2017-18 (W) Track and Field Roster

Amber Daniel

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Greensboro, N.C.
  • High School Grimsley

Biography

PR's
Indoor: 
SP- 41-8.00 (12.70m)...WT- 55-4.75 (16.88m)
Outdoor: SP - 42-10.75 (13.07m)...DT - 120-0 (36.57m)...HT- 159-4 (48.56m)


2017-18
Indoor

  • Set a new PR in the weight throw, posting a mark of 55-4.75 at the Appalachian Open, winning the event
  • Posted a season-best toss of 41-1.75 (12.54m) in the shotput at the Sun Belt Championships
  • Had four top-three finishes
Outdoor
  • Posted a new PR in the shotput with a mark of 42-10.75 (13.07m) at the Sun Belt Championships, placing 13th
  • Shattered her PR in the hammer throw, finishing fifth at the Mountaineer Outdoor Meet with a mark of 159-4 (48.56m)
  • Notched a third place finish at the Mountaineer Outdoor Meet in the shotput, covering 41-8.00 (12.70m)
  • Named a Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar

2016-17
Indoor

  • Threw a season’s best mark of 40-4.25 (12.30m) in the shot put at the JDL College Kick-Off Classic and placed seventh
  • Recorded a season’s best throw of 51-1 (15.57m) in the weight throw at the Thundering Herd Invitational & Multi and finished 18th
  • Posted her best finish at the Mountaineer Open Indoor Track Meet in the shot put with a mark of 39-1 (11.91m) in the shot put and finished fifth the with weight throw with a toss of 48-6 (14.78m)
  • Produced five top-15 finishes at five meets
Outdoor
  • Tossed out a distance of 140-1 (42.69) in the hammer at the Charlotte Invitational for 13th place
  • Threw two season’s bests of 115-5 (35.19m) for 13th in the discus a 39-7 (12.06m) for third in the shot put at the Weems Baskin Invitational
  • Finished third in the shot put at the Mountaineer Open Outdoor Meet with a toss of 38-9 (11.81m)
  • Posted nine top-15 finishes at four meets

2015-16
Indoor

  • Threw a PR of 41-8 (12.70m) in the shot put at the David E. Walker Kickoff Classic and placed sixth
  • Produced a lifetime-best of 52-10 (16.10m) in the weight throw at the Appalachian Indoor Open Split Track Meet and placed fifth
  • Recorded her highest finish in the shot put (3rd) at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet with a mark of 39-3 ¾ (11.98m)
  • Finished third in the shot put at the Appalachian Indoor Open Track Meet with a toss of 40-7 ½ (12.38m)
  •  Earned six top-10 finishes

Outdoor

  • Threw a PR of 120-0 (36.57m) in the Discus at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet and finished in 12th
  • Set a personal-best in the hammer of 139-4 (42.48m) at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet and finished in 11th
  • Produced a season’s best of 41-0 ½ (12.51m) in the shot put at the Charlotte Invitational to place ninth
  • Earned three top-10 finishes

2014-15
Indoor

  • Seven of her eight finishes were in the top 10 and the final one was in the top 25
  • Set a PR for the shot put with a distance of 41-7.25 at the Appalachian Indoor Open (first collegiate meet) and that was good for sixth place
  • Her weight throw PR of 47-9.00 came in the same meet and was good for eighth place
  • Best placing of the indoor season was third in the shot put at the Appalachian Indoor Open Split with a mark of 38-4.75
  • Also took fourth in the weight throw for that meet (43-9.25) and fifth in the Mountaineer Open Indoor's weight throw with a distance of 44-10.25

Outdoor

  • Shot put PR of 36-7.00 was good for fourth place at the Wingate Invitational
  • Set a new personal record in the discus with a toss of 107-6.00 at the Wake Forest Open (31st place)
  • Hammer throw PR of 124-9.00 was set at the Wingate Invite and was good for ninth place
  • Four of her seven total finishes were in the top 10

High School

  • Two-time state qualifier; four-time regional qualifier
  • Shotput conference champion - 2014
  • All-Conference for shot and discus - 2014
  • Most Valuable Senior
  • National Honor Society

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

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  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2016-17Junior

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  • 2017-18Senior

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