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2022-23 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Vanessa Wish

Vanessa Wish

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    South Brunswick
  • Hometown:
    Kendall Park, NJ

Summary

Biography

TFRRS Stats

At UR 2022-23: Indoor: Appeared at seven competitions as a senior...Finished 6th in the weight throw at the Liberty League Championships with a mark of 13.89 meters, helping Rochester to the team title...Set personal-best distance of 13.91 meters in 6th place result during the weight throw at the Nazareth Conference Tune-Up on Feb. 17...Earned 7th place in the weight throw at the Nazareth Conference Challenge Cup.

Outdoor: Senior thrower qualified for Liberty League Championships in both the discus and hammer throw, finishing 7th with a 42.41m throw in the hammer throw and 13th in the discus with a throw of 30.40 meters...Overall, competed in six meets during the outdoor campaign, with six top-10 finishes...Scored two top-10 results at the UR Alumni Invite on April 22, finishing 7th in the hammer throw (41.47m) and 10th in the discus with a new personal-best throw of 31.99 meters...Landed 8th place throws in the hammer at both the Brockport Multi & Invitational and the RIT Invitational...Opened the outdoor season with a personal-best distance in the hammer throw of 43.62 meters, good for 5th place at the Geneseo Early Season Invitational...Elected Phi Beta Kappa...Liberty League All-Academic honoree

At UR 2021-22: Indoor: Competed in the weight throw at seven different meets...Scored a personal-best finish at the Liberty League Indoor Championships on Feb. 26 with a 12.84 meter throw (8th)...Added another Top-10 finish (12.23m) at the Winter Welcome Back to Brockport Meet on Jan. 22.

Outdoor: Appeared in six meets, competing in a variety of throwing events...Earned six top-10 finishes...Finished 5th with a personal-best 41.86 meter hammer throw at the Liberty League Outdoor Championships on May 7...Added 18th place result at the conference meet in the discus...Turned in two top-10 finishes in the hammer throw (7th, 40.83m) and the discus (9th, 31.27m) at the Rochester Spring Classic on Apr. 8...Member of the Liberty League All-Academic team...Named a Provost Circle Scholar.

At UR 2020-21: Indoor: Competed in both throwing events at the Nazareth Triangular on Feb. 27...Was 7th in the weight throw with a mark of 11.47 meters and ended 9th in the shot put after a toss of 9.25 meters.

Outdoor: Competed at seven competitions during first season outdoors with UR...Finished 10th in the discus and 11th in the hammer throw at the Liberty League West Championships...Finished top-8 in three events during the RIT-UR-Union Tri-Meet on Mar. 27, including posting a season-best mark of 39.09 meters in the hammer throw...Was 4th in the discus at the RIT Friday Meet on Apr. 23...Liberty League All-Academic.

At UR 2019-20: Indoor: Appeared at seven meets during rookie season...Qualified for the Liberty League Indoor Championships in the weight throw, finishing 19th with a mark of 11.47 meters...Started season with two solid results at the Nazareth Alumni Opener, placing 13th in shot put and 14th in the weight throw...Top mark of 9.94 meters in the shot put, finishing 14th at the RIT February Invitational.

HS: Attended South Brunswick HS...Earned varsity letters in track and field (indoor and outdoor) and gymnastics for the Vikings...Co-captain of the gymnastics team as a senior...Personal best of 100'4'' in the discus and 32'10'' in the shot put...Helped team to Division, Conference and Sectional championships...Member of the Tri-M Music and French Honor Societies...Was a PEER Leader and part of Concert Choir...Earned SBHS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in English and French.

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