Britta Christofferson

Position:
Throws
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Exira
Hometown:
Hamlin, Iowa

2010-2011: OUTDOOR: Earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... finished 15th in the hammer throw at the NCAA West Regional ... earned All-Big 12 honors with a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw at the Big 12 Championships ... broke the Iowa State school record in the hammer throw with a personal best mark of 195-08 at the Sun Angel Classic … won the hammer throw at the Musco Twilight and the Mesa Classic … competed in the hammer throw at the Drake Relays, Stanford Invitational, Bryan Clay Invitational and Mt. SAC Relays … competed in the shot put at the Musco Twilight INDOOR: Earned All-Big 12 honors for finishing fourth in the weight throw with a personal best mark (60-07.25) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships … was runner-up in the weight throw (56-11.25) at the Holiday Preview … placed third in the weight throw at the Bill Bergan Invitational (57-08.50), the ISU Classic (57-07.75) and the ISU Open (56-07.50) … finished fifth in the weight throw (57-07) at the NCAA Qualifier.

2009-2010: OUTDOOR: Named Academic All-Big 12 Track & Field Team … competed in the hammer throw (182-06) at the NCAA West Regional Championships … finished fourth in the hammer throw (185-04) and 12th in the shot put (46-08.75) at the 2010 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... finished 12th in the shot put (46-07.50) at the Drake Relays … finished fourth in the hammer throw (186-05) setting a personal best at the Sun Angel Track Classic. INDOOR: Set a personal best in the weight throw (58-04) at the Bill Bergan Invitational.

2008-2009: OUTDOOR: Earned academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors ... finished seventh in the shot put (51-1) at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships ... seventh-place finish in the shot put (49-2 ½) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships ... runner-up finish in the hammer throw (173-9) at Beach Invitational ... finished second in the hammer throw (169-8) at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... runner-up in the shot put (47-10 ½) at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... finished second in the hammer throw (160-7) at the Kip Janvrin Open ... seventh-place finish in the hammer throw (165-6) at the Arkansas Twilight. INDOOR: Took third at the NCAA Qualifier in the shot put ... Holiday Preview champion in the shot put ... sixth-place finish in the weight throw at the Holiday Preview.

2007-2008: OUTDOOR: Regionally qualified in the shot put with career best toss of 47-9 ¾ for first-place finish at the Mt. Sac Relays ... placed 20th in the shot put at the NCAA Midwest Regional ... earned runner-up finish at the Holiday Preview in the shot put with throw of 46-2 ¼ ... finished second in the shot put at the L.A. Twilight Open, throwing 46-7 ... named academic All-Big 12.

2006-2007: Redshirted indoor and outdoor seasons.

Before Iowa State: Two-time state champ in the shot put ... finished second in the shot put at the Drake Relays ... as a sophomore, finished eighth in the shot put at state meet ... hold the school record in the shot put (42-7 ¾) ... first-team all-conference in basketball and volleyball ... second-team all-State in bastektball.

Personal: Born June 15, 1988 ... daughter of Tom and Phyl Christofferson ... pre-physical therapy major.