Amanda Piche

Career Notes:

2012-13 (Sophomore)
Indoor:

Placed 13th at the Blue and Gold Invitational in the weight throw with a throw of 11.95m
Threw 11.90m at the Badger Classic.

Outdoor:

2011-12 (Freshman)
Indoor:

Competed four times in the weigh throw
Made a career-best throw of 12.69m at the Notre Dame Invitational in a 16th-place finish
Placed 11th at the Blue and Gold Invitational with a throw of 11.77m
Finished 12th at the Badger Track Classic with a throw of 12.20m.

Outdoor:

Competed seven times in the discus throw
Made a career-best throw of 41.90m while finishing 10th at the Tom Botts Invitational
Placed third at the Purdue Open with a throw of 41.10m
Finished second at the DePaul Invitational with a throw of 38.72m
Took home fourth place at the Chicagoland Championships by throwing 40.13m
Placed 16th at the BIG EAST Championships with a throw of 40.39m
Competed three times in the hammer throw, twice finishing in the top six
Made a career-best throw of 40.6m at the DePaul Invitational.

High School:

Won the 2011 Iowa State 4A Championship in the discus with a throw of 146 feet, 4 inches, a career-best by almost a foot
2011 Mississippi Valley Mississippi Division Discus Champion
Was the 2010 Drake Relays High School Champion in the discus and earned runner-up in 2011 in the same event
Named to the all-metro First Team from 2009-2011
2011 Linn-Mar Outstanding Senior Track Athlete and made the 2011 Linn-Mar Wall of Fame
Named a four-time Academic Letter Winner
2011 All Academic Mississippi Valley Track Team
Also played four years of varsity volleyball and basketball at Lin-Mar.

Personal:

Daughter of William and Kimberly Piche
Has one brother, Ryan, who competes in shot put and discus at Loras College (Iowa)
Plans to major in Health Sciences with a BioScience concentration.