- Kajsa
- Wennberg
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- Event
- Throws
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- Class
- Sophomore
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- High School/Other
- Katedralskolan Uppsala
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- Hometown
- Uppsala, Sweden
Updated: June 2, 2018
2018 outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in Tampa, Florida in the hammer throw ... Finished ninth in the hammer throw at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 58.32 meters (191 feet, 1 inch) ... Posted a new personal best in the hammer throw at the National Relay Championships with a mark of 58.73 meters (192 feet, 8 inches) to finish fourth … Competed in the hammer throw at the Beach Invitational, finishing with a mark of 57.47 meters (188 feet, 6 inches) … Finished fifth in the hammer throw at the Mt. Sac Relays with a mark of 55.47 meters (182 feet) … Claimed eighth behind a mark of 57.23 meters (187 feet, 9 inches) in the hammer throw at the Florida Relays … Turned in a mark of 58.14 meters (190 feet, 9 inches) in the hammer throw at the Weems Baskin Relays to finish fifth.
2018 indoor: Has yet to compete.
2017 outdoor: Placed eighth in the women's hammer throw event at the ACC Championships with a throw of 56.26 meters (184 ft., 7 in.) ... Finished fifth with a 56.77-meter throw (186 ft., 3 in.) at the Virginia Grand Prix ... Earned a personal-best mark at the Virginia Challenge, throwing a distance of 57.93 meters (190 ft., 0 in.) for fifth place ... Placed fifth at the Spec Town Relays with a 52.63-meter throw (172 ft., 8 in.) ... Threw 57.34 meters (188 ft., 1 in.) at the Florida Relays, placing fourth overall in the hammer throw event ... Made her collegiate debut at the Weems Baskin Invitational, placing fifth overall with a 55.97-meter throw (183 ft., 7 in.).
2017 indoor: Redshirted.
High school: Graduated from Katedralskolan Uppsala … Competed for Upsala IF Friidrott for coach Henrik Wennberg, her father … Was ranked as Sweden’s No. 4 junior hammer thrower following the 2015 season … Placed fourth at the 2015 Swedish Junior Championships … Finished third in the weight throw at the 2015 Indoor Swedish Junior Championships … Also placed third in the weight throw and hammer throw at the 2016 U-23 Swedish Indoor Championships.
Personal: Born Oct. 17, 1996 ... Daughter of Henrik and Kirsti Wennberg … Has one younger sister, Caitlin ... Her father threw discus, shot put and hammer, earning 20 medals at the Swedish Championships … He also competed at the European Championships and the World Championships in 1994 and 1998 ... Her Uncle Mathias also threw the hammer ... Majoring in business.
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