Hochhalter's Performance History & Personal Bests
At Iowa | At NDSU
2017-18 SEASON
Indoor (Junior): Competed in the shot put in two indoor meets … Season-best shot put mark of 43-07.25 (13.29m) at the Bison Open on Feb. 3.
Outdoor (Senior): NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the javelin for the 3rd time, placing 27th overall … Placed 3rd in the javelin at the Summit League Championships, as well as finishing 11th in the shot put and 12th in the discus … Season-best javelin throw of 152-0 (46.32m), winning the South Dakota Invitational on Apr. 11 … Ends her career at No. 4 on the NDSU all-time list in the javelin.
2016-17 SEASON
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in the shot put in four indoor meets … Season-best shot put mark of 44-11.50 (13.70m) at the Bison Open on Feb. 4.
Outdoor (Junior): Placed 4th in the javelin, 8th in the discus, and 12th in the shot put at the Summit League Championships … NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the javelin, finishing 32nd overall … Improved her javelin personal-best to 160-8 (48.97m) at the Stanford Invitational on Apr. 1, ranking 3rd all-time at NDSU in the event … Season-best marks of 45-11.25 (14.00m) in the shot put and 135-6 (41.31m) in the discus.
Prior to NDSU: Competed in track & field at the University of Iowa in 2015 and 2016 … Comes to NDSU with personal-bests of 155 feet in the javelin, 135-6 in the discus, and 44-8 in the shot put.
2015-16 SEASON (at Iowa)
Indoor (Redshirt): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Placed 11th in the javelin at the Big Ten Championships … Season-best javelin throw of 144-8 (44.09m).
2014-15 SEASON (at Iowa)
Indoor (Freshman): Season-best of 42-11.00 (13.08m) in the shot put.
Outdoor (Freshman): NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the javelin … Placed 13th at the NCAA West Prelims, missing a trip to the NCAA Championships by one place … Finished 9th at the Big Ten Championships in the javelin … Season-best javelin throw of 152-6 (46.49m).
High School: North Dakota high school state record holder in the javelin … Won state championships in the javelin and shot put as a senior in 2014 … State champion in the discus as a junior in 2013 and state runner-up as a senior … Named Senior Athlete of the Year … Two-time USATF Junior Olympics qualifier in the javelin and shot put, winning the javelin title in 2014 … Member of three state title-winning teams at Carrington HS from 2012-14 … Also played basketball and volleyball.
Personal: Daughter of Marty and Jan Hochhalter … Has one younger sister, Kauri, and two younger brothers, Marcus and Payton … Majoring in sport management.
