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Janae Profit

Throws
DUNWOODY HS
DUNWOODY, GEORGIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

47-11

Shot put (Season Best)

19

Shot Put National Ranking

159-8

Discus (PR)
“Janae is an intelligent, capable and personable young woman. She is capable of handling any situation with thoughtfulness and maturity. I have watched her grow into an absolute force of being coachable, an elite competitor and a leader on her team. She’s committed to her training, she’s passionate about achieving her goals, she’s a supportive teammate and a brilliant leader. Janae is the paradigm for a student-athlete and outstanding member of the community.”
Angus Fisher
Assistant Coach - a former assistant coach for the Throw1Deep Track Club
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior swept the discus and shot put at the Class 7A state meet this past season. At the time of her selection, Profit’s season-best throw of 47-feet, 11 inches in the shot put ranked No. 19 nationally among 2021 prep competitors and her personal-best discus performance of 159-8 ranked No. 20. The 2021 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year, she won the shot put at the Georgia High School Champions Challenge in the fall of 2020 and also won the Turkey Toss with a personal-best throw of 48-1.75. Her best prep throws in the discus and shot rank No. 4 and No. 5, respectively, in state history, according to MileSplit.com. Also the shot put and discus champion at June’s USATF National Youth Outdoor Championships, she concluded her prep track career with seven individual state titles in indoor and outdoor track.

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Academic Achievement

Profit has maintained a 3.45 weighted GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at the University of Virginia this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Having served as a pre-school assistant and vacation bible school counselor with the Chamblee First United Methodist Church every summer from 2015-19, Profit has also donated her time on behalf of area voter registration efforts throughout most of 2020. In addition, she has promoted, prepared and scripted various news, sports and events broadcasts in association with her school’s Mass Communications Department and she’s volunteered locally by preparing throwing technique videos for the Rockslingers Athletic Track Club.