2008: INDOOR SEASON: Competed in three events for the Bobcats during the 2008 indoor season ... Took first in the shot put at the Akron Open on Feb. 1 ... Participated only in throws events ... Threw the shot put eight times and the weight throw seven times ... Season-best marks in each event were 47-00.75 and 49-09.00, respectively ... Competed in the discus once (128-09) ... Was the third best Bobcat in the weight throw and second best in the shot put.

2007: OUTDOOR SEASON: Competed in the discuss, hammer throw and shot put ... Best discuss throw of 131 feet, seven inches at the MAC Championships ... Threw a season-long 155 feet, six inches in the hammer throw also at MAC Championships ... Longest throw in the shot put came at the Hillsdale Relays with a distance of 46 feet, 4.25 inches ... Shut put distance with Ohio's sixth best in the outdoor season ... INDOOR SEASON: Finished 15th at the MAC Championships in the shot put, recording a season-best 43-03.25 ... Placed second in the shot put at the State Farm Shell Games ... Took third in the same event at the Akron Quad.

PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise physiology ... Daughter of Phil and Fran Amendola.