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2010 Cross Country Roster

Shannon Getchen

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Churchill
  • Hometown Livonia, Mich.

Biography

Track and Field

2012 Outdoor
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Set a school record in discus with a mark of 119 feet 8 inches at the Lyle Bennett Open (April 28) and in hammer with a mark of 152 feet 11 inches at The Summit League Championships (May 10)
? Placed second in discus with a throw of 105 feet 5 inches at the UDM-Oakland Dual Meet (April 7)
? Took third place in discus with a throw of 118 feet 11 inches at the Indiana Wesleyan Pre-Conference Meet (April 21)
? Finished third place in hammer with a mark of 134 feet 10 inches at the UDM-Oakland Dual Meet (April 7)
? Earned a two-time fourth place finish in hammer with a mark of 145 feet 4 inches at the Indiana Wesleyan Pre-Conference Meet (April 21) and 144 feet 6 inches at the Northwood Open (April 14)

2012 Indoor
? Set the school record in the 20 LB weight throw at The Summit League Championships with a throw of 50 feet, 2 inches
? Earned second-place finishes at the Chip Invite (Jan. 13) and the IPFW Quadrangular Meet (Jan. 28) in the 20 LB Weight throw
? Finished sixth in the 20 LB weight throw at the Youngstown State National Invitational (Feb. 3)

2011 Outdoor:
? Was runner-up in the discus and hammer at the Detroit meet (April 9)
? Threw the hammer 152 feet, 10 inches to break the school record by nearly 20 feet at the EMU Twilight Meet (April 23)
? Had seven top 10 finishes

2011 Indoor:
? Set the school record in the 20-LB weight with a throw of 47 feet, 4.50 inches at The Big Meet (Feb. 11)
? Won the weight at the Macomb Opener (Dec. 11)
? Had four top 10 finishes

2010 Outdoor:
? Was second in the discus and hammer at the Detroit dual meet (April 15)
? Set the school record in the discus (112 feet, four inches) at the Spartan Invite (April 3)
? Had three top 10 finishes

2010 Indoor:
? Set the then school record in the 20-lb weight with a throw of 43 feet, 9.25 inches at The Summit League Championship (March 1)
? Had two top 10 finishes

High School:
? A two-year letterwinner in track and field and served one year as team captain
? Earned all-conference, all-division and all-area honors her senior year in the discus throw
? Also lettered in basketball and served as team captain for one season

Academic Achievements:
? An honor roll student

Personal:
Parents: Pam and Greg Getchen
Siblings: Brandon (24), Darren (21)

Historical Player Information

  • 2009Freshman

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2010Junior

    Throws
    5'11"