Outdoor Track Personal Bests
2014-17
Event Distance Meet
Shot Put 13.95m (45-09.25) GLIAC Championship (May 6, 2016)
Discus 45.91m (150-07) GVSU Last Chance Meet (May 14, 2016) 
Hammer 35.42m (116-02) Bellarmine Invite (April 4, 2014)
Javelin 44.84m (147-01) NCAA Championship (May 28, 2016)

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  • 2014Freshman

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  • 2014-15Sophomore

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  • 2015-16Junior

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  • 2016-17Senior

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