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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - 2020.03.11 - Men’s Basketball vs. Nebraska

Photo by: Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

Maddy Pollard at 2020 Big Ten Indoor Championships

Maddy Pollard

Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Whitehouse, Ohio
Position:
Throws

2021-22
Indoor:
Was sixth in the shot put at Big Ten Indoor Championships with a mark of 16.37m (53’ 8.5”)…won the shot put at the Gladstein Invitational with a mark o 16.39m (53’ 9.25”)…saw a heave of 17.01m (55’ 9.75”) to win the shot put at IU Relays…took silver at the Meyo Invitational with a mark of 16.46m (54’ 0”)…won the shot put with a heave of 17.00m (55’ 9.25”) at Hoosier Hills…put a mark of 17.07m (56’ 0”) for first place at the Alex Wilson Invitational.

Outdoor:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree...advanced to NCAA Championships in the shot put with a mark of 16.87m (55’ 4.25”) at the NCAA East Prelims…took fourth in the shot put with a throw of 16.96m (55’ 7.75”) at Big Ten Championships…also competed in the discus at Big Ten Championships…was the runner-up in the discus at Florida Relays with a mark of 51.00m (167’ 4”)…won the shot put at Pacesetter Sports Invitational with a heave of 16.82m (55’ 2.25”)…took first in the shot put at three other meets, the Louisville Invitational, Indiana Invitational and Billy Hayes Invite…competed in shot put and discus at Penn Relays.

2020-21
Indoor:
USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree…took first team All-America honors in the shot put with a mark of 16.99m (55’ 9”) at NCAA Championships…saw the bronze medal at the Big Ten Championships in the shot put and had a mark of 16.83m (55’ 2.75”)…placed second with a season best mark of 17.22m (56’ 6”) in the shout put at Hoosier Hills Invitational…picked up a heave of 17.16m (56’ 3.75”) at the Big Ten Open to place second…notched second at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Invitational in the shot put with a mark of 16.64m (54’ 7.25”).

Outdoor:
Academic All-Big Ten Honoree…competed in the shot put at the U.S. Olympic Trials…saw second All-America honors in the shot put with a heave of 17.18m (56’ 4.5”) at NCAA National Championships…had a season best throw of 17.53m (57’ 6.25”) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round…placed seventh in the shot put with a mark of 16.92m (55’ 6.25”) at Big Ten Championships…also participated in the discus at NCAA East Preliminary and Big Ten Championships…won the shot put (17.01m; 55’ 9.75”) and discus (51.92m; 170’ 4”) at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 2…took second at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 3 in the shot put with a mark of 17.33m (56’ 10.25”)…also placed fourth in the discus at the same meet with a mark of 51.40m (168’ 8”)…picked up third in the shot put (17.06m; 55’ 11.75”) and fifth in the discus (48.89m; 160’ 5”) at Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 4/Billy Hayes Invite.

2019-20
Indoor:
Named an Academic All-Big Ten Honoree…tabbed for USTFCCCA All-Academic…earned All-America status by USTFCCCA in the shot put...competed at Big Ten Championships in the shot put and picked up fourth with a mark of 17.24m (56’ 6.75”)…won the shot put at Gladstein Invitational and saw a mark of 16.64m (54’ 7.25”)…was runner-up at four meets—Hoosier Open, IU vs. Tennessee Duals, Indiana Relays, and Alex Wilson Invitational…took fifth at Meyo in the shot put with a mark of 16.70m (54’ 9.5”)…recorded a personal best distance of 17.57m (57’ 7.75”) at Indiana Relays.

Outdoor:
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor season was canceled.

2018-2019
Indoor:
Took fifth in the shot put with a mark of 16.69 (54’ 9.25”) at Big Ten Championships…placed second in the shout put at five meets—Hoosier Open, IU vs. Tennessee Duals, Gladstein Invite, Indiana Relays, and Alex Wilson Invite… picked up third in the shot put with a mark of 16.14m (52’ 11.5”) at the Jim Green Track & Field Invite… snagged fifth with distance of 15.28m (50’ 1.75”) in the shot put at the Power Five Invite.

Outdoor:
Earned All-America status with an eighth place finish and a mark of 16.94m (55’ 7”) in the shot put at NCAA Championships…had the seventh-best mark in the NCAA East Prelims…placed fifth in the shot put and sixth in the discus at Big Ten Championships…picked up second at Tennessee Relays in the shot put with a mark of 16.87m (55’ 4.25”) and the discus with a distance of 52.63m (172’ 8”)…won the discus and secured a personal best distance of 53.39m (172’ 2”) at the War Eagle Invite…also nabbed third at at the War Eagle Invite in the shot put with a mark of 16.39m (54’ 8”)…took home gold in the shot out after throwing a distance of 16.41m (53’ 10”) at Penn Relays…secured silver in the discus (53.59m; 175’ 10”) and bronze in the shot put (16.80m; 55’ 1.5”) at Billy Hayes Invite.

2017-18
Indoor:
Placed fifth in shot put at Alex Wilson with a distance of 15.25m (50’ .5”)… had a pair of fifth place finishes in the shot put and weight throw at Indiana Relays… nabbed second in shot put by throwing a distance of 14.57m at the Gladstein Invite.

Outdoor:
Competed at Billy Hayes where she placed third in the shot put (15.23m (49’ 11.75”).

High School/Prep
Discus: 163’2” (US #17)
Hammer: 170’3” (US #16)
Shot Put: 48’11.5” (US #11)
3x State Champion in the Shot Put
2x State Champion in the Discus
2^nd in the Discus, 4^th in the Shot Put, and 5^th in the Hammer at the 2017 New Balance Outdoor Nationals