Lauren Cleaver

Position:
Throws
Class:
Junior
High School:
Homestead
Hometown:
Fort Wayne, Ind.

2009-10 (So.): Indoor - Redshirted . . . Outdoor - Redshirted.

2008-09 (So.): Indoor - Ball State's second-best competitor in both the shot put and weight throw . . . set a weight throw personal-best with a toss of 43-9 at the BSU Quadrangular . . . added a season-long throw of 37-1 1/4 in the shot put at the BSU quad . . . threw a distance of 40-7 in the weight throw at the IWU Invitational to finish second in her flight . . . Outdoor - BSU's second-best thrower in the discus (114-5) and the javelin (98-5) . . . high mark in the javelin was a personal-best and placed her fifth at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational . . . third-best BSU mark on the season in the hammer throw (135-5) at the Stan Lyons Invitational.

2007-08 (Fr.): Indoor - Recorded a career-long in the shot put at the BSU Triangular (37-8 1/2) . . . Outdoor - Posted a career-long in the shot put at the Miami Invitational (34-11) . . . added a personal-best in the discus at the Butler Open (114-10).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Homestead . . . second team all-conference in discus and shot put . . . helped team win sectionals her senior year . . . owns personal bests in shot put (37-9) and discus (120-3).

PERSONAL: Full name is Lauren Marie Cleaver . . . born April 13, 1989, in Fort Wayne, Ind. . . . daughter of Phil and Sandi Cleaver . . . has one sister, Heather and one brother, Kyle . . . Kyle was a thrower for Ball State . . . majoring in business.