Stephanie Horton

Hometown: Tigard, Ore. High School: Tigard HS Height: 6-2

Event: Throws

2008 OUTDOOR: All-American in the shot put after placing eighth at the NCAA Championships with a final-round throw of 16.12 meters (52-10.75 ft.) ... Set a Kansas school record and personal best with a shot put of 16.52 meters (54-02.50 ft.) in the preliminaries of the NCAA Championships ... Earned all-region honors after placing fourth in the shot put at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, posting a throw of 15.86 meters (52-00.50 ft.) ... Recorded six NCAA Regional-qualifying throws throughout the season ... Finished fifth in the shot put at the Big 12 Championships with a toss of 16.05 meters (52-08 ft.) ... Claimed the title in the shot put at the Sooner Invitational after posting a throw of 15.88 meters (52-01.25 ft.) ... Recorded a victory at the Georgia Invitational with a shot put of 15.85 meters (52-00 ft.) ... Also won the shot put at the Arkansas Twilight after a toss of 15.73 meters (51-07.25 ft.) ... Posted a mark of 15.09 meters (49-06.25 ft.) to place fourth in the shot put at the Kansas Relays ... Finished second in the discus at the Arkansas Twilight after a throw of 44.97 meters (147-06 ft.). 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the shot put seven times ... Set a Kansas school record in the shot put with a throw of 16.80 meters (55-01.50 ft.) at the Big 12 Championships (placed second) ... Gained All-America status with an eighth place finish at the NCAA Championships with a toss of 16.60 meters (54-05.50 ft.).

2007 OUTDOOR: Met the regional mark four times in the shot put ... Had a season-best performance at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 15.45 meters (50-08.25 ft.) while placing fifth ... Participated in the discus at two meets ... Placed 16th in the discus at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 43.63 meters (143-01.75 ft.). 2007 INDOOR: Participated in seven meets in the shot put ... Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships at the first meet of the year in early December with a throw of 15.52 meters (50-11 ft.) at the K-State All-Comers Meet ... Continued to throw more than 50 feet at the Illini Invitational with her throw of 15.25 meters (50-00.75 ft.) ... Placed ninth at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 14.45 meters (47-05 ft.).

2006 OUTDOOR: Earned a bronze medal at the 2006 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships in the shot put with a throw of 14.80 meters (48-06.25 ft.) ... Finished seventh at the Big 12 Championships in the shot put (14.73 meters, 48-04 ft.) and 18th in the discus (42.75 meters, 140-3 ft.) ... Recorded a season-best throw in the shot put (15.24 meters, 49-11.25 ft.), good for third place, and season-best throw in the discus (46.58 meters, 152-07 ft.) at the Mesa Classic ... Also finished third in shot put at the Kansas Relays (14.87 meters, 48-9.50 ft.).

2006 INDOOR: Primarily participated in the shot put, throwing at six meets during her first season ... Finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 14.92 meters (48-11.5 ft.) ... Recorded her best throw of the season at 15.25 meters (50-00.75 ft.) at the Husker Invitational, good for third place ... Won the Jayhawk Invitational with a throw of 15.07 meters (49-5.75 ft.) ... Placed second at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular and came in eighth at K-State All-Comers ... Finished third at the Arkansas Invitational (14.37 meters, 47-01.75 ft.) ... Also competed in the weight throw at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular, finishing 12th with her throw of 13.38 meters (43-10.75 ft.).

HIGH SCHOOL: Broke the Oregon state record in the shot put ... Won the state championship in both the discus and shot put in 2005 ... Ranked 32nd in the nation for women in the shot put.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Deborah Hemingway and James Horton ... Born in Portland, Ore. ... Majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology.