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  Kelly Magennis

Kelly Magennis

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Wethersfield, CT (Wethersfield

Event:
Javelin

Experience:
JR

2007-08: Won the javelin at the Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational and Marquette Twilight Meet with throws of 117-7 and 115-9, respectively...Threw an outdoor season-high of 130-6 in the javelin at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship...Placed third in the University of Wisconsin Twilight Meet with a javelin distance of 127-1...Finished second at the Augustana Twilight Meet.

2006-07: Threw 126-6 at the Iowa Musco Invitational, earning her second, third place finish of the season...Finished seventh with a season-best throw of 133-11 in the javelin at the Big East Outdoor Championships...

High School: A versatile athlete, Magennis played four sports at Wethersfield High School earning letters in track and field, soccer and basketball ... She was a two-time state champion in both the javelin and as a member of the 4x100 relay ... She also ranked 10th in the nation in the javelin ... Magennis was a three-time all-conference performer ... She holds two school records in the javelin as well as the heptathlon, while also breaking school records as members of the 4x400 and 4x100 relays.

Personal: Magennis was born on September 1, 1987 and is the daughter of Tom and Teri Magennis ... She has two siblings, Alisa and Michael ... Magennis majors in exercise and sport science/physical therapy.