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2015 Women's Track and Field Roster

Brittany Edson

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Eustis, Neb
  • Highschool Eustis-Farnam

Biography

2014: Had another solid season in the throws with the Prairie Wolves … qualified for the GPAC Indoor Championships in the shot put and placed 12th … at the GPAC Outdoor Championships just missed All-GPAC recognition by finishing 9th in the shot put … also was 19th in the discus … set a new personal best mark in the discus with a 134-3 throw at the Concordia Invite to move up to 10th on the all-time charts … was a Daktronics/NAIA Scholar Athlete and Pflieger-Olson Scholar Athlete.

2013: Opened the outdoor season with a toss of 43-10 ½ in the shot put at the Bronco Relays which was the fourth best mark in NWU history at the time … had a career best mark of 43-0 ½ in the indoor shot put to rank fifth on the all-time charts … qualified for the GPAC Outdoor Championships in the shot put and discus … placed 13th in the shot and 17th in the discus .. also qualified for the GPAC Indoor Championships in the shot put and placed 10th … was a USTFCCCAA All-Academic selection … named a GPAC Pflieger-Olson Scholar Athlete.

2012: Competed during indoor and outdoor season in the throwing events to earn a varsity letter in first season of competition … qualified and competed in two events at the GPAC Outdoor Championships … was 12th in the shot put and 21st in the discus … threw a season-best 43-0.5 at the Nebraska Mini Meet in the shot put to rank 5th all-time at NWU … during indoor season qualified for the GPAC Indoor Championships in the shot put … placed 14th in the event … a USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.

Academic: Exercise Science major.

In High School: Was the 2011 Class D Shot Put Champion as a senior at Eustis-Farnam … also placed fourth in the discus at state as a senior … earned a total of five medals at the state meet in her career … was second in discus and fifth in shot put as a junior and fifth in shot put as a freshman … named Academic All-State … a member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Born N/A, daughter of Randy and Brenda Edson.
 
Career Bests, Indoor:
Shot Put             43-0 ½            2013 (6th All-Time)
Weight Throw      45-9                2013 (9th All-Time)
 
Career Bests, Outdoor:
Discus               134-3              2014 (10th All-Time)
Shot Put            43-10 ½          2013 (5th All-Time)
Javelin               104-5              2014

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Junior

  • 2015Senior