Track & Field
Micaela Hazlewood - Track & Field - University of Kentucky Athletics

MicaelaHazlewood

  • class Senior
  • Hometown Linton, Indiana
  • Previous School Purdue
  • High school Linton-Stockton

2019 (Senior)
Indoor

  • SEC Silver Medalist in the shot put with a PB 54’2″/16.51m in her last collegiate SP competition
  • Placed 12th in the SEC weight throw
  • 11th in the weight throw at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invite with a aseason best 63’1.5″/19.24m
  • Moved to No. 2 on the UK all-time indoor shot put list, and No. 5 on the weight throw list


2017 (REDSHIRT/JUNIOR)

  • Second team All-American in the discus after finishing 13th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Scored five points at the Big Ten Championships in the discus with a fourth place finish and two more with a seventh place finish in the hammer
  • Helped the women’s team with the Big Ten Outdoor Championship
  • Broke the school record in the discus with a throw of 56.75m (186-2) to win the Louisville Invite
  • Had the fourth best hammer throw in program history with a toss of 60.17m (197-5) to win the Rankin/Poehlein Invite
  • Had the sixth best shot put mark in school history with a mark of 15.09m (49-6.25) to finish as the top collegian at the Rankin/Poehlein Invite
  • Regional qualifier in the hammer and discus
  • Finished fourth in the discus at the Drake Relays
  • Competed in nine outdoor events after sitting out the indoor season with an injury

2016 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Second team All-American in the discus, after finishing 13th at the NCAA Championships
  • Set the school record in the discus by more than seven feet at the NCAA East Prelims after throwing 55.77m (183-0) to finish third and advance to the NCAA Championships
  • Finished fourth in the discus at the Big Ten Championships after throwing 53.26m (174-9), then a personal best.
  • Finished ninth in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships with a PR throw of 59.96m (196-9). That mark ranks third in school history
  • Finished runner-up in the discus at the Drake Relays
  • Finished 20th in the shot put at the indoor Big Ten Championships
  • Had a weight throw PR of 18.53m (60-9.50) at the Meyo Invite to finish eighth
  • Had a shot put PR of 15.41m (50-6.75) to finish fifth at the Conference Clash / Power 5 Invite. That mark ranks fifth in school history
  • Won the discus throw at the Bobcat Invitational
  • Won the hammer throw at the Rankin/Poehlein Invite

2015 (FRESHMAN): Earned USTFCCCA Honorable Mention honors after placing 22nd at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the discus … threw the fifth-best mark in Purdue history with a distance of 50.95m (167-2) at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds where she finished 11th to advance to the NCAA Championships … had a hammer throw PR of 56.26m (184-7) at the Big Ten Championships where she finished 12th … mark was good enough to qualify for the NCAA East Prelims, though she did not compete in the event … had an outdoor PR of 14.20m (46-7.25) in the shot put at Big Ten Championships where she finished 16th … threw a weight throw PR of 17.78m (58-4) at the Razorback Invite where she finished third … finished 20th in the weight throw at her inaugural Big Ten Championships.

High School: Finished third at state championships with mark of 142’2 in the discus … PR of 153’11 … ranked 23rd in the country her junior year in discus … has a PR of 42four-year mascot letterwinner … three-year letterwinner for softball … four-year letterwinner for track … four-year All-South Western Indiana Athletic Conference … three-year All-state … as a senior was the IATCCC 1A-3A Indoor State Champion, was the Wabash Valley All Sports Team.

Personal: Micaela Nicole Hazlewood was born on June 18, 1995, in Sullivan, Indiana … is the daughter of Robert and Janet Hazlewood … has a brother, Dylan … plans to major in Movement and Sports Science and enjoys camping, ATV riding, painting, and reading.

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