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Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Redshirt Senior/Redshirt Senior

Notables
• 2014 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier (javelin)
• 2015 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier (javelin)
• 2016 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier (javelin)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2014)

At Wisconsin
2016 Outdoor: Finished 20th in the javelin at the NCAA West Regional (5/27) with a mark of 154-5 (47.07m) ... Earned a ninth place finish in the javelin with a toss of 146-11 at the Big Ten Championships (5/13-15) ... Won the javelin at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/6) with a toss of 156-5 ... Earned a win at the Drake Alternative Meet (5/1) in the javelin with a toss of 147-8 ... Placed fifth in the javelin throw at the Triton Invitational (4/23) with a toss of 144-0 (43.89m) ... finished fourth in the javelin at the Spec Towns Invitational (4/8-9) with a toss of 146-5 (44.63m) ... Placed fifth in the javelin with a throw of 153-11 (46.92m) at the Aztec Invitational (3/24-26)

2015 Outdoor: Finished 28th in the javelin at the NCAA West Regional (5/30) with a heave of 145-9 (44.42m) ... Finished eighth in the javelin at the Big Ten Championship with a heave of 151-5 (46.16m) ... Won the javelin throw at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/8) with a toss of 158-0 (48.15m) ... Placed sixth in the javelin throw at the Musco Twilight Invitational (5/2) with a heave of 136-2 (41.53m) ... Finished 10th in the javelin throw at the Stanford Invitational (4/3) with a heave of 131-7 (40.12m)

2014 Outdoor: Finished 46th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a heave of 132-11 (5/28) ... set a new school record in the javelin and earned a sixth-place finish with a career-best toss of 163-10 (49.95m) at the Big Ten championships (5/17) ... took second in the javelin throw at the Tom Botts Invite (5/3) with a toss of 149-10 (45.67m) ... runner-up in the javelin throw at the Triton Invite (4/25-26) after a toss of 157-6 (48.00m) ... finished fourth in the javelin throw at the Spec Towns Team Invite (4/12-13) with a mark of 156-3 (47.63m) ... placed 11th in the javelin throw at the Florida Relays (4/4-5) with a toss of 144-5 ...placed second in the javelin throwat the Walt Disney Open (3/21-22) with a mark of 149-2

2014 Indoor: Did not compete

2013 Outdoor: Placed sixth in the javelin at the Big Ten championships (5/11) with a throw of 143-8 (43.78m) ... won the javelin at the Wisconsin Open (5/4) with a mark of 138-5 (42.18m) ... placed fifth in the hammer throw at the Triton Invitational (4/26) with a mark of 129-9 (39.56m) ... won the javelin with a throw of 142-0 (43.29m) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/29) ... placed third in the javelin at the Alabama Relays (3/22) with a mark of 135-7 (41.33m)

2013 Indoor: Did not compete

2012 Outdoor: Redshirt season

2012 Indoor: Redshirt season

High School
Four-time conference champion in the 300-meter hurdles, long jump and triple jump ... three-time state qualifier in long jump and triple jump, two-time qualifier in the 300-meter hurdles ... three-time Wisconsin State Journal first team all-area for long jump

Personal
Parents are Dianna and Mark Bower ... has two siblings, sister Mackenzie and younger brother Zack ... major is nursing.

Why Wisconsin?
"Wisconsin has great academics and athletics. It is also close enough to home that I can visit my family and they can visit me."

At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2016 - Outdoor
Javelin: 20th (154-5 (47.07m))

2015 - Outdoor
Javelin: 28th (145-9 (44.42m))

2014 - Outdoor
Javelin: 46th (132-11 (40.51m))

At the Big Ten Championships
2016 - Outdoor
Javelin: 9th (146-11 (44.79m))

2015 - Outdoor
Javelin: 8th (151-5 (46.16m))

2014 - Outdoor
Javelin: 6th (163-10 (49.95m))

2013 - Outdoor
Javelin: 6th (143-8 (43.78m))