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2012-13 Track & Field Roster

Kara Lotan

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Romeo
  • Hometown Ray Township, Mich.

Biography

Track and Field

2013 Indoor
? Finished third in weight throw at Windsor Christmas Open (Dec. 15)
? Earned fifth-place finish with season-best weight throw of 45 feet, 9 inches at CMU Open (Jan. 11)

2012 Outdoor
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Set a school record and won javelin with a mark of 107 feet 2 inches at the Len Paddock Invitational (May 4)
? Took another first place finish in javelin with a mark of 86 feet 11 inches at the Northwood Open (April 14)
? Was runner-up in javelin with a mark of 84 feet 3 inches at the UDM-Oakland Dual Meet (April 7)
? Placed second in hammer with a throw of 139 feet 4 inches at UDM-Oakland Dual Meet (April 7)
? Had two sixth place finishes in hammer with a mark of 137 feet 2 inches at the Northwood Open (April 14) and 141 feet 11 inches at the Indiana Wesleyan Pre-Conference Meet (April 21)
? Finished fourth in shot put with a throw of 30 feet 6.5 inches at the UDM-Oakland Dual Meet (April 7)

2012 Indoor:
? Finished fifth in the 20-lb. weight throw at the Chip Invite (Jan. 13)
? Earned sixth-place finish in the weight throw at the IPFW Quadrangular Meet (Jan. 28)
? Threw season best 44 feet, 4.25 inches in the weight throw at The Summit League Championships (Feb. 24)

2011 Outdoor:
? Won the hammer and javelin at the Detroit meet (April 9)
? Set the school record in the javelin (103 feet, seven inches) at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge (April 2)
? Had six top 10 finishes

2011 Indoor:
? Had the second longest 20-LB weight throw at 40 feet, 1.50 inches at The Big Meet (Feb. 11)
? Had four top 10 finishes

2010 Outdoor:
? Was runner-up in the hammer and shot put at the Detroit dual meet (April 15)
? Her toss of 122 feet, three inches versus Detroit in the hammer was a school record

2010 Indoor:
? Had three top 10 finishes

High School:
? Earned two letters in track and field, serving as team captain for one season
? Finished in second place in the shot put and discus at the conference meet as a senior
? Was named Most Outstanding Performer in Field Events as a senior

Academic Achievements:
? Member of 4-H and the Macomb County Livestock Program
? 4-H award-winner for her goat project in 2009

Personal:
Parents: Denise and Robert Lotan
Sibling: Jenna

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

    Throws
    5'3"
  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Throws
    5'3"
  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Throws
    5'3"
  • 2011-12Junior

    Throws
    5'3"
  • 2012-13Senior

    Throws
    5'3"