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2007-08 Track & Field

Elizabeth Maxwell

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Johnsonville, S.C.

Summary

Biography

2006-2007 Outdoor: Named Field Performer of theMeet at the A-Sun Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA EastRegional by winning the shot put at the A-Sun Championships with amark of 12.99m (42’7.50”) ... Took second in the hammerthrow at the A-Sun Championships with a school-record mark of45.57m (149’6”) ... Placed fourth at the conferencemeet in the discus with a throw of 36.50m (119’9”) ...Finished third in the javelin at the Clemson Relays with apersonal-best throw of 40.59m (133’2”) ... Set theschool record in the discus at the Duke Invitational with a mark of39.52m (129’8”) ... Broke the school record in the shotput with a heave of 13.23m (43’5”) to place second atthe Solid Orange Classic ... Garnered USTFCCCA Academic All-Americahonors.

2006-2007 Indoor: Shattered the A-SunConference Championships record with a winning toss of 13.00m(42’8”) in the shot put, which also tied the schoolrecord ... Recorded a personal-best effort of 12.78m(41’11.25”) in the weight throw at the conference meet,finishing sixth ... Recorded a sixth-place finish in the shot putat the Carolina Invitational ... Was 12th in the weight throw atthe Appalachian Limited.

2005-2006 Indoor: Eighth at the AppalachianState Open in the shot put ... Earned all-conference honors in theevent by finishing third at the conference championship with a tossof 41’3”.

2005-2006 Outdoor: Finished third in thejavelin (124’8”), fourth in the discus(122’8”) and shot put at the Atlantic Sun ConferenceChampionships ... Second in the javelin at the Snow BirdInvitational with a toss of 122’11” ... Fifth in thejavelin at the 49er Classic ... Won the javelin and discus at theMilligan Open ... Set a school record in the discus with a toss of125’2” to finish fourth at the Knoxville Invitational... Also won the javelin at the same meet ... Set a school recordin the javelin at the Orange and Purple Classic, finishingsecond.

2004-2006: Was a member of the Gardner-WebbUniversity volleyball team as a freshman (2004), sophomore (2005)and junior (2006) ... Helped the team to its first-ever conferencetournament berth ... Named to the A-Sun All-Academic Team in2005.

Before Gardner-Webb: A four-time field eventstate champion at Johnsonville (S.C.) High ... Set school recordsin the shot put and discus during her career ... Threw the discus arecord 117'11" at the 2004 S.C. Class 1A State Championships,winning that event and the shot put finals ... Set the school shotrecord with a 40'1" toss as a junior at the 2003 S.C. Class 1AState Championships, winning that event along with the discus tolead Johnsonville to the 2003 Class 1A team title ... Olderbrother, Jim, a former All-American at GWU in football, currentlyplays for the NFL Miami Dolphins.



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  • 2006-07Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2007-08Junior

    Throws
    5'10"