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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Dana Baker

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OLATHE NORTH HS
OLATHE, KANSAS
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT
Press Release

Peak Performance

178-1

USATF Junior Outdoor Championships Javelin Throw

168-8

Kansas State Championships Javelin Throw

123-7

Kansas State Championships Discus Throw
“Even if Dana wasn’t an amazing athlete, she’d still be something special. She is humble, a tireless worker and has a desire to continually do everything better than she’s ever done it before.”
Levi Huseman
Olathe North High Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot senior launched the javelin 178 feet, 1 inch—the fourth-best throw in U.S. prep history—to win the title at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships this past season. Baker also won her third straight Class 6A javelin state championship with a meet-record effort of 168-8, and captured the discus with a throw of 123-7. Her javelin mark at the USATF meet ranked as the nation’s No. 1 performance among prep competitors in 2018 at the time of her selection, and the best ever by a Kansas thrower.

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Academic Achievement

Baker has maintained a weighted 4.91 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in track and field on scholarship at Duke University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Also a volleyball standout and a devoted member of her church community, Baker has served as a peer mentor in her school and has volunteered locally on behalf of youth volleyball and track programs.