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Aslynn Halvorson                  Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. High School: Butler Height: 5-10 Position: Throws Year (In/Out): So./So.

PERSONAL RECORDS

Indoors
Shot Put: 48-6/14.78m (2011)
Weight Throw: 52-1/15.87m (2012)

Outdoors
Shot Put: 46-6.25/14.18m (H.S.)
Discus Throw: 169-5/51.64m (H.S.)
Hammer Throw: 155-3/47.33m (2010)

HALVORSON'S SEC SCORING

2010 Outdoor Discus Throw: 5th, 159-10/48.73m

2011 Indoor Shot Put: 8th, 46-2.50/14.08m

UT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Member of 2010 & 2011 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and SEC Academic Honor Roll...Two-time SEC Placed fifth at 2010 SEC Outdoor meet in discus throw...Third in discus at 2010 USA Junior Championships.

2012: Honors - None...Indoors - Fifth in the shot put (47-10) and eighth in the weight throw (50-4 3/4) at the Kentucky Invitational...Had a college PR of 52-1 in the weight at the Auburn Invitational to finish 12th...Eighth in the shot at that meet with a toss of 47-6 1/2...Outdoors - N/A.

2011: Honors - Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll...Indoors - Finished eighth in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships at 46-2 ½...Posted back-to-back indoor shot put personal records of 47-3 ¾ and 48-6 to place seventh and fourth, respectively, at the Kentucky and Hokie Invitationals...Place seventh in the championship division at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a mark of 46-11 ¾...Outdoors - Redshirted.

2010: Honors - Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll...Earned Lady Vol Freshman Scholar Award...Indoors - Redshirted but competed unattached and had shot PR of 44-8 1/4...Outdoors - Took fifth in the discus at the SEC Championships, posting a then-season best of 143-4...Took 12th in the shot at that meet with a 2010-best heave of 44-7 1/2...Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round and USA Junior Championships in the discus...Didn't land a fair mark at the NCAA East competition but uncorked a season-best toss of 164-7 at the USA Junior meet...Recorded a hammer throw career best of 155-3 at the Sea Ray Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked third among 2009 preps in the discus at 169-5...Carded that PR mark while taking third at USA Junior Championships...All-American in discus, shot and weight...Gatorade Girls' Track & Field Athlete of the Year for N.C....2009 Penn Relays discus champ with meet record of 161-8...Runner-up in 2007 and 2008...Won discus at 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals...Swept NCHSAAA 4A state titles in the discus and shot in 2008 and 2009...Also won 2008 N.C. indoor shot state title...Two-time Charlotte Observer Female Field Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL: Born March 15, 1991, in Indianapolis...Majoring in exercise science...Parents are Terry and Laurie Halvorson...Has a brother, Andrew...Recipient of the Evelyn & Jim Claxton Track & Field Scholarship Endowment.