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FRESHMAN (2009): Shared the program's Newcomer of the Year award...qualified to the NCAA Regional Championships in the javelin throw...all-conference selection in that event...posted a team-best third-place distance of 151'4" at that meet...that mark is a Freshman Class record and the fifth-best throw in Academy history...placed 16th at the regional championship meet with a throw of 132'3"...placed 14th in the javelin throw (127'11") at the USTF Junior National Championships...also threw a career-best 46'8¼" in the shot put and a 146'7" in the discus throw at that meet...that shot put distance is the second-best of the season and the third-best in Academy history...the distance in the discus throw is the 10th-best in the program record book...finished within the top-five of the javelin (second), discus (third) and shot put (fifth) at the Missouri Tom Botts Invitational...posted a season-best indoor shot put of 45'7¼" to finish sixth at the conference championships...that distance was the second-best on the team...academic all-conference selection...earned the program's Field Athlete of the Week award on two occasions. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track...four-time MVP of the field team...eight-time regional champion in the shot put and discus throw...Alaska state champion in the shot and discus as a senior...state runner-up in both events as a junior...finished within the top five of the shot put and top seven of the discus throw during freshman and sophomore seasons...four-year letterwinner in volleyball...served as team captain for two years...three-time MVP...chosen as Gatorade Rookie of the Year...two-time all-region first team...named Northern Lights Conference Player of the Year for two straight years...also lettered three years in basketball...two-time MVP...served as team captain for two years...two-time all-region first team...earned all-state honors in 2006...selected as Soldotna Athlete of the Year...class valedictorian...named Math Student of the Year...graduated with a 4.08 GPA...three-year member of the National Honor Society...served as Class President on the student council for three years. PERSONAL: Full name is Bethany Paige Blackburn...goes by Paige...nicknames are "Gutes" and "B-Burn"...daughter of Keith Blackburn and Margaret and Doug Hawkinson...has two older siblings, Kass Knodel and Jimmy Knodel...majoring in civil engineering...future plans include flying helicopters and getting a master's degree in civil engineering...spent the summer completing Soaring and Global Engagement...also competed at the USTF Junior National Championships...served as Accountability Clerk...hobbies include snowboarding, biking, camping and fishing...had a broken collarbone when born...winner of Big Bad Basic...member of Cadet Squadron 01. |
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