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2019-20 Women's Track and Field Roster

Kellyn Whitlow

Allison Richter

  • Position Thrower
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Triad
  • Hometown Troy, Ill.

Biography

COLLEGE BESTS

INDOOR 

SP: 13.34m (2/18/17 / Orange & Blue Open)
WT: 10.76m (2/25/17 / Summit League Championships)

OUTDOOR 
SP: 12.90m (5/11/17 / Summit League Championships) 
DT: 39.72m (4/15/17 / Lee Calhoun Memorial) 
HT: 34.96m (4/22/17 / Musco Twilight) 
JT: 40.16m (5/8/20 / Summit League Championships / Modern School Record)

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
WIU Outdoor School Record: JT (40.16m) 

HIGH SCHOOL: Allison Richter joins the Leathernecks as a conference champion in the shot put, discus, and 4x100 relay. An All-MVC selection in 2015, Richter was the 2015 Madison Country Champion in the shot put. Richter finished in the top-10 in the shot put at the Illinois Top Times Championships in each of the last three seasons, with a personal best 2nd place finish in 2016. She has a career best throw in the shot put of 42-11, a long jump mark of 16-7, and a top discus throw of 129-2. A three-time 2A state qualifier in the shot put, Richter finished in 5th place in 2015 while placing third at state in the discus.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
*Ranks second all-time in program history in the outdoor javelin throw 

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    THROWS
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    THROWS
  • 2018-19Junior

    Thrower
  • 2019-20Senior

    Thrower