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2020-21 Women's Track and Field

Eric Sucar
Tom Weishaar
Tom Weishaar

Ashley Anumba

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Los Osos
  • Hometown Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS
Discus: 57.36m (188-2)
Shot Put: 15.15m (49-8.5)
Weight Throw: 12.14m (39-10)

CAREER ACCOLADES
2020 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion
2019 Honorable Mention All-America (Discus)
2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (Discus)
2019 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (Discus)
2019 Outdoor Heps Team Champion
2019 Outdoor Second-Team All-Ivy (Shot Put)
2019 Outdoor Second-Team All-Ivy (Discus)
2019 Indoor Heps Team Champion
2019 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2018 Honorable Mention All-America (Discus)
2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (Discus)
2018 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (Discus)
2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heps Team Champion
2018 Ivy League Co-Most Outstanding Field Performer
2018 Outdoor Heps Champion (Discus)
2018 Outdoor First-Team All-Ivy (Discus)
2018 Ivy League Indoor Heps Team Champion
Competed at the 2018 USATF Junior Nationals

PROGRAM RECORD BOOK
Discus: 1st ... 2019 ... 57.36m (188-2)
Indoor Shot Put: 2nd ... 2017 ... 15.15m (49-8.5)
Outdoor Shot Put: 2nd ... 2019 ... 14.79m (48-6.25) 

OUTDOOR 2021

  • Competed in three meets, all for the discus
  • Best throw came at the Philly Mets on April 24, tossing 55.99m (183-8), placing her in the top 15 in Division I
INDOOR 2021
  • All 2020-21 Ivy League winter sports were canceled on November 12 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.

OUTDOOR 2020
  • All 2020 Ivy League sports were canceled on Wednesday, March 11 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
INDOOR 2020
  • Did not compete.
OUTDOOR 2019
  • Competed in nine events during the outdoor season, primarily in the discus.
  • Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 8) in the discus, achieving honorable mention All-America status for the second time in her career.
  • Placed 12th at the NCAA East Region Preliminary (May 25) with a mark of 52.49m to obtain a spot at NCAAs.
  • Scored for Penn in both the shot put and discus with runner-up finishes at the Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championship (May 5).
  • Set a personal best of 57.36m at the Larry Ellis Invitational (April 20).
  • Racked up five second-place finishes.
INDOOR 2019
  • Appeared in all nine possible meets, competing exclusively in the shot put.
  • Picked up four runner-up finishes during the indoor season, at the TCNJ Indoor Open (Dec. 1), Wesley A. Brown Invitational (Jan. 12), Villanova Invitational (Feb. 2) and Princeton Indoor Invitational (Feb. 16).
  • Her best throw of the season came at the Villanova Invitational with a mark of 14.58m.
  • Achieved seven top-five finishes in nine meets and eight top-10 finishes.
  • Finished eighth at the Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championship in the shot put with a mark of 13.85m.
OUTDOOR 2018
  • Appeared in 10 meets throughout the 2018 outdoor season, competing each week, throwing both the shot put and discus.
  • Named honorable mention All-America in the discus after placing 21st at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (June 6-9) in Eugene, Ore.
  • Qualified for the 2018 NCAA East Region Prelims (May 24-26) and finished fifth to advance to the championship round in Oregon.
  • Won the discus throw at the 2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 6), posting a school-record distance of 55.00m (180-5).
  • Named the Ivy League's Co-Most Outstanding Field Performer at Ivy Heps.
  • Finished third in the discus at the 2018 USATF Junior Outdoor Nationals, earning a spot as the official alternate for Team USA Junior.
  • Placed second in the discus throw at the ECAC Championships (May 13).
  • Competed in both the shot put and discus at the Penn Relays (April 26-28).
  • Finished second in the discus at the Tennessee Relays (April 12) and second in the shot put at the Sam Howell Invitational (April 6).
  • Totaled nine top-five placements on the year.
INDOOR 2018
  • Competed in eight meets on the year, almost exclusively in the shot put.
  • Moved up to second all-time at Penn in the indoor shot put with a toss of 15.15m at the New Year Invitational (Dec. 9).
  • Tallied five top-five placements on the year, including a first-place mark at the New Year Invitational. 
  • Finished eighth at the 2018 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 25).
High School: U.S. No. 2 and California No. 1 in discus ... 2017 California state discus champion.

Personal: Daughter of Ethel Anumba ... Older sister, Michelle, threw at Duke, becoming an All-American and holding the program record in weight throw and shot put ... Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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