Tressa Borchardt

Position:
Throws
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Gothenburg
Hometown:
Gothenburg, Neb.

Awards & Honors:
Academic All-Big 12: First Team (2011,2013)

2012-13: OUTDOOR: Academic All Big-12 First Team ... threw a toss of 41-06.50 in the shot put at the Big 12 Championships ... earned seventh place in the discus throw with a mark of 136-01 at the Jim Duncan Invite ... placed third in the discus throw with 146-07 at the Sun Angel Classic, set a personal best toss with 46-04.25 in the shot put ... INDOOR: Threw a mark of 42-08.75 in the shot put at the NCAA Qualifier ... earned 14th in the weight throw with a mark of 52-04.00 and finished 10th in the shot put with a throw of 42-02.00 at the ISU Classic ... threw a mark of 51-11.00 in the weight throw at the New Balance Invite ... finished 10th at the Holiday Preview in the weight throw with a mark of 53-01.75, placed 11th in the shot put with a throw of 43-02.25.

2011-2012: OUTDOOR: Threw a mark of 142-06 in the discus throw at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... threw a mark of 140-11 in the discus throw and marked 41-03.00 in the shot put at the Arizona State Invite ... earned a personal best mark of 151-00 in the hammer throw at the Jim Duncan Invite ... INDOOR: Finished 15th in the shot put at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... threw a personal-best 51-05.00 in the weight throw at the Holiday Preview ... threw 50-09.25 in the weight throw at the Bill Bergan Invitational ... threw a seaosn-best 40-00.50 in the shot put at the New Balance Invitational.

2010-2011: OUTDOOR: Earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... threw a personal best mark in the discus (122-08) at the Missouri Relays … threw a personal best mark in the shot put (35-01) at the Mesa Classic … threw a personal best in the hammer throw (126-08) at the Jim Duncan Invitational … competed in the discus at the Mesa Classic and the Jim Duncan Invitational … competed in the shot put at the Missouri Relays and the Jim Duncan Invitational. INDOOR: Set personal best mark in the weight throw (49-11) at the ISU Classic … competed in the weight throw at the ISU Open (49-10.50) and the NCAA Qualifier (49-06.25) … finished ninth in the weight throw (47-09) and the shot put (40-10.25) at the Holiday Preview … competed in the shot put at the ISU Classic (40-06.25) and the Bill Bergan Invitational (35-07.75).

2009-2010: OUTDOOR: Competed in the discus (130-08) at the Kip Janvrin Open, setting a collegiate personal best. INDOOR: Threw a personal best in the weight throw (45-04 ¼) at the ISU Classic … competed in the shot put (40-00 ½) at the Holiday Preview, setting a personal best.

Before Iowa State: Three-time discus champion at the Nebraska state meet ... discus champion (142-8) at the 2009 Nebraska class B state meet ... finished 10th in the shot put at the 2009 Nebraska class B state meet ... discus champion (134-5) at the 2008 Nebraska class B state meet ... 13th-place finish in the shot put (37-9 ¾) at the 2008 Nebraska class B state meet ... discus champion (143-4) at the 2007 Nebraska class B state meet ... sixth-place finish in the shot put (39-0 ¼) at the 2007 Nebraska class B state meet ... holds personal records in the 4kg shot put (41-2) and discus (143-4).

Personal: Born March 21, 1991 ... daughter of Mark and Annette Borchardt ... psychology major.