Kacie Sharp Season 2008-09

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Indoor

Shot Put, 51-11 1/4 (15.83)

Weight Throw, 50-2 3/4A (15.31)

Outdoor

Shot Put, 52-8 1/4 (16.06)A

Discus, 161-9 (49.31)

Hammer Throw, 148-2 (45.16)

 

Honors

Team Captain (2009)
First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2006)

Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 ( 2007)
Big 12 Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2005, 2006)

Big 12 Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll (2005)

Husker Rankings
Indoor: Shot Put (5th); Weight Throw (20th)
Outdoor: Shot Put (6th); Discus (15th); Hammer Throw (21st)

Big 12 Championships
2009 (O): SP, 52-8 1/4 (4th); Discus, 145-4 (15th)
2009 (I): SP, 46-10 1/4 (10th) 
2008 (O): SP, 47-7 (14th); Discus, 150-9 (9th)
2008 (I): SP, 47-5 1/4 (9th)
2007 (O): SP, 44-0 3/4 (14th); Discus, 151-10 (12th)


2009 (Senior)

Kacie Sharp hit her stride in her senior season as she earned her first All-Big 12 honor, while also setting personal bests in the shot put both indoors and outdoors... started the indoor season on fire, as she finished in the top three at her first five meets... took first-place honors at the Holiday Inn Invitational and adidas Classic, tossing a personal best of 51-11 1/4 at the adidas Classic... posted four straight runner-up finishes to start the outdoor season... won back-to-back meets at the Nebraska Quad and Concordia Twilight... tossed a personal best of 52-8 1/4 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships to finish fourth... ended the year at the NCAA Midwest Regional where she placed 15th in the shot put and 25th in the discus... leaves Nebraska ranked in the top 25 in five different events on NU's all-time performance lists... ranks No. 5 all-time in the shot put indoors and No. 6 outdoors.

2008 (Junior)

Sharp set three personal bests on the year while earning a trip to the NCAA Midwest Regional for the first time in her career.... finished third in the shot put during the indoor season at the adidas Classic (46-10 3/4), Prairie Wolf Invite (47-3) and Nebraska Last Chance (45-10 3/4)... threw a personal-best 47-10 at the Iowa State Classic... finished ninth at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in the shot put (47-5 1/4)... started the outdoor season with a personal-best mark and first-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 50-4 1/2 at the Jim Click Shootout... recorded her personal best in the discus one week later at the John Jacobs Invitational with a throw of 155-8... finished ninth in the shot put (44-0 3/4) and discus (150-9) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships... ended the year with a 23rd-place showing at the NCAA Midwest Regional.

 

2007 (Sophomore)

Sharp tossed a season-best throw of 45-6 1/4 in the shot put for fifth place at the Conference Challenge... added a new best of 50-2 3/4 in the weight throw at the Holiday Inn Invite to win the unseeded division... competed in both the shot put (44-0 3/4) and discus (151-10) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, finishing 14th and 12th, respectively.

 

2006 (Redshirt Freshman)

Sharp set personal bests in every event except the indoor shot put and javelin during her redshirt freshman season... indoors, recorded season bests of 44-8 3/4 in the shot put at the Iowa State Classic and 48-2 1/2 in the weight throw at the adidas Classic.

 

2005 (Freshman)

Sharp redshirted during both indoor and outdoor seasons in her first year at Nebraska... competed unattached outdoors in the shot put and hammer throw at the Nebraska Invite... recorded a personal-best throw of 112-6 in the javelin at the Doane Relays.

 

Before Nebraska (Plattsmouth HS)

Sharp was the runner-up in the shot put at the 2004 Nebraska Class B state meet with a throw of 43-11 under Coach Jeff Wiles... also finished fifth in the discus (121-5)... won bronze in the shot (41-6 1/4) at the 2003 Class B state meet, while also competing in the discus... qualified for the state meet in the shot as a sophomore, but did not place... set a personal-best mark of 43-11 and 127-5 at the 2004 Mike Lehl Invitational... was a member of the National Honor Society... chose Nebraska over Oklahoma State and Doane.

 

Personal

Parents are Dale and Kathy Sharp... born Feb. 4, 1986... major is biological sciences.