Anderson's Performance History & Personal Bests
2021-22 SEASON
Named the 2021-22 Summit League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year across all sports … CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team selection … NDSU’s nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year … Named NDSU’s Female Athlete of the Year at the Green & Gold Gala.
Indoor (Junior): Summit League champion in the shot put … Also placed 4th in the weight throw at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Indoor shot put personal-best of 51-11.00 (15.82m) at the Bison Open … Ended the season ranked 7th in NDSU history for the indoor shot put and tied for 8th in school history in the weight throw.
Outdoor (Senior): Named the Summit League Outdoor Championships Most Outstanding Performer after winning conference titles in the discus and shot put … The Summit League discus title was the third of her career … NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in both the discus and shot put for the second straight year … Set the NDSU school record in the discus at the Beach Invitational, throwing 190-1 (57.95m) … Ranked 8th on the NCAA performance list for the discus in 2022 … Ended her career ranked 7th in NDSU outdoor history for the shot put.
2020-21 SEASON
Indoor: Placed 4th in the weight throw and 8th in the shot put at the Summit League Championships … Personal-best weight throw mark of 64-10.50 (19.77m) at the conference meet … Indoor shot put PR of 50-01.75 (15.28m) at the Bison Cup Classic on Jan. 16 … Finished the season tied for 8th in NDSU history in the weight throw.
Outdoor (Junior): Summit League discus champion for the second time, throwing 173-6 (52.88m) at the conference meet … Also placed 4th in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a personal-best mark of 52-02.00 (15.90m) … NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in discus and shot put … Finished the year ranked 3rd in NDSU history for the discus and 7th for the outdoor shot put.
2019-20 SEASON
Indoor (Sophomore): Placed 7th in the shot put and 8th in the weight throw at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Personal-best shot put mark of 48-07.25 (14.81m) at Washington’s Husky Classic on Feb. 15 … Personal-best weight throw mark of 60-03.00 (18.36m) at Minnesota’s Jack Johnson Classic on Feb. 1 … Performances at the Summit League meet were both the second-best marks of her season.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 SEASON
Indoor (Freshman): Placed 10th in the shot put and 15th in the weight throw at the Summit League Championships … Shot put season-best mark of 47-02.50 (14.39m) at the Dakota Classic on Dec. 7 … Weight throw season-best of 55-02.25 (16.82m) at Nebraska’s Mark Colligan Memorial on Jan. 26.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Summit League champion in the discus, throwing 168-10 (51.47m) at the conference meet … Also finished 12th in the shot put and 14th in the hammer throw at the Summit League Championships … NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the discus, finishing 34th in Sacramento … Set personal-bests in all 3 throwing events at the Husker Spring Invite on Apr. 5-6 … 177-11 (54.23m) in the discus, ranking 2nd all-time at NDSU … 47-06.25 (14.48m) in the shot put … 154-11 (47.22m) in the hammer at Nebraska … USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree … Summit League Academic All-League.
2017-18 SEASON
Indoor (Redshirt): Competed unattached as a redshirt … Posted a season-best weight throw mark of 52-07.50 (16.04m) at the Bison Open on Feb. 2 … Season-best shot put mark of 44-08.25 (13.62m) at the Thundering Herd Classic on Jan. 13.
Outdoor (Freshman): All-Summit League performer in the discus, placing 3rd at the Summit League Outdoor Championships as a true freshman … Also took 10th in the shot put at the conference meet … NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the discus, placing 37th overall … Season-best discus throw of 170-7 (51.99m) at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate on Apr. 19, ranking her 3rd-best in NDSU history … Shot put season-best of 45-04.25 (13.82m) at the same meet … USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree.
High School: Won back-to-back Minnesota Class AA state titles in the discus as a junior in 2016 and senior in 2017 ... Comes to NDSU with a discus personal-best of 168-11, recorded at the USATF Junior Olympic Nationals in Lawrence, Kan. ... Placed third at the state meet in the discus as a sophomore in 2015 and took fourth as a freshman in 2014 ... Also a section runner-up and state meet qualifier in the shot put as a junior ... Recipient of Athena Award and Team MVP honors ... Also played volleyball ... Academic All-State in track & field and volleyball.
Personal: Daughter of Keith and Michelle Anderson ... Has one brother, Zach ... Father, Keith, wrestled in college for Minnesota State Mankato ... Majoring in physical and health education.
