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Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Redshirt Senior/Redshirt Senior
Notables
• 2016 Olympian
• Seven-time first-team All-American (2016 indoor shot put, 2016 outdoor shot put, 2016 discus, 2015 indoor shot put, 2015 outdoor shot put, 2015 discus, 2012 indoor shot put)
• Four-time second-team All-American (2016 indoor weight throw, 2015 weight throw, 2013 indoor shot put, 2012 discus)
• Big Ten record-holder in outdoor shot put (60-10 3/4 (18.56m)) and discus (208-5 (63.52m))
• 2016 NCAA Outdoor Champion in the discus
• 2015 and 2016 Big Ten Champion in both the shot put and weight throw
• 2015 and 2016 Big Ten Indoor Field Athlete of the Year
• 2015 and 2016 Big Ten Indoor Field Athlete of the Championships
• 2016 Big Ten Outdoor Field Athlete Year and of the Championships
• 2016 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Indoor Field Athlete of the year
• Academic All-Big Ten (2013, 2015, 2016)
At Wisconsin
2016 Outdoor: Finished third in the discus at the U.S. Olympic Trials (7/2) with a throw of 197-3 (60.13m) to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics ... also finished third in the prelims at the U.S. Olympic Trials (7/1) with a mark of 199-3 (60.74m) ... Won UW's first NCAA title in a field event as she won the discus at the NCAA Championships (6/9-11) with a new Big Ten-record toss of 208-5 (63.52m). Also earned fourth place in the shot put with a toss of 57-11 (17.65m) ... At the NCAA West Regional (5/28), won the shot put with a heave of 57-0 (17.37m) and took 10th in the discus with a mark of 176-3 (53.72m) ... Won the shot put at the Big Ten Championships (5/13-15) with a toss of 59-9 1/2 (18.22m) that broke her own Big Ten Meet record... also won the discus with a new PR of 204-2 (62.22m) which also broke the Big Ten meet record and took third in the hammer throw with a PR toss of 202-4 (62.22m)... Rebroke her own Big Ten record in the shot put at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/6) with a toss of 60-10 3/4 (18.56m) to win the event and set a facility record. Also won and broke the facility record in the discus with a distance of 202-5 ... Improved upon her Big Ten record-breaking and Olympic-qualifying discus mark from Chula Vista at the Triton Invitational (4/23) with a toss of 203-9 (62.10m) to take third in the invitational section. Also earned an Olympic-qualifying mark in the shot put by rebreaking her own Big Ten record with a heave of 59-2 1/4 (18.04m) to take fourth in the invitational section ... Rebroke her own Big Ten record in the discus at the elite Chula Vista and Throws and Vault competition (4/21) to surpass the Olympic qualifying mark with a toss of 202-3 (61.66m) to take third ... Took first in the shot put and discus at the Spec Towns Invitational (4/8-9) with marks of 55-11 3/4 (17.06m) and 189-10 (57.87m), also took third in the hammer throw with a new PR of 192-5 (58.65m) ... Began her final outdoor campaign with a win in the discus with a mark of 194-7 (59.31m), second-place finish in the shot put with a heave of 54-4 1/2 (16.57m), and third in the hammer throw with a toss of 189-6 (57.78m) at the Aztec Invitational (3/24-26)
2016 Indoor: At the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/11-12), earned All-America honors in the shot put by placing fifth with a mark of 57-9 (17.60m), also took 13th in the weight throw with a toss of 64-10 1/2 (19.77m) ... Placed first in the shot put with a mark of 57-7 (17.55m) and first in the weight throw with a toss of 72-7 3/4 (22.14m) to set a new Wisconsin record at the Big Ten Championships (2/26) ... Finished first in the shot put with a mark of 56-8 1/2 (17.28m) and second in the weight throw with a toss of 68-8 (20.93m) at the Red and White Open (2/19) ... At the Iowa State Classic (2/12), took second in the shot put with a mark of 56-10 (17.32m) and first in the weight throw with a toss of 69-7 (21.21.m) ... Continued her winning streak by placing first in both the shot put with a throw of 58-6 3/4 (17.85m) and the weight throw with a distance of 65-0 3/4 (19.83m) at the dual against Minnesota (1/23) ... Placed first in the shot put with a throw of 55-4 1/4 and the weight throw with a heave of 66-8 3/4. Also placed first in the discus throw exhibition with a new personal best of 196-0 (59.74m) at the Notre Dame dual (1/16)
2015 Outdoor: Placed seventh with a throw of 187-0 (57.00m) for Team USA at the 2015 Pan American Games (7/24) ... finished fourth in the discus at the USA Outdoor Championship (6/25-28) with a Big Ten and Wisconsin record-setting heave of 197-4 (60.16m) and finished 18th in the shot put with a toss of 53-11 (16.43m) ... Closed out her junior collegiate campaign with a pair of second-place finishes in the shot put and the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Championship (6/10-13) with a heave of 58-11 1/4 (17.96m) in the shot put to set a new Wisconsin and Big Ten record and a toss of 194-11 (59.38m) in the discus ... Finished second in both the shot put and the discus at the NCAA West Regional (5/29-30) with a toss of 55-6 1/2 (16.93) in the shot put and a heave of 196-7 (59.91m) in the discus throw to break the Big Ten and Wisconsin records in the event ... Won the shot put with a heave of 57-11 1/4 (17.66m) while taking second in the discus throw with a toss of 192-7 (58.71m) at the Big Ten Championship (5/15-17) ... Won the shot put with a heave of 58-2 (17.73m) and won the discus throw with a toss of 189-8 (57.81m) at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/8) ... Finished 12th in the discus throw with a heave of 184-11 (56.36m) and fifth in the shot put with a toss of 57-0 1/4 (17.38m) at the Triton Invitational (4/24-25) ... Won the discus throw with a heave of 190-0 (57.92m) and placed second in the shot put with a toss of 54-10 1/4 (16.72m) at the LSU Alumni Gold Invitational (4/18)
2015 Indoor: Finished fourth in the shot put with a toss of 56-7 1/4 (17.25m) and 11th in the weight throw with a heave of 66-5 (20.26m) at the NCAA Indoor Championship (3/13-14) to help the Badgers to a tie for 18th place overall, while earning First-Team All-American honors in the shot put and Second-Team All-American honors in the weight throw ... Swept the throws at the Big Ten Indoor Championship (2/27-28) with a heave of 56-7 1/4 (17.25m) in the shot put and a toss of 69-6 (21.18m) in the weight throw to help UW to a seventh place team finish ... Won the shot put at the Red and White Open (2/20) with a heave of 55-1 (16.79m) ... Swept the throwing events at the Iowa State Classic (2/13-14) while breaking the Wisconsin record in the weight throw with a heave of 71-7 1/4 (21.82m) and recording a toss of 54-7 1/2 (16.65m) in the shot put ... Finished second in the shot put at the Armory Collegiate Invitational (1/30) with a heave of 55-1 1/2 (16.80m) to help UW to a sixth place team finish ... Swept all three throwing events at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/24) with heaves of 56-2 1/2 (17.13m) in the shot put, 187-11 (57.29m) in the discus throw, and 68-0 1/2 (20.74m) in the weight throw
2014 Outdoor: Won two titles at the 2014 North American, Central American and Caribbean U23 Championships (8/8) with a throw of 176-7 (53.82m) in discus and 56-10 (17.32m) in the shot put... in the discus throw at the U.S. Outdoor Championships (6/29) placed sixth and set a Wisconsin record with a distance of 191-8 (58.41m) ... set a Wisconsin record in the shot put with a throw of 58-3 3/4 (17.77m), placing fourth at the U.S. Outdoor Championships (6/25) ... in a preliminary round at the U.S. Outdoor Championships (6/25) finished seventh with a shot put throw of 56-7 1/4 (17.25m) ... won the shot put (53-5 (16.28m)) and the discus (193-4 (58.94m)) while competing unattached at the Wisconsin Open (5/10) ... competed unattached and finished ninth in the shot put (53-0 3/4 (16.17m)) and 16th in the discus (165-10 (50.56m)) at the Triton Invite (4/25-26) ... competed unattached and won the shot put (52-6 1/2 (16.01m)) and discus (163-1 (49.71m)) at the UW-Platteville Invite (4/11-12)
2014 Indoor: Placed 13th in the shot put at the US Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/23) with a mark of 50-8 3/4 (15.46m) ... won the shot put at the Red a White Open (2/21) while competing unattached with a mark of 57-0 (17.37m) ... competed unattached at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/25) and finished second in the shot put with a mark of 55-9 (16.99m) ... competed unattached at the Badger Indoor Open (1/17) and placed first in shot put with a mark of 56-4 (17.17m)
2013 Outdoor: Recorded a 17th place finish at the NCAA Championships (6/5-8) in the discus with a toss of 164-4 (50.10m) ... Finished third in the discus with a heave of 177-4 (54.05m) and 44th in the shot put with a toss of 46-9 (14.25m) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (5/23-25) ... Placed sixth in the shot put at the Big Ten championships (5/11-12) with a throw of 52-6 3/4 (16.02m) and took eighth in the discus with a mark of 156-3 (47.62m) ... placed second in the shot put with a mark of 50-10 (15.49m) and third in the discus at the Wisconsin Open (5/4) with a throw of 159-7 (48.65m) ... at the Triton Invitational (4/25-27), placed ninth in the Elite section of the discus with a throw of 167-1 (50.94m), took 10th in the Invitational section of the discus with a mark of 178-7 (54.43m) and placed fifth in the Invitational section of the shot put with a mark of 51-7 (15.72m)
2013 Indoor: Recorded a 13th-place finish in the shot put at the NCAA championships, throwing 53-2 1/4 (16.21m) ... won the shot put at the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier (3/1) with a mark of 55-3 1/2 (16.85m) ... placed third in the shot put at the Big Ten Championships (2/22-23) with a mark of 52-10 (16.10m) and took 10th in the weight throw with a mark of 60-3 (18.36m) ... won the shot put at the Red a White Open (2/15) with a throw of 54-2 (16.51m) and placed second in the weight throw with a mark of 62-8 (19.10m) ... finished fifth in the shot put at the Cyclone Classic (2/9) with a mark of 50-6 1/4 (15.40) and took third in the weight throw with an effort of 63-2 1/4 (19.26m) ... placed second in the shot put at the Warhawk Classic (2/2) with a mark of 50-3 1/4 (15.32m) and took second in the weigth throw with an effort of 57-10 1/4 (17.63m) ... won the shot put at the Badger Track Classic (1/12) with a mark of 53-10 1/2 (16.42m) and took second in the weight throw with a mark of 61-5 1/2 (18.73) ... placed second in the shot put at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/19) with a throw of 53-1 (16.18m) and took third in the weight throw with a mark of 62-11 1/4 (19.18m)
2012 Outdoor: Earned second-team All-America honors with 16th-place finish in discus at NCAA championships (6/6) with throw of 169-8 (51.72m) ... threw 51-4 1/2 (15.66m) to take 16th in the shot put at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (5/25) and placed ninth in the discus with a mark of 171-11 (52.40m) ... placed fourth at the Big Ten championships (5/12-13) in the shot put with at throw of 52-3 3/4 (15.94m) and fifth in the discus with a mark of 175-6 (53.49m) ... won the shot put at the Stanford Invitational (4/6-7) with a throw of 52-2 (15.90m) and set a new school record in the discus with 173-7 (52.91m) ... placed eighth in the shot put with a throw of 51-0 3/4 (15.56m) and took 11th in the discus with a mark of 162-2 (49.44m) at the Triton Invitational (4/26-27) ... took second in the discus at the Musco Twilight Invitational (4/21) with a mark of 175-11 (53.63m) as well as winning the shot put with a toss of 50-8 1/4 (15.45m) ... threw a distance of 50-9 1/4 (15.47m) in the shot put for fourth place and 152-11 (46.60m) for fifth place in the discus at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge (3/23)
2012 Indoor: Took sixth in the NCAA championships (3/10) in the shot put with a Wisconsin-record throw of 55-8 1/2 (16.98m) to earn her first All-America honors ... won the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier (3/2) with a throw of 54-10 (15.71m) ... took thrid in the shot put at the Big Ten championships (2/24-25) with a toss of 52-11 1/2 (16.14m) and placed 20th in the weight throw with a mark of 57-2 (17.42m) ... won the shot put at Red a White Open (2/17) with a throw of 54-2 (16.51m) ... won the the shot put at Bill Bergan Invitational (1/28) with a throw of 53-6 1/2 (16.32m) and took 11th in the weight throw with a mark of 51-0 3/4 (16.57m) ... placed third in the shot put with a throw of 51-0 1/4 (15.56m) and fourth in the weight throw (55-10 1/2 (17.03m)) a thte UW-Platteville Invitational (3/11) ... took second in the shot put (53-1 3/4 (16.20m)) at the Frank Sevigne Invitational (2/4) and 23rd in the weight throw (50-6 1/4 (15.40m)) ... threw for 51-0 3/4 (15.56m) in the shot put at the Badger Track Classic (1/4) in her first collegiate competition for second place ... took fourth in the weight throw at the Badger Track Classic (1/14) with a toss of 55-9 (16.99m) ... placed third in the shot put with a mark of 51-6 1/2 (15.17m) and took fourth in the weight throw with a distance of 54-10 (16.17m) at the Wisconsin Invitational (1/21)
High School
Broke all-time IHSA indoor shot put and Illinois State Meet outdoor record senior year ... broke all-time Illinois State Meet record in the discus junior year ... four-time IHSA Class1A shot put and discus champion ... four-time high school track team MVP ... USATF Junior Outdoor Shot Put Champion senior year ... Pan Am Jr. Championships bronze medalist senior year ... two-time USA Today All-USA team, junior and senior year ... four time all-conference team ... four-time indoor state champion in shot put ... two-time ITCCA Class 1A Female Track Athlete of the Year, junior and senior year
Personal
Parents are Andrea and Tom Card ... has two siblings, older sister Brittany and younger brother Daniel ... double majoring in human development and family studies and gender and women's studies
Why Wisconsin?
"I really liked the throws coach and Wisconsin has a good throws program. I also thought the campus was absolutely beautiful."
| Personal Bests |
| Indoor |
|
Outdoor |
| Shot Put |
58-6 3/4
(17.85m) |
1-23-16 |
|
Shot Put |
60-10 3/4 (18.56m) |
5-6-16 |
| Weight Throw |
72-7 3/4 (22.14m) |
2-26-16 |
|
Discus |
208-5
(63.52m) |
6-9/11-16 |
| Discus Throw |
196-0
(59.74m) |
1-16-16 |
|
Hammer Throw |
192-5 (58.65m) |
4-8/9-16 |
First-Team All-America Honors (7)
2016 - Outdoor
Discus: 1st (208-5 (63.52m))
Shot Put: 4th (57-11 (17.65m))
2016 - Indoor
Shot Put: 5th (57-9 (17.60m))
2015 - Outdoor
Shot Put: 2nd (58-11 1/4 (17.96m))
Discus: 2nd (194-11 (59.38m))
2015 - Indoor
Shot Put: 4th (56-7 1/4 (17.25m))
2012 - Indoor
Shot Put: 6th (55-8 1/2 (16.98m))
Second-Team All-America Honors (4)
2016 - Indoor
Weight Throw: 13th (64-10 1/2 (19.77m))
2015 - Indoor
Weight Throw: 11th (66-5 (20.26m))
2013 - Indoor
Shot Put: 13th (53-2 1/4 (16.21m))
2012 - Outdoor
Discus: 16th (169-8 (51.72m))
At the NCAA Championships
2016 - Outdoor
Discus: 1st (208-5 (63.52m))
Shot Put: 4th (57-11 (17.65m))
2016 - Indoor
Shot Put: 5th (57-9 (17.60m))
Weight Throw: 13th (64-10 1/2 (19.77m))
2015 - Outdoor
Shot Put: 2nd (58-11 1/4 (17.96m))
Discus: 2nd (194-11 (59.38m))
2015 - Indoor
Weight Throw: 11th (66-5 (20.26m))
Shot Put: 4th (56-7 1/4 (17.25m))
2013 - Outdoor
Discus: 17th (164-4 (50.10m))
2013 - Indoor
Shot Put: 13th (53-2 1/4 (16.21m))
2012 - Outdoor
Discus: 16th (169-8 (51.72m))
2012 - Indoor
Shot Put: 6th (55-8 1/2 (16.98m))
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2016 - West
Discus: 10th (176-3 (53.72m))
Shot Put: 2nd (57-0 (17.37m))
2015 - West
Discus: 2nd (196-7 (59.91m))
Shot Put: 2nd (55-6 1/2 (16.93m))
2013 - West
Discus: 3rd (177-4 (54.05m))
Shot Put: 44th (46-9 (14.25m))
2012 - West
Shot Put: 16th (51-4 1/2 (15.66m))
Discus: 9th (171-11 (52.40m))
At the Big Ten Championships
2016 - Outdoor
Shot Put: 1st (59-9 1/2 (18.22m))
Discus: 1st (204-2 (62.22m))
Hammer Throw: 3rd (202-4 (61.67m))
2016 - Indoor
Shot Put: 1st (57-7 (17.55m))
Weight Throw: 1st (72-7 3/4 (22.14m))
2015 - Outdoor
Shot Put: 1st (57-11 1/4 (17.66m))
Discus: 2nd (192-7 (58.71m))
2015 - Indoor
Shot Put: 1st (56-7 1/4 (17.25m))
Weight Throw: 1st (69-6 (21.18m))
2013 - Outdoor
Shot Put: 6th (52-6 3/4 (16.02m))
Discus: 8th (156-3 (47.62m))
2013 - Indoor
Shot Put: 3rd (52-10 (16.10m))
Weight Throw: 10th (60-3 (18.36m))
2012 - Outdoor
Shot Put: 4th (52-3 3.4 (15.94m))
Discus: 5th (175-6 (53.49m))
2012 - Indoor
Shot Put: 3rd (52-11 1/2 (16.14m))
Other Notable Performances
2016 U.S. Olympic Trials
Discus: 3rd - 197-3 (60.10m)
2015 Pan American Games
Discus: 7th - 187-0 (57.00m)
2015 U.S. Outdoor Championship
Discus: 4th - 197-4 (60.16m)
Shot Put: 18th - 53-11 (16.43m)
2014 U.S. Outdoor Championships
Shot Put: 4th - 58-3 3/4 (17.77m)
7th-P - 56-7 1/4 (17.25)
Discus: 6th - 191-8 (58.41m)
2014 North American, Central American and Caribbean U23 Championships
Shot Put: 1st 56-10 (17.32m)
Discus: 1st 176-7 (53.82m)
