Julia Viberg Career Stats
Academic Notes: Majoring in business
Personal Bests: Shot Put (42-4.75, 12.92m) | Discus Throw (187-3, 57.07m)
2017: Logged marks at four different outdoor meets … Opened the outdoor campaign at the Willie Williams Classic with a season-best toss in the discus ( 51.84m, 170' 1") … All Big Sky performer in the discus event at outdoor conference championships (2nd) … Qualified for NCAA West Prelims for the fourth time in her illustrious Lumberjack career
2015: Did not compete during the indoor season ... Recorded an exceptional outdoor campaign for the Lumberjacks ... Earned a first-place finish at the Willie Williams Classic in the discus to open the season … Followed up that performance with a career-best throw in the discus at Texas Relays (187-3, 57.07m), placing second overall … For the third-straight outdoor season, won the women’s discus title at Big Sky Conference Championships … Once again, made her way to NCAA West Preliminaries where she finished seventh in the region in the discus … Competed in that same event at NCAA Division I Championships for the second time in her career, finishing 14th in the nation once again
2014: Competed in two meets during the indoor season exclusively in the shot put event ... Best performance came at the NAU Invitational where she threw a distance of 42-4.75 (12.92m)—still her PR in that event ... Competed exclusively in the women's discus throw during the outdoor season ... Top performance was a throw of 184-2 (56.13m) at the Double Dual Meet ... Defended her discus title at Big Sky Outdoor Conference Championships, taking gold once again and helping the Lumberjacks win the women’s team title ... Competed at NCAA West Preliminaries for the second-consecutive season in the discus throw
2013: Redshirted the indoor season ... Had an impressive freshman outdoor season as she locked up the All-Big Sky performance and gold medal in the discus event at outdoor conference championships, throwing 177-5 (54.07m) ... Her discus mark at Big Sky Outdoor Conference Championships was the best by anyone in the Big Sky all season … Qualified for NCAA West Preliminaries in the discus … Advanced to NCAA Division I Championships in the same event, finishing 14th overall in the country
Before NAU: Graduate of Vaxjo Katedralskolan in 2011, where she competed for four years under Coach Jan Bengtsson ... Competed in the 2010 and 2011 Nordic Championships in the discus, placing second in 2011 ... Won the discus title in the Nordic-Baltic Championship in 2012 ... The Swedish Youth Champion in the discus in 2010 and 2012, second in 2011 and third in 2009
Personal: Born January 8, 1992 to Per Viberg and Katarina Sigfalk ... Has one younger sister, Kajsa ... Enjoys hanging out with friends and baking in her spare time ... Chose NAU after a recommendation from former coach Kristian Pettersson, an NAU alum that still holds the outdoor school record in the shot put ... Most memorable sports moment was competing in the European Junior Championships in 2011
