2006 Highlights: UIC[apos]s top performers in the shot put, discus and hammer throw during the outdoor season...broke her own school record in the hammer throw with a heave of 52.9m at the Wisconsin Twilight on May 6...grabbed a trio of top 10 finishes at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships, placing second in the hammer throw (50.48m), third in the shot put (12.59m) and eighth in the discus (36.80m)...team[apos]s top performer in both the shot put and the weight throw during the indoor campaign...took third in the shot put at the Horizon League Indoor Championships with a school record toss of 13.07m...also placed fifth at the indoor championships in the weight throw (14.59m)...marked her season-best distance of 13.34m in the shot put at the EIU Mega Meet on Jan. 21st...recorded a season-long distance of 15.01m in the weight throw at the UWM Tune-Up on Feb. 17th, placing first in the event at the meet.
2005 Highlights: Did not participate in either indoor or outdoor seasons and will retain one year of eligibility.
2004 Highlights: Finished third overall in the weight throw with a toss of 48[apos]0' at the Lewis Invitational...set a then, school-record in the hammer throw with a heave of 145[apos]11' at the Raleigh Relays...earned a then, school-record in the hammer throw with a first-place finish in the Chicagoland Championships with a mark of 153[apos]6'...captured first-place in the hammer throw at the Elmhurst Invitational with a toss over 150[apos]11'...set a school-record in the hammer throw with a second-place heave of 157[apos]4' at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships...placed fifth in the hammer throw at the North Central Invitational with a toss of 152[apos]11'...picked up UIC[apos]s longest indoor shot put mark of 37[apos]9 ½' at the Horizon League Championships...owns UIC[apos]s top outdoor marks in both the discus (119[apos]6') and shot put (36[apos]10 ½')...set a school, indoor-record in the weight throw with a toss of 49[apos]8' at the Horizon League Championships.
2003 Highlights: Turned in a third-place finish in the shot put (37[apos]6') at the Eastern Illinois Mega Meet...placed third in the shot put with a heave of 36[apos]10 ¼' at the Lewis Friday Night Series #1...picked up a runner-up finish (shot put, 36[apos]5') and a fourth-place finish (weight throw, 43[apos] 2 ¼') at the UW-Milwaukee Quadrangular...took home a sixth-place mark in the hammer throw (127[apos]8) and a seventh-place finish in the discus (120[apos]2') at the Chicagoland Championships...broke the (then) school-record in the hammer throw with a toss of 134[apos]3' at the Lee Calhoun Memorial...set the school-record in the discus at the Elmhurst Invitational with a fourth-place mark of 123[apos]0'...broke the hammer throw record again with a throw of 139[apos]0' at the Boilermaker Invitational...threw a team-season best mark of 33[apos] 6 ½' in the shot put at the Chicagoland Championships...set the school-record in the discus at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships with a toss of 128[apos]1'...turned in a team-best indoor shot-put throw of 37[apos]7' at the Lewis Friday Night Series #1.
2002 Highlights: Broke the school-record in the Indoor Weight Throw with a heave of 48' ½[apos] at the UW-Milwaukee Pre-Conference Tune-Up...holds the school-record in the discus with a mark of 118'8[apos] at the Chicagoland Championships...finished second overall in the weight throw at the UW-Milwaukee Open with a toss of 35'4[apos]...earned an indoor-season best in the shot put (37'10 ½[apos]) at the UW-Milwaukee Pre-Conference Tune-Up.
Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball and track and field...placed eighth in the shot put at the IHSA Class AA state finals with a heave of 39-feet, 6 ¾ inches...two-time IHSA Class AA qualifier in the shot put and discus...captured the West Suburban Silver Conference discus championship with a toss of 121 feet...two-time West Suburban All-Academic team selection...daughter of Robert and Susan O[apos]Mara...born on June 22, 1983...majoring in pre-elementary education.
Career Best Indoor Throws
Shot Put: 13.07m (2/25/06) **SCHOOL RECORD**
Weight Throw: 49[apos] 8' (2/21/04)
Career Best Outdoor Throws
Shot Put: 12.59m (5/12/06)
Javelin: 62[apos]0' (3/30/02)
Discus: 128[apos]1' (5/9/03) **SCHOOL RECORD**
Hammer Throw: 173[apos]7' (5/6/06) **SCHOOL RECORD**
