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     Meghan Connelly
    Meghan Connelly

    Class:
    Senior
    Hometown:
    Oak Lawn, Ill.
    High School:
    Richards
    Last College:
    Moraine Valley CC
    Event:
    Throws

    2005 Highlights: Owns UIC's third longest heave in the weight throw with a toss of 13.33 meters at the UW-Milwaukee Tune-Up...finished second in the hammer throw at the Wheaton Invitational with a heave of 38.79 meters...picked up UIC's second-longest hammer throw of the season with a toss of 39.53 meters at the Redbird Invitational.

    2004 Highlights: Placed fifth overall in the hammer throw at the Wheaton Invitational with a heave of 108'7 ¼"...picked up an indoor-season best toss of 41'7 ¾" in the weight throw at the EIU Mega Meet...earned UIC's second-best outdoor discus mark of 103'7" set at the Chicagoland Championships...garnered an outdoor-season best mark of 120'5" in the hammer throw at the Old Fashion Track Meet.

    Prior to UIC:Played basketball for Moraine Valley CC for her freshman and sophomore campaigns...named to the Academic All-Conference team.

    Prep/Personal: Three-sport athlete at Richards...helped push Bulldogs to conference title as a freshman...played a key role in Richards' run to a conference basketball championship as a sophomore...owns a personal-best mark of 32'4" in the shot put at the sectional meet as a senior...tossed a career-best mark of 92'0" in the discus as a senior...daughter of John and Kathleen Connelly...born August 30, 1982...major is computer science. 

    Career Best Indoor Throws
Weight Throw         13.33m             2/18/05

    
2005 Top Indoor Throws
Weight Throw         13.33m             2/18/05

    
Career Best Outdoor Throws
Discus               31.61m          4/10/04
Hammer Throw         39.53m          4/30/05

    
2005 Top Outdoor Throws
Hammer Throw         39.53m          4/30/05