Tyra Schantz

Position:
Throws
Class:
Senior
High School:
White River Valley
Hometown:
Bloomfield, Ind.

2008-09 (Jr.): Indoor - Led Ball State in the weight throw delivering a career-long toss of 49-1 3/4 to place fifth at the BSU Quadrangular . . . recorded a fifth place finish (43-5 1/4) in her weight throw flight at the IWU Invitational . . . Outdoor - Threw a BSU best in the discus (128-6) at the Mid-American Conference Championships to place 18th . . . shattered her previous career-best in the hammer throw (151-4) to place third at the Pacesetter Invitational with BSU's best mark on the season . . . notched sixth and ninth place finishes in the hammer throw (149-5) and the discus (118-9), respectively, at the Miami Invitational . . . tallied a 12th place finish in the hammer throw at the Mike Poehlein Invitational (140-0) . . . turned in ninth and tenth place finishes in the hammer throw (146-6) and discus (118-3), respectively, at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational.

2007-08 (So.): Indoor - Posted a season-best in the weight throw at the BSU Open (47-3 3/4) placing fourth . . . Outdoor - Set a season-high in the discus at the MAC Championships (129-5) . . . notched a personal-best in the hammer throw at the Miami Invitational (141-0) placing 18th.

2006-07 (Fr.): Indoor - Recorded BSU’s second-best distance in the weight throw at the MAC Championships (41-5 3/4) . . . competed in the shot put (34-0 3/4) . . . Outdoor - Top performer for BSU in the discus (127-5) . . . placed 20th at the MAC Championships in the discus (127-5) . . . led BSU in the hammer throw (116-2)

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in track and field at White River Valley . . . Patriot Challenge discus champion . . . Greene County and SWIAC discus and shot put champion . . . set a school record in the discus with a distance of 133-8 . . . qualified for the state meet in 2005 and 2006

PERSONAL: Full name is Tyra Danielle Schantz . . . born Dec. 22, 1987, in Bloomfield, Ind. . . . daughter of Tony and Teresa Schantz . . . has two brothers Jordan and Connor, and one sister Makenzie . . . majoring in pre-physical therapy and exercise science.