University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Career Highlights

• 4x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
• 3x Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020)
• 3x Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020)
• Indoor All-Horizon League Second Team - Weight (2020)
• Outdoor All-Horizon League Second Team - Hammer (2019)
• Indoor All-Horizon League Second Team - Weight (2019)
• Outdoor All-Horizon League Second Team - Hammer (2018)
• 2x Horizon League Indoor All-Academic Team (2019, 2020)
• Horizon League Outdoor All-Academic Team (2020)

• Shot Put: 12.00m at 2018 Blue and Gold Invite
• Weight: 16.78m at 2019 Horizon League Indoor Championships
• Hammer: 52.05m at 2019 Horizon League Outdoor Championships
• Discus: 37.90m at 2017 Pacesetter Sports Invitational

2020 Indoor:

• Earned the Student-Athlete Award by the team
• Claimed silver in the weight at the Horizon League Indoor Championships
• Won the weight at the Can Am International and was third at the YSU Mid-Major Invite
• Finished fifth in the weight at Windsor Team Challenge and the GVSU Big Meet

2019 Indoor:

• Threw 16.00m in weight throw at the Blue and Gold Invitational season opener taking sixth

2018 Outdoor: 

• Took home a first-place finish in the hammer throw at the Golden Grizzly Invitational
• Placed fourth in the hammer throw, seventh in shot put and ninth in the discus throw at the Pacesetter Invitational
• Claimed a silver medal in the hammer throw at HL Outdoor Championships by setting a huge PR of 48.74m (159'11.8")

2018 Indoor: 

• Earned ninth place and set a new PR in the shot put at the Blue & Gold Invitational with a distance of 39'4.5"
• Set a personal record in the weight throw at the Jack Skoog Invitational with a distance of 14.45m (47'4")
• Took sixth place in shot put and fourth place in the weight throw at the Fort Wayne Duals
• Set a PR in the weight throw at the YSU Invitational

2017 Outdoor: 

• Discus PR at Pacesetter Sports Invitational of 37.90m (124'4") for a seventh-place finish
• Hammer throw PR at HL Outdoor Championships earned her a third-place finish with a mark of 48.11m (157'10")

2017 Indoor: 

• PR in shot put of 11.95m (39'2.5") at the HL Indoor Championships for tenth place
• A PR in the weight throw of 14.41m (47'3.5") at the GVSU Tune Up for 15th

Prior To Detroit Mercy:

• Lettered in track and field, swimming and diving and basketball and was a captain as a senior for all three teams
• As a senior, she finished first at the conference and regional meets and was a state qualifier in the shot put and discus
• Placed 10th in the discus and 14th in the shot put at the state meet
• As a junior, placed second at the conference, regional and Oakland County meets in the shot put and third at the conference meet in the discus
• A state qualifier in the shot put
• Named the Most Improved for Field Events
• Helped the basketball team to a district championship
• A Member of the National Honor Society

Personal:

• Daughter of Shelley and Eric Gustafson 
• Has three siblings
• Lists her biggest thrill in sports as seeing a teammate or friend from another school reach their goal and be happy with their accomplishments
• A Mechanical Engineering major