2011 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Megan McFarland

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oakland, CA
  • High School Bishop O'Dowd HS

Biography

Big West Finished in third place in the hammer throw (51.19m, 167' 11.0") at the 2010 Big West Championships earning All-Conference honors in the process ... Finished in ninth place in the hammer throw (43.61m, 143' 1.0") at the 2009 Big West Championships ...

Personal
Megan McFarland is the daughter of Marcus McFarland and D’Ouita Woods … Majoring in pre-business … Roots for the Oakland Raiders … Enjoys reading the works of Toni Morrison and lists The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Kite Runner, and The Great Gatsby among her favorite books … Enjoys eating soul food … Favorite movies are “Dreamgirls,” “Mean Girls,” and “A Bronx Tale” and watches Boondocks, My Super Sweet 16, and Family Guy on television … Listens to Earth Wind & Fire and Jill Scott … Her most memorable sports achievement was competing in the CIF State Championships in 2006 … Cites her high school track and field coach Anthony Green as her biggest influence ...



2011 Outdoor Top Marks
   Discus 43.86m (143' 11.0")
March 19
UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational
   Hammer
53.12m (172' 11.0")
March 26
Arizona State Invitational
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2010 Outdoor Top Marks
   Discus
41.63m
April 17
Long Beach Invitational
   Hammer
52.08m March 27
Arizona State Invitational
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2009 Outdoor Top Marks
   Discus
35.23m
April 24
UC San Diego Triton Invitational
   Hammer
45.58m April 18
Long Beach Invitational
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2008 Outdoor Top Marks
   100m
12.73
April 26
UC San Diego Triton Invitational
   200m
26.56 April 26
UC San Diego Triton Invitational
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2011 Indoor Top Marks
   Weight 14.03m February 12 Flotrack Husky Classic
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2010 Indoor Top Marks  
   Weight 14.53m February 13 Husky Classic
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2009 Indoor Top Marks
   Weight 12.36m (40' 6.75")
February 14 Husky Classic
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2008 Indoor Top Marks  
   60m 8.26 February 2 University of Washington Invitational
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Historical Player Information

  • 2009Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2010Junior

    Throws
  • 2011Senior

    Throws