Erika Schroeder Season 2008-09
Class: Junior
High School: Century
Hometown: Bismarck, N.D.
2008 Outdoor: Recorded a fifth-place effort at the ACC Championships in the shot put, throwing a 48-11.50 … Finished runner-up in the Duke Invitational shot put competition with a toss of 47-04.50 … Threw a season-best 150-10 in the discus throw at the ACC Championships.
2008 Indoor: Scored points for Virginia Tech with an eighth-place finish on a 48-02 mark in the shot put at the ACC Championships … Threw a season-best 49-01 for a runner-up posting at the Virginia Tech Challenge in the shot put … Tossed 48-08.25 for a sixth-place effort in the shot put at the Penn State National Invitational.
2007 Outdoor: Finished eighth in the discus at the ACC Championships with a mark of 46.87m (153’9”) … Won the ‘B’ flight in the shot put at the Texas Relays with a personal-best mark of 15.15m (49’8.5”) … Placed 14th at the NCAA East Regional with a mark of 14.70m (48’2”) … Won the discus at Radford’s Highlander Challenge with a throw of 45.46m (149’2”).
2007 Indoor: Earned 10th place at the ACC Championships in the shot put with a mark of 14.05m (46’1.25”) … Placed fifth at the Sykes-Sabok Challenge Cup with a mark of 15.11m (49’7”) … Finished in third place at the Penn State National Open with a heave of 14.59m (47’10.5”) … Took third place in the shot put at Liberty’s On Track Open with a 14.59m (47’10.5”) mark.
High School: Ranked second in the nation in the discus for the 2005 season, and 15th in the nation in the shot put for the 2006 season … Four-time state discus champion, becoming only the second person to win four straight North Dakota state titles ... Two-time indoor state champion in the shot put ... One state championship in the outdoor shot put ... AAU Junior Olympic All-American status in the shot put and discus ... Wendy’s High School Heisman Nominee ... Four-time MVP ... School record holder in the shot put and discus ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Three-time honoree of the Presidential Academic Award ... Nominated for North Dakota Sportswoman of the Year during senior season ... Member of the Bismarck-Mandan Quarterback Club ... Placed second at the state meet in the shot put on two occasions and was third once.
Personal: Born May 22, 1988 in Bismarck, N.D. ... Daughter of Nathaniel and Phyllis Schroeder ... English major ... Sister Natalia runs marathons.
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