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Adelyn Anderson

Throws
LANDER VALLEY HS
LANDER, WYOMING
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st

Class 3A state championships - shot put

1st

Class 3A state championships - discus

1st, 161-6

Class 3A West Regional Championships - dsicus
“Adelyn seems to be a great young lady and certainly is very talented. It’s quite possible she’ll have both [shot put and discus] all-class records when she is done.”
Bret Engdahl
Head Coach - Cody High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11 junior throws specialist set a state record in the shot put at the Class 3A championships meet this past season, leading the Tigers to the team title. Anderson’s winning effort of 49 feet, 7.75 inches was ranked No. 8 nationally among girls prep competitors this spring. She also won the discus at the state meet with a meet-record throw of 154-9. Her discus PR of 161-6 at the Class 3A West Regional Championships ranked No. 15 nationally.

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Academic Achievement

Anderson has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Anderson works at a rental company in the area to earn money for college. She has volunteered locally at the concession stand at Lander Valley High sporting events and she has donated her time as a youth track and basketball coach.