Sophie Daugard

Position:
Multi-Event
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Howell High School
Hometown:
Howell, Mich.

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets ... won her first heptathlon competition at the Margaret Simmons Invite (Mar. 22-23) with a score of 4304, leading in the shot put (13.02m), 200m dash (26.60) and javelin throw (33.80m) ... finished seventh in the javelin throw at the Tennessee Invite (Apr. 5) with a throw of 33.20m ... finished fifth in the javelin throw with a throw of 36.44m and seventh in the shot put with a throw of 13.54m at the BSU We Fly Challenge (Apr. 13) ... finished seventh in the shot put with a throw of 13.34m at the Outdoor Music City Challenge (Apr. 27) ... scored a personal best score of 4731 in the heptathlon at the Mid-American Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 9-11), finishing sixth and improving collegiate best marks in the 100m hurdles (15.78), 200m dash (25.84), javelin throw (36.91m) and 800m run (2:35.86).

2024 INDOOR: Competed in eight meets ... opened freshman season at the BGSU Tom Wright Opener (Dec. 9) with a third-place finish in the shot put (13.02m) and a seventh-place finish in the long jump (5.13m) ... improved her shot-put record by nearly .70m at the Hawkeye Invite (Jan. 13), finishing seventh with a mark of 13.70m ... finished sixth in the shot put at the Bob Parks Memorial (Jan. 20) with a throw of 13.07m ... competed in her first pentathlon at the IUPUI Invitational (Jan. 26), finishing third with a score of 3194 and having the farthest throw in the shot put with a mark of 12.05m ... jumped a personal best and finished fourth in the long jump at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 9) with a mark of 5.66m and finished eighth in the shot put with a throw of 13.64m ... finished ninth and improved her pentathlon score to 3406 at the Mid-American Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 23).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Howell High School ... competed for head coach Gadjev ... earned all-state in the 4x100 and 4x200 as a junior ... was shot put State Champion senior year ... was long jump and shot put Conference Champion senior year ... earned all-conference in the 100 and 4x400 as a senior ... was Conference Champion in the 4x100 and 4x200 junior year ... earned all-conference in the long jump and shot put as a junior ... earned all-conference in the 4x100 and 4x200 as a sophomore ... named team captain as a senior ... earned team MVP as a senior ... named Livingston Women's Athlete of the Year, Women's Highlander of the Year and Washtenaw Area Field Athlete of the Year as a senior. Other: Four-year letterwinner in basketball ... earned first team all-conference, all-county and all state honorable mention junior and senior year ... four-year letterwinner in golf ... earned all-conference as a junior ... earned honor roll all four years.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Darin and Kimberly Daugard ... plans to major in Business Administration ... enjoys painting ... favorite athlete is Lebron James ... chose Ball State because it is a great place.