Megan Graves

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Position:
Throws
Class:
Senior
High School:
Fishers
Hometown:
Fishers, Ind.

BALL STATE TOP PERFORMANCES: TFRRS Career Stats Link
Indoor PRs: High Jump - 1.48m / 4'-10.25" (2/17/17) | Weight Throw - 17.86m / 58'-7.25" (1/24/20)
Outdoor PRs: High Jump - 1.51m / 4'-11.5" (4/15/17) | Hammer Throw - 49.01m / 160'-9" (4/26/19)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Fourth-best individual mark in program history in the indoor weight throw with a distance of 17.86m (58'-7.25") on Jan. 24, 2020
- Academic All-MAC (Indoor: 2018, 2019, 2020 | Outdoor: 2018, 2019)

2020 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): The 2020 outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

2020 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Sr.): Competed in seven meets ... Academic All-Mid-American Conference ... placed ninth in the weight throw at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 28) with a mark of 17.66m (57'-11.25") ... turned in a career-best mark of 17.86m (58'-7.25") to place sixth in the weight throw at the Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 24) which is the fourth-best individual mark in program history and ranked as the 10th-best individual mark in the MAC ... won the weight throw at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 21) with a toss of 17.76m (58'-3.25") ... opened the season by placing second in the weight throw at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 7) with a distance of 17.43m (57'-2.25").

2019 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in six meets ... Academic All-MAC ... placed 17th in the hammer throw at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 9) with a mark of 47.46m (155'-8") ... took home eighth in the hammer throw at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational (April 26) with a career-best distance of 49.01m (160'-9").

2019 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Jr.): Competed in five meets ... Academic All-MAC ... took third in the weight throw at the Ball Sate Tune-Up (Feb. 15) with a season-best toss of 16.48m (54'-1") ... placed fourth in the weight throw at the IWU Invitational with a mark of 15.33m (50'-3.5").

2018 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in five meets … Academic All-MAC ... placed 19th in the hammer throw at the MAC Championships with a mark of 42.32m (138'-10") ... placed eighth in the hammer throw at the Hillsdale "GINA" Relays (April 27) with a season-best distance of 48.41m (158'-10").

2018 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (So.): Competed in four meets … Academic All-MAC ... placed 13th in the weight throw at the Fred Wilt Invitational (Jan. 27) with a season-best toss of 12.79m (41'-11.5") ... placed seventh in the weight throw at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 2) with a mark of 12.72m (41'-8.75).

2017 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in three meets … placed 10th and cleared a career-best 1.51m (4’-11.5”) in the high jump at the Ball State Challenge (Apr. 14-15) … also posted a season-best mark of 30.61m (100’-5”) in the hammer throw at the meet.

2017 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (Fr.): Competed in three meets … placed fourth and cleared a career-best 1.48m (4’-10.25”) in the high jump at the Ball State Tune-Up (Feb. 17).

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in track & field for coach Andrew Belloli at Fishers High School … team captain and Mental Attitude Award winner as a senior … logged a career-best high jump of 5’-3” her sophomore season … indoor state qualifier as a sophomore and junior at 5’-2” … indoor conference runner-up as a junior … regional qualifier as a freshman at 5’-1” … helped guide the Tigers to indoor conference titles as a sophomore and junior, as well as an outdoor conference championship as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Anthony and Hope Graves … has one brother, John … her cousin David Oliger played baseball at Wabash … full name is Megan Elizabeth Graves … born July 16, 1998 in Indianapolis, Ind. … majoring in physical therapy.