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2013-14 Track & Field Roster

Shannon Getchen

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

Biography


2014 Outdoor
? Set a new school record in the hammer throw when she finished in fifth place at the Horizon League Championships with a heave of 164 feet, 2 inches (May 2)
? Added a career-best throw of 120 feet even in the discus at the league championship meet
 

2014 Indoor
• Threw a season best 50 feet, 4 inches in the weight throw at the YSU National Invitational (Feb. 7-8) to finish sixth

2013 Indoor
? Threw eight throw 45 feet, 3.5 inches at CMU Open (Jan. 11)

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)

Personal Bests (Outdoor)
Event Time/Distance
Shot put 30' 5" (Detroit vs. Oakland Dual, April 9, 2011)
Discus 120' 0" (Horizon League Championships, May 2-4, 2014)
Hammer 164' 2" (Horizon League Championships, May 2-4, 2014)*
Javelin 60' 0" (Detroit vs. Oakland Dual, April 9, 2011)
* denotes school record

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2010-11Junior

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2010-11Junior

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2011-12Junior

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2012-13Senior

    Throws
    5'11"
  • 2013-14Senior

    Throws
    5'11"