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Girls Track & Field - Tennessee

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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Mensi Stiff

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BRENTWOOD ACADEMY
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

48-11.5

Shot Put (State)

153-8

Discus (State)
“Mensi competes with poise and fire and visible expectations of her throws, regardless of the competition. She has this serious, unstoppable approach to how she handles herself. The kind of heart she shows in competition stands on its own merit.”
Fran Hoogestraat
Head Coach - head coach of Franklin Road Academy
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10 sophomore swept the shot put and discus events at the Division II-AA state meet this past season, setting a state record by launching the shot 48 feet, 11.5 inches. At the time of her selection, that winning shot distance ranked No. 13 nationally among 2021 prep competitors in the event. Stiff also set a Division II state record in the discus at the Division II-AA Middle Region Championships with a throw of 153-8 which ranked No. 30 nationally.

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Academic Achievement

Stiff has maintained a 3.72 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Stiff rescues abused horses and nurses them back to health. A published poet, she is a member of the Brentwood Academy Student Ambassador Program. She has volunteered locally at the Pinson Hospital Hospitality House in Nashville and as a Vacation Bible School teacher.