Brooke Andersen Career Stats

Academic Notes: Studying environmental science at NAU  

Personal Bests: Hammer (221-3, 67.43m) | Weight (71-0.75, 21.66m)

2017: Competed at six meets during the indoor campaign for the Lumberjacks … PR’ed in the weight throw each consecutive week during the season before topping out at the NAU Tune-Up with a 21.66m (71' 0.75") toss … That throw was both an NAU and Big Sky record … Won her first conference title in the weight throw at indoor conference … Punched a ticket to indoor nationals, where she earned a second-team All-American mark (11th—20.29m, 66' 7") … Competed at eight more outdoor meets in the hammer throw … Began season with three consecutive victories (UC Irvine, Texas Relays and Jim Click) … Despite fouling out at conference, went into NCAA West Prelims with the third-best throw in the nation … Placed second in the hammer throw semi-finals in Austin (67.09m, 220' 1") and punched a ticket to NCAA Championships … At nationals, recorded a last-chance, personal-best, first team All-American throw (68.62m, 225' 1") and became the national runner-up … That throw at NCAA’s was a new school and conference record … Andersen’s second-place finish was also the highest of any field athlete in the history of the NAU program at outdoor nationals

2016: Registered marks at six different indoor meets, all in the weight throw event ... Indoor season included three individual victories and an All-Conference performance at Big Sky Indoor Conference Championships with a third-place finish and career-best weight throw of 60-11.25 (19.31m) ... Redshirted the outdoor season, but competed at Olympic Trials in the hammer throw where she placed 13th with a 210-9 (64.25m) mark as an unattached athlete 

2015: Competed in six different meets during the indoor season ... Posted a season-best weight throw distance of 18.05m at the Mountain T's Invitational and finished second overall ... Registered a 53-3.75 (16.25m) weight throw at the Big Sky Indoor Championships ... Transitioned to the outdoor season where she registered hammer throw scores at nine different meets ... Recorded an outstanding seven individual victories, including a career-best throw at the Sun Angel Classic (207-8, 63.30m) and a Big Sky Conference title in the hammer ... Qualified for NCAA West Preliminaries for the second-consecutive season in the hammer  

2014: Redshirted the indoor season ... Competed exclusively in the hammer throw ... Best performance came at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships where she mustered a 59.37m (194-9) throw en route to securing the bronze medal and All-Conference performance ... Qualified for NCAA West Preliminaries, competing in the hammer throw 

High School: Two-year letterwinner in soccer and four-year letterwinner in track & field ... Two-time girl's track team MVP ... Garnered a league championship for the Division I girl's discus ... Second place finish in the High School California State Hammer Championships with a mark of 159'1" ... Ranked in the top-10 all-time for the discus event with a mark of 122'1", currently ranked fifth

Personal: Born to Scott and Joanne Andersen on August 23, 1995 ... Has one sister, Morgan ... Considered UCSB and Ohio Wesleyan University before coming to NAU ... Chose NAU because she loves the team, she was able to study her choice of major and she believes that she can have the best career possible by training at NAU