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2014-15 Women's Track and Field Roster

David Arthur, USI Photography
David Arthur, USI Photography
David Arthur, USI Photography
Alan Callison

Vanessa Higdon

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  • Indoor Class Senior
  • Outdoor Class Sr.
  • Hometown Waldron, IN
  • Highschool Waldron Jr.-Sr.
  • Major Criminal Justice Studies

Biography

2014-15
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Finished ninth in the weight throw and 11th in the shot put at the GLVC Championships...set a school record in the weight throw with her toss of 48'03.50" at the Greyhound Classic. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Was USI's top performer in the shot put and the hammer throw during the outdoor season...also competed in the shot put during the outdoor season...did not compete at the GLVC Championships...collected Academic All-GLVC honors for the fourth straight season.

2013-14
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Finished 14th in the weight throw and 18th in the shot put at the GLVC Championships...was USI's top performer in the weight throw. OUDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in the shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer throw during the outdoor season...finished eighth in the shot put, ninth in the hammer throw, and 18th in the discus at the GLVC Championships...set the school record in the hammer throw with her toss of 138'00.00" at the GLVC Championships...garnered Academic All-GLVC honors for the third year in a row.

2012-13
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in the shot put and the weight throw during the indoor season, finishing ninth in both events at the GLVC Championships...set the indoor school record in the shot put with a heave of 39'11.25" at the Tom Hathaway Challenge...also posted a school-record toss of 46'08.25" in the weight throw at the Tom Hathaway Challenge...along with teammate Jordan Jones, became the first competitor in the program's history to compete in the weight throw at the Jerry England Open. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Participated in the javelin, discus, shot put, and the hammer throw...along with teammates Jordan Jones, Erika Vermilliion, Alyssa Knable, and Leah Woodbury, became the first competitor in the program's history to compete in the hammer throw...finished ninth in the discus and 10th in the shot put at the GLVC Championships...moved into second all-time at USI in the shot put with a heave of 40'02.00" at the Redhawk Invitational...set the school record in the discus with a toss of 121'11.00" at the GLVC Championships...also had a school record toss of 123'06.00" in the hammer throw at the Redhawk Invitational...earned Academic All-GLVC honors for the second straight season.

2011-12
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Finished sixth in the shot put at the GLVC Championships with a toss of 37'03.00", good enough for second on USI's all-time indoor list...competed in two meets during the indoor season. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Was fourth in the shot put and 13th in the discus at the GLVC Championships...her mark of 39'05.00" in the shot put at the GLVC Championships ranks second all-time at USI, while her season-best mark of 117'05.00" in the discus at the BIlly Smith Invitational is a school record in the event...earned Academic All-GLVC honors.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Waldron Jr.-Sr. High School in Waldron, Indiana...finished 21st in the shot put at the IHSAA State Championships with a toss of 36'07.75".

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-2012Freshman

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  • 2012-2013Sophomore

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  • 2013-2014Junior

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  • 2014-2015Senior

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