Thornton's Performance History and Personal Bests
2017-18 SEASON
Indoor (Senior): Placed 5th in the weight throw and 6th in the shot put at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Personal-best weight throw of 62-09.50 (19.14m) at the conference meet, ranking 7th all-time at NDSU … Shot put season-best of 47-08.00 (14.53m) at the Summit League Championships … USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree.
2016-17 SEASON
Indoor (Junior): Placed 5th in the shot put and 7th in the weight throw at the Summit League Indoor Championships … Improved her indoor shot put personal-best to 48-02.75 (14.70m) at the conference meet, ranking 10th all-time at NDSU … Weight throw personal-best of 60-01.75 (18.33m) at the Dakota Classic on Dec. 2, ranking 9th in school history.
Outdoor (Senior): Summit League runner-up in the shot put, as well as placing 6th in both the discus and hammer throw at the Summit League Championships … NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the shot put, finishing 29th overall … Personal-best 50-00.75 (15.26m) in the shot put at the conference meet, ranking 5th all-time at NDSU … Personal-best 185-1 (56.42m) in the hammer at the conference meet, ranking 9th in school history … Ended her outdoor career at No. 7 on the NDSU all-time list in the discus.
2015-16 SEASON
Indoor (Sophomore): Placed 5th in the weight throw at the Summit League Championships, throwing 58-06.50 (17.84m) … Also finished 11th in the shot put at the conference meet … Personal-best weight throw mark of 58-08.75 (17.90m) at the Air Force Team Challenge on Feb. 5 … Season-best shot put mark of 47-03.75 (14.42m) to win the Dakota Classic on Dec. 4 … Ended the season ranked 8th in NDSU history in the weight throw.
Outdoor (Junior): Placed 6th in the discus, 6th in the hammer throw, and 7th in the shot put at the Summit League Championships … Set a hammer throw personal-best mark of 170-10 (52.07m) at the conference meet … Posted a personal-best shot put mark of 47-06.25 (14.48m) at the Al Cassell Relays on Apr. 30 … Season-best discus mark of 145-0 (44.20m) at the NDSU Tune-Up on May 6 … Ended the season ranked 5th all-time at NDSU in the discus and tied for 10th in the shot put.
2014-15 SEASON
Indoor (Freshman): Placed 4th in the weight throw and 6th in the shot put at the Summit League Indoor Championships in Fargo, throwing season bests in both events at the conference meet … Season-best 55-07.50 (16.95m) in the weight throw at the league meet, ranking her 10th all-time at NDSU … Season-best 45-06.50 (13.88m) in the shot put at the Summit League Championships.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Placed 4th in the discus and 6th in the shot put at the Summit League Outdoor Championships in Macomb, Ill. … Also finished 11th in the hammer throw at the conference meet … Season-best discus throw of 143-2 (43.63m) at the league meet … Recorded a season-best shot put mark of 45-00.50 (13.73m) at the conference meet … Hammer throw season-best of 153-11 (46.91m) came at the Ron Masanz Classic on May 2 … Ended the year ranked 4th in NDSU history in the discus.
2013-14 SEASON
Indoor (Redshirt): Competed unattached as a redshirt in the Bison program ... Season-best marks of 41-08.50 (12.71m) in the shot put and 46-10.25 (14.28m) in the weight throw.
Outdoor (Freshman): Placed fourth in the discus at the Summit League Outdoor Championships ... Also finished ninth in the shot put and 13th in the hammer throw at the conference meet ... Personal-best discus mark of 152-11 (46.62m) at the NDSU Tune-Up on May 9 ranked her fourth in NDSU history at season's end ... Season-best marks of 44-03.25 (13.49m) in the shot put and 137-9 (42.00m) in the hammer throw.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Lakeville South High School and head coach Andrew Hilliard ... Member of two Minnesota Class AA True Team state champion track and field teams as junior and senior ... Lakeville South won the 2012 MSHSL Class AA state track and field championship and was state runner-up in 2013 ... Set the Lakeville South school records in the shot put (45-feet, 3-inches) and discus (149-feet, 11-inches) as a junior ... Five-time Class AA all-state performer in the shot put and discus ... Six-time all-Suburban South Conference competitor ... An accomplished Olympic weightlifter, she placed third in state as a sophomore and senior, and fourth as a junior ... Three-year letterwinner in soccer ... Academic all-state selection ... Recipient of 2013 St. Paul Area Athena Award for Lakeville South.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Craig Thornton, Burnsville, Minn., and Jenifer Thornton, Elko/New Market, Minn. ... Has one brother, Cameron ... Majoring in social science education.
