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2007-2008 Detroit Women's Track and Field Roster

Krista Switzer

  • Position:
    Throws/Sprints
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Highschool:
    Holy Names
  • Hometown:
    Windsor, ON

Summary

Biography

2007: Redshirt...Started 37 games for the Titan softball team batting .206 with two home runs.

2006: Won team Student-Athlete award and just the fourth Titan to earn Academic All-America honors...Reclaimed her Horizon League javelin title throwing 128' 8" just shy of her meet record...Improved her javelin PR and UDM record to 129' 7" at Long Beach...20th place at NCAA Mideast regional with a 123'11" mark...Owns top five Titan Javelin throws and six of the top 10...Made 10 starts as an outfielder for Titan softball team...First career hit versus UNC-Wilmington...Went 3 for 4 against EMU with her first career home run.

2005 Outdoor: Won the team's Most Improved award, overcoming injury to have a successful season...In '04, she threw over 118' only twice, where in '05 she only threw below that once...Runner-up at Cincinnati...Third at the Horizon League championships with her season best toss of 121'4".

2004 Outdoor: Won team Rookie of the Year award...Made her collegiate javelin debut with UDM rookie record of 118'2" at Purdue...Part of Titan throwing sweep at Horizon League championships setting UDM and the Horizon League javelin record of 129' 1"...Was a NCAA regional qualifier and placed 21st at NCAA Mideast regional at LSU.

High School: Sixth place in the javelin at the Ontario High School championships in 2002...Personal: Full name is Krista Anne Switzer...Born: October 28, 1985... Daughter of Greg and Anne Switzer...Majoring in biology with 3.336 GPA.

Personal Records:
Javelin    129' 7"    Detroit record holder

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