Wisconsin Badgers

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Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Senior/Graduated

Notables
• 2013 All-American (indoor pentathlon)
• 2013 Big Ten champion (indoor pentathlon)
• 2012, 2011 All-American (heptathlon)
• 2012, 2011 Big Ten champion (heptathlon)
• 2012 Second-Team All-American (indoor pentathlon)
• School record-holder in heptathlon (5,826)
• Silver medalist at 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships

At Wisconsin
2013 Outdoor: Competed unattached at the Wisconsin Open (5/4) and placed fifth in the 200 meters with a time of 25.99 and second in the long jump with a mark of 17-5 1/2 (5.32m) ... while competing unattached, placed fifth in the heptathlon at the Drake Relays (4/24-25) with a score of 5,219 points

2013 Indoor: Took eighth place to earn All-America honors in the pentathlon at the NCAA championships (3/9) with a career-best score of 4,112 points ... won the pentathlon at the Big Ten Championships (2/22) with a score of 4,078 points and was a member of the 4x400 relay that broke the Wisconsin school record with an eighth-place finish in a time of 3:43.65 ... placed second in the pentathlon with 3,009 points at the Frank Sevigne Invitational (2/1) ... finished second in the 60 hurdles at the Bill Bergan Invitational (1/26) with a time of 8.52 ... took second in the 60 meters with a time of 7.84, won the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.66 after running 8.63 in the preliminaries, placed fourth in the high jump with a clearance of 5-0 1/4 (1.53m) and took second in the long jump with a mark of 17-5 1/4 (5.31m) at the Wisconsin Eilte Invitational (1/19) ... won the 60 hurdles at the Panther Open (1/12) with a time of 8.74

2012 Indoor: Took 16th in the pentathlon with 3,186 points at the NCAA championships (3/10) ... placed second in the pentathlon with 4,008 points at the Big Ten championships (2/24-25) and was a member of the 10th-place 4x400 relay team (3:45.46) ... won the 60-meter hurdles at the Badger Track Classic (1/14) with a time of 8.78 ... placed 66th in the 200 meters at the Tyson Invitational (2/11) with a time of 26.08 ... took fourht in the pentathlon with 3,789 points at the Frank Sevigne Invitational (2/3) ... placed fourth in the 600 meters (1:39.46) and second in the high jump (5-3 3/4 (1.62m)) at the Wisconsin Invitational (1/21) ... took fifth in the 60 hurdles at the Bill Bergan Invitational (1/28) with a time of 8.77, also took 13th in the high jump with a height of 5-1 (1.55m)

2012 Outdoor: Took fourth place to earn All-America honors in the heptathlon at the NCAA championships (6/7-8) with school-record score of 5,826 points (her third time breaking UW's school record on the season) ... repeated as Big Ten (5/11-12) heptathlon champion with a score of 5,772 points ... finished 12th in heptathlon at USA Olympic Trials, recording a score of 5,763 points ... also took 15th in the javelin with a throw of 125-0 (38.09) and helped the Badgers take ninth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:43.36 at the Big Ten meet ... threw for 137-4 (41.87m) in the javelin to take 31st at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (5/24-25) and placed 32nd in the 100 hurdles with a time of 13.71 ... took second in the heptathlon at the Mt. SAC Relays Combined Events (4/18-19), breaking school record with a score of 5,662 points ... placed sixth in the hurdles (14.15), eighth in the high jump (5-3 (1.60m)), 18th in the long jump (17-1 1/4 (5.21m)) and was a member of the sixth-place 4x400 relay team (3:48.23) at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge (3/23) ... placed sixth in the 200 meters with a time of 25.46 at the Wisconsin Open (5/5) and also won the 100 hurdles with a time of 14.22 ... took eighth in the long jump at the Stanford Invitational (4/6) with a leap of 17-7 1/2 (5.37m) and also placed seventh in her section of the high jump with a height of 5-3 1/4 (1.61m)

2011 Indoor: Redshirt season. Competed unattached at the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier (3/4), winning the 60-meter hurdules (8.84) and taking third in the high jump (5-3 3/4 (1.62m))

2011 Outdoor: Claimed heptathlon title at Big Ten championships (5/13-14) with a then-personal-best score of 5,372 points ... finished seventh to earn All-America honors at the NCAA outdoor championships, recording then-personal-best score of 5,440 points ... score of took seventh in the heptathlon with a Big Ten-leading score of 5,353 at the Mt. SAC Relays Combined Events (4/13-14) ... won the heptathlon with a score of 5,162 at the Aztec Invitational (3/18-19) ... ran a wind-aided time of 25.25 in the 200 meters, placed 11th in the high jump with a clearance of 5-5 (1.65m) and leapt a personal-best 17-11 1/2 (5.47m) in the long jump for 16th place at the Steve Scott Invitational (4/30-5/1) ... placed third in the high jump with a clearance of 5-5 1/4 (1.66m) and took second in the long jump with a mark of 17-7 1/2 (5.37m) at the Wisconsin Twilight Invitational (5/7)

2010 Indoor: Finished fourth in the penathlon at the Big Ten championships with an NCAA provisional qualifying score of 3,754 ... finished 12th in the preliminaries of the 60-meter hurdles at the Big Ten championships in 8.83 ... finished second in the pentathlon at the Wisconsin Elite Invite (1/29) with 3,672 points ... won the 60-meter hurdles at the Badger Track Classic (1/23) in 8.80 ... finished fifth in the 200 meters at the Badger Quad (1/16)

2010 Outdoor: Finished third in the heptathlon (5,253), sixth in the javelin (121-5), and 14th in the prelims of the 100-meter hurdles (14.61) at the Big Ten championships ... member of the fourth-place and school-record setting shuttle hurdle relay team (56.77) at the Drake Relays (4/24) ... finished 10th in the heptathlon at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/14-15) with a score of 5,155 points ... won the heptathlon at the Hurricane Invitational (3/19-20) by scoring 4,754 points ... finished second in the 100-meter hurdles (14.51), third in the javelin (118-6), and sixth in the high jump (5-4 1/4) at the Wisconsin Twilight Invitational (5/8) ... set a personal-best in the 100 meters (12.37) and 200 meters (25.58) at the Long Beach Invitational (4/17) ... finished the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 14.57 at the Florida Relays (4/2) ... finished 10th in the 100-meter hurdles at the Florida State Relays (3/26) in a time of 14.58

2009 Indoor: Placed sixth in the pentathlon at the Big Ten championships with a score of 3,821 ... finished 15th at the Iowa State Classic in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.75 ... scored an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the pentathlon with a score of 3,702 at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational, the ninth-highest score in UW history ... ran UW's fifth-fastest 60-meter hurdles time in 8.69 at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational

2009 Outdoor: Finished sixth in the heptathlon at the Big Ten championships (5/16) with a score of 4,974 ... placed fourth in the heptathlon at the USA junior championships (6/27) with a 4,746 ... also took 16th in the 100-meter hurdles at the Big Ten championships (5/16) in 14.62 ... won the heptathlon at the Hurricane Invitational with a score of 4,968 ... took 13th in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 14.40 at the VS Athletics Beach Invitational ... high jumped 5-1 (1.55m) in the VS Beach Invitational (4/18) ... finished 10th in the long jump at the Arkansas Twilight (5/1) with a leap of 17-1 1/2 (5.22m) ... placed seventh at the Wisconsin Open (5/2) with a shot put of 36-0 (10.97m)l

High School
2008 Track & Field News All-American ... four-time USA Track & Field junior championships qualifier ... took runner-up honors in heptathlon at 2008 USA Junior Outdoor Championships ... scored 5,108 points to take second place, the year's No. 2 prep score ... also was ranked No. 17 among U.S. preps in the 100 hurdles (13.99) as a senior ... was part of gold-medal winning 4x400-meter relay team at 2008 USATF National Junior Olympics ... claimed Texas Class 5A state title in 100 hurdles as a senior in 2008 ... 12-time district champion, including titles in seven different events ... led Pearland High School team in scoring in all four prep seasons ... four-time team MVP ... owns school records in the high jump, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 4x200 relay, 4x400 relay and total points scored ... also a four-year letterwinner in basketball, Personal bests: Heptathlon - 5,108

Personal
Parents are Brant and Carylon Flax ... has two brothers, Jarrett and Josh ... Jarrett competed in the multi-events at the University of Houston, winning Conference USA titles in the indoor heptathlon and outdoor decathlon in 2007 ... major is consumer science

All-America Honors (3)
2013 - Indoor (1)
Pentathlon: 8th - 4,112 (8.46 / 1.63m / 12.50m / 5.65m / 2:16.15)

2012 - Outdoor (1)
Heptathlon: 4th - 5,826 (13.72 / 1.69m / 13.10m / 25.09 / 5.68m / 43.12m / 2:16.43)

2011 - Outdoor (1)
Heptathlon: 7th - 5,440 (14.12 / 1.66m / 12.01m / 25.64 / 5.31m / 41.04m / 2:18.10)

Second-Team All-America Honors (1)
2012 - Indoor (1)
Pentathlon: 16th - 3,186 (8.62 / NH / 12.36m / 5.43m / 2:18.98)

All-Big Ten Honors (4)
2013 - Indoor
Pentathlon: 1st - 4,078 (8.49 / 1.65m / 12.31m / 5.48m / 2:15.33)

2012 - Indoor
Pentathlon: 2nd - 4,008 (8.74 / 1.67m / 12.60m / 5.35m / 2:19.09)

2012 - Outdoor
Heptathlon: 1st - 5.772 (13.67 / 1.67m / 12.73m / 24.79 / 5.42m / 44.64m / 2:15.97)

2011 - Outdoor
Heptathlon: 1st - 5,372 (14.18 / 1.67m / 12.52m / 25.98 / 5.43m / 39.50m / 2:24.18)

School Records (1)
Heptathlon: 5,826 (6/7-8/2012)

At the NCAA Championships
2013 - Indoor
Pentathlon: 8th - 4,112 (8.46 / 1.63m / 12.50m / 5.65m / 2:16.15)

2012 - Indoor
Pentathlon: 16th - 3,186 (8.62 / NH / 12.36m / 5.43m / 2:18.98)

2012 - Outdoor
Heptathlon: 4th - 5,826 (13.72 / 1.69m / 13.10m / 25.09 / 5.68m / 43.12m / 2:16.43)

2011 - Outdoor
Heptathlon: 7th - 5,440 (14.12 / 1.66m / 12.01m / 25.64 / 5.31m / 41.04m / 2:18.10)

At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2012 - West
100 Hurdles: 32nd-P - 13.71
Javelin: 31st - 137-4 (41.87m)

At the Big Ten Championships
2013 - Indoor
Pentathlon: 1st - 4,078 (8.49 / 1.65m / 12.31m / 5.48m / 2:15.33)

2012 - Indoor
Pentathlon: 2nd - 4,008 (8.74 / 1.67m / 12.60m / 5.35m / 2:19.09)

2012 - Outdoor
Heptathlon: 1st - 5.772 (13.67 / 1.67m / 12.73m / 24.79 / 5.42m / 44.64m / 2:15.97)

2011 - Outdoor
Heptathlon: 1st - 5,372 (14.18 / 1.67m / 12.52m / 25.98 / 5.43m / 39.50m / 2:24.18)

2010 - Indoor
60 Hurdles: 12th - 8.83
Pentathlon: 4th - 3,754 (8.78 / 1.58m / 12.47m / 5.51m / 2:26.52)

2010 - Outdoor
100 Hurdles: 14th-P - 14.61
Javelin: 6th - 121-5 (37.02m)
Heptathlon: 3rd - 5,253 (14.04 / 1.60m / 11.95m / 25.35 / 5.18m / 36.54 / 2:20.17)

2009 - Indoor
60 Hurdles 14th-P - 8.79
4x400 Relay: 9th - 3:48.24
Pentathlon: 6th - 3,821 (8.74 / 1.57m / 11.65m / 5.50m / 2:20.46)

2009 - Outdoor
100 Hurdles: 16th-P - 14.62
Heptathlon: 6th - 4,974 (14.54 / 1.63m / 10.54m / 26.05 / 5.05m / 33.98m / 2:20.45)

Other Notable Performances
2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships
Heptathlon: 2nd (5,544)

2012 USA Olympic Trials
Heptathlon: 12th (5,763)

2009 USA Junior Championships (Outdoor)
Heptathlon: 4th (4,746)

2008 USA Junior Championships (Outdoor)
Heptathlon: 2nd (5,108)