Honors:
- 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in the shot put and discus
- 2021 NCAA runner up in the shot put
- Outdoor school record holder in the shot put (62-3 1/4)
- Indoor school record holder in the shot put (61-0 1/4)
- Ranks second outdoors in the discus (187-9)
- Four-time first-team All-American
- Five-time second-team All-American
- 2018, 2021, 2022, and 2023 NCAA Preliminary Round qualifier
- Two-time U.S. Track & Field Junior Championship qualifier
- 2020, 2021 and 2022 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2020 and 2021 USTFCCA All-Academic
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| Â Personal Bests |
| Â Indoor |
 Outdoor |
| Â Shot put |
 61-0 1/4 (18.60m) |
 2/17/23 |
 Shot Put |
 62-3 1/4 (18.98m) |
 4/13/23 |
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 Discus |
 188-3 (57.39m) |
 5/5/23 |
TFFRS Profile
2023 Outdoor Track: Finished second in the discus throw with a distance of 168-8 at the USF Bulls Invitational (April 7)... came in 11th in the discus throw with 178-10 at the Triton Invite (April 7)... won the shot put with a throw of 62-3 ¼ and finished eighth in the discus with a distance of 186-0 at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 12)... won the shot put with a distance of 59-7 ¾ and took sixth in the discus with 180-7 at the Pacific Coast Invitational (April 13)... won the shot put with a distance of 58-2 and finished 13th in the discus throw with 160-10 at the Penn Relays (April 27-29)... won the discus throw with a personal best distance of 188-3 at the Wisconsin Classic (May 5)... finished second in the shot put with a distance of 58-9 1/2 and was runner-up in the discus with a throw of 185-6 at the 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)... qualified in both the shot put with distance of 57-1 1/2 placing eighth and in discus with sixth place finish and a throw of 181-1 at the NCAA West Prelims (May 24-26)... Finished seventh in the shot put with a distance of 58-10 3/4 and 12th in the discus with a throw of 180-4 at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (June 7-10)
2023 Indoor Track: Won the shot put at the Wisconsin Badgers Midwest Invite (Jan. 14) with a distance of 58-8… placed second with a distance of 57-7 at the 2023 Indiana University Relays (Jan. 27)... won the shot put with a throw of 56-6 at the Wisconsin Badgers Windy City Invite (Feb. 10)... won the shot put with an indoor personal best distance of 61-0 ¼ at the Valentine's Day Invitational (Feb. 17)... finished second in the shot put with a distance of 59-2 ¾ at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (feb. 24)... finished fifth with a throw of 59-1 ½ at the NCAA Division 1 Indoor Track & Field Championships (March 10)
2022 Outdoor Track: Finished 14th overall in the shot put with a toss of 55-1 1/2 at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (June 8-11)...finished eighth in shot put with a toss of 55-10 1/2 and 11th in the discus with a toss of 173-6 at the NCAA West Prelims (May 25-28) ... finished third in the shot put with a throw of 56-7 1/4 and placed fourth in the discus at 177-6 at the Big Ten Championships (May 13-15) ... won the discus with a personal best with a toss of 187-9 and won the shot put at 56-6 3/4 at the Wisconsin Classic (May 6) ,,, won the shot put at 55-9 3/4 and placed second in the discus at 174-8 at the Oregon Relays (April 22-23) ... finished second in the shot put with a toss of 55-11 3/4 and placed second in the discus with a throw of 171-9 at the Jim Click Shootout (April 8-9) ... placed third in the shot put at 55-7 3/4 and placed sixth in the discus at 174-4 at the Texas Relays (Mar.23-26)
2022 Indoor Track: Placed 14th in the shot put finals with a toss of 52-10 3/4 at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships(Mar.11-12)...Finished second in the shot put at the Big Ten Championships at 59-1 1/4 ... broke her own school record in the shot put at the Badger St. Valentine Invitational (Feb. 18) with a throw of 59-6 1/4 ... won the shot put at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 12) at 55-7 ... won the shot put at the Red Hawk Invitational (Feb. 5) at 56-10 ...won the shot put at the Illini Multi at 53-9 ... won the shot putÂ
with a throw of 64-6 1/2 at the Badgers B1G Midwest Invite (Jan. 15)
2021 Outdoor Track: Placed 10th in the shot put at the U.S. Olympic Trials (June 24) at 57-9 and 19th in the discus at 178-0 ... finished second in the shot put with a personal best distance of 60-0 1/4 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 9) ... also finished 12th in the discus at the NCAA Championship at 184-8 ... placed seventh in the shot put (56-5 3/4) and eighth in the discus with a personal best throw of 186-10 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (May 26-29) ... came in third in the shot put (58-4) and sixth in the discus (174-7) at the Big Ten Championships (May 14-16) ... won the shot put (57-7 3/4) and discus (177-0) at the M City Classic (May 1) ... won the discus (181-10) and finished second in the shot put (57-2) at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays (April 23) ... won the shot put (58-8 1/2) and finished second in the discus (177-4) at the Husker Big 10 Invite (April 16-17)Â
2021 Indoor: Won the shot put at the Badger Icebreaker (Jan. 16) with a UW and then-Big Ten record of 59-4 1/4 ... won the shot put at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 22) in 56-1 3/4 ... placed fourth in the shot put at the Hoosier Hills Invitational (Feb. 6) in 54-7 1/2 ... finished second in the shot put at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational at 53-9 3/4 ... did not compete at the Big Ten Indoor Championships due to COVID-19 contact tracing ... earned honorable mention All-American honors in the shot put the NCAA Championships (March 12), placing ninth in the shot put at 55-4 3/4
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Indoor: Won the shot put at 54-1 1/4 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/17)... won the shot put with a mark of 53-8 1/4 at the Jack Jennett Open (1/24) ... won the shot put at 56-6 3/4 at the Red Hawk Invitational (2/8) ... won the shot put with a mark of 56-4 3/4 at the Music City Challenge (2/15) ... placed sixth in the shot put finals with a mark of 54-11 1/4 at the Big Ten Championships (2/28-29) ... NCAA Indoor qualifier in the shot put before the met was canceled due to COVID
2019 Outdoor:Â Redshirt season ... competed unattached at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/3), taking third place in shot put with a mark of 50-10 3/4 and third in discus with a throw of 168-11
2019 Indoor: At the Red and White Classic (2/15) took third place in the shot put at 50-8 1/4 ... competed at the Power Five Invitational (2/1) and took seventh in shot put at 48-11 3/4... set a season best in shot put with a 51-0 3/4 throw at the Indiana Relays (1/26)... was the runner-up in the discus with a toss of 166-07 (50.78m) and also finished runner-up in the shot put with a throw measuring 46-8 at the Badger Icebreaker (1/12)
2018 Outdoor: Finished fifth in the discus at the U.S. Track and Field Junior Championships (5/18) at 167-5 ... placed 34th in the discus at 159-6 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (5/25) ... finished 18th in the shot put at 49-9 1/2 and ninth in the discus at 171-4 at the Big Ten Championships (5/11-13) ... won the discus with a season best throw of 174-3 and finished sixth in the shot put with a mark of 49-3 1/2 at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/4) ... finished eighth in the shot put with a throw of 48-8 3/4 and 10th in the discus throwing 151-3 at the National Relays (4/27) ... placed 17th in the discus with a throw of 164-4 and 25th in the shot put with a mark of 47-7 at the Beach Invite (4/21)...finished third in the discus with a mark of 163-11 and 16th in the shot put with a throw of 43-1 at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/20) ... placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 49-6 1/2 and sixth in the discus with a toss of 165-3 at the Spec Towns Invite (4-6/7) ... finished third in the shot put with a throw of 48-5 1/2 and was runner-up in the discus with a throw of 170-10 at the California Collegiate Open (3/31)
2018 Indoor: Redshirt season ... competed unattached in the shot put with a throw of 50-10 (15.49m) at the Shell Shocker (2/16)
High School: 2017 Gatorade Wisconsin Track & Field Athlete of the Year ... two-time state champion in the discus; also finished fifth as a sophomore and fifth as a freshman ... state champion in the shot put as a senior; also finished fourth as a junior ... placed second in the shot put and discus at the 2017 Senior Spotlight Meet ... finished eighth in the discus at the 2017 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships ... two-time W/TFA State Indoor champion in the shot put ... placed third in the discus at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals … placed fifth at the IAAF World Under-18 Championships as a sophomore
Personal: Parents are Dan and Annamarie Schaefer ... father was her high school coach ... has a sister Mary and brother Jake, who is a freshman thrower on the Badger team ... graduated in December 2021 with degrees in psychology and sociology ... currently pursuing her master's degree in psychology with the goal of becoming a sports psychologist
Why Wisconsin?
"Wisconsin is home. The rich academic and athletic culture put this university above all the rest. I am so excited to start working with the coaching and training staff and learn what it means to work like and be a Badger. "
