2011-12 Track & Field Roster
Meaghan McGovern
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- North Kingstown
- Hometown:
- North Kingstown, R.I.
Outdoor Track & Field
2011-12 (Senior): Women's Outdoor Track & Field Performer of the Week (4/23) ... A-10 Outdoor Academic All-Conference ... won the hammer throw at the VCU Rams Invitational with a distance of 54.51m ... finished third the hammer throw at the Tribe Open (46.90m) ... won the hammer throw at the Fred Hardy Invitational (54.23m) ... recorded a distance of 51.82m to place first in the hammer throw at the Colonial Relays ... finished second in the hammer throw at the Mason Spring Invitational (55.70m) ... placed sixth in the hammer throw at the Larry Ellis Invitational with a distance of 55.96m ... secured second in the hammer throw at the Penn Relays (56.24) ... won the hammer throw at the A-10 Outdoor Championships (57.03m) ... recorded a distance of 54.16m to take third in the hammer throw at the Virginia Classic ... set university record in the hammer throw with season best 57.03m.
2010-11 (Junior): Captured first-place at the Tribe Invitational in the hammer throw competition (50.47m) ... finished first in the hammer at the Fred Hardy Invitational (52.32m) ... came in first-place in the hammer at the Colonial Relays (53.86m) ... took first-place in the hammer throw at the GMU Spring Invitational (48.77m) ... claimed first-place in the hammer at the Ram Invitational (51.66m) ... captured first in the hammer throw competition at the Penn Relays (54.81m) ... placed second, set a career-best mark, and qualified for the NCAA East Regional competition at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship in the hammer throw competition (55.85m) ... took second in the hammer throw at the Aggie Classic (50.54m).
2009-10 (Sophomore): Came in first-place at the Patriot Invitational in the hammer throw (53.34m) ... finished second at the Maryland Invitational (50.49m) ... competed at the Colonial Relays (53.34m) ... captured third-place at the Lou Onesty Invitational (50.57m) ... captured first-place at the Ram Invitational (52.43m) ... placed ninth at the Penn Relays (50.93m) ... came in third with a season-best at the A-10 Championship (54.43m) ... finished seventh at the Georgia Tech Invitational (52.58m) ... placed 44th at the NCAA East Super Regional (48.25m).
2008-09 (Freshman): Set team's best mark of the season in the hammer throw, at Christopher Newport (52.71m) ... place fourth in the hammer throw, as a top freshman finisher, at the A-10 Championship (52.33m).
Indoor Track & Field
2011-12 (Senior): Took third in the weight throw at George Mason's Patriot Games (14.79m) ... won the weight throw at CNU's Vince Brown Invitational with a distance of 15.67 meters ... placed fifth in the weight throw at the A-10 Championship with a distance of 16.16m.
2010-11 (Junior): Placed eighth in the weight throw at the Terrapin Invitational (13.95m) ... finished fifth at the Patriot Games (13.64m) ... came in third-place at the VMI Winter Relays (14.11m) ... placed seventh at the Vince Brown Invitational (14.47m) ... took 13th in the weight throw at the A-10 Conference Championship with a season-best mark (14.55m).
2009-10 (Sophomore): Came in ninth-place in the weight throw at the Christopher Newport Holiday Open (13.98m) ... placed sixth at the Terrapin Indoor Invitational (13.63m) ... finished 20th at the Hokie Indoor Invitational (13.63m) ... came in fifth-place at the Christopher Newport Invitational (14.58m) ... captured fourth-place at the UNC Invitational with a season-best mark (15.54m) ... placed 13th at the A-10 Championship (14.26m).
2008-09 (Freshman): Placed ninth at A-10 Championship with season-best mark in the weight throw (15.78m).
High School
Placed third overall at the 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals in the hammer throw to earn All-America honors ... placed 14th at the 2008 Nike Indoor National Championships in the weight throw ... holds personal bests of 49.77m in the hammer and 13.72m in the weight throw ... earned All-State, All-Class and All-Division honors in 2008 in the hammer and 20-pound weight ... served as captain of her outdoor team as a senior.
Personal
Born April 13, 1990 ... daughter of Carol McGovern ... has one sibling named Shamus ... enjoys swimming.
