Amaya Hendrickson

Position:
Multiple Events
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Hoffman Estates High School
Hometown:
Hoffman Estates, Ill.

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in one meet ... competed in first collegiate heptathlon, finishing third with a score of 4,092 points at the Margaret Simmons Invite (Mar. 22-23).

2024 INDOOR: Competed in three meets ... finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.29 and seventh in the shot put with a throw of 12.14 meters at the BGSU Tom Wright Opener (Dec. 9, 2023).

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letter winner in track and field at Hoffman Estates High School … competed for head coach Jenny Huffman … placed second in shot put at sectionals as a junior … named first-team all-conference and placed second in shot put as a junior …named first-team 3A all-state in shot put as a junior … was a third-place medalist and placed 16th in the 60m hurdles at Illinois Top Times in shot put as a senior … holds the school record in the 55m hurdles … holds the second fastest time in school history in the 60m hurdles … holds the third fastest time in school history in the 100m hurdles … holds the third farthest throw in school history in indoor shot put and sixth in outdoor … three-year letter winner in basketball … one-year varsity letter winner in cross country and swimming … played wide receiver and defensive back on the freshman football team.

TRAVEL/CLUB TEAM: Competed for three years for the Aurora Flyers and six years for the Flippen Flyers … competed for head coach Tom Boatright … won AAU Jr Olympics National Champion in shot put … won AAU Jr Olympics National Champion in Javelin … was a three-time AAU Jr Olympics All American in Javelin … was a three-time AAU Jr Olympics All American in Shot Put … was a three-time AAU Jr Olympics All American in High Jump … was an AAU Jr Olympics All American in Heptathlon.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Craig and Mary Hendrickson … father, Craig Hendrickson, played football for the University of Minnesota, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Edmonton Eskimos, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts, and the B.C. Lions in the Canadian Football League … uncle, Scott Hendrickson, played football fot the University of Minnesota; Saskatchewan Roughriders and the B.C. Lions in the Canadian Football League … grandfather, Lefty Hendrickson, played football for the University of Oregon and the B.C. Lions in the Canadian Football League … uncle, Sandy Armstrong, played football for the University of Colorado, Montreal Concordes & Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League … plans to major in dietetics … enjoys reading and shopping … favorite athletes are Anna Cockrell, Anna Hall, Ray Lewis and Russell Wilson … chose Ball State for the passion the sports were radiating from both the coaches and athletes and for the coaching staff.