Oklahoma State University Athletics
Merritt Dietz
April 06, 2009 | Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
2008 Outdoors: NCAA regional qualifier in both the shot put and the discus enjoyed one of the finest seasons ever for an Oklahoma State thrower ... Her 56.18-meter discus throw at the Kansas Relays won her the event title and broke her own school record of 54.52 meters that she set just one week earlier at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Her 56.18 meter mark was the fifth-best throw in the nation during the 2008 outdoor season ... Secured all-Big 12 honors with a heave of 50.10 meters that was good for a sixth-place finish at the conference championship ... Posted five tosses that went more than 50 meters ... Also excelled in the shot put, earning all-Big 12 honors with a 15.74 meter toss that was good for a seventh-place finish at the conference meet ... Her 15.74-meter mark in the shot put stands as the second-best mark in school history and was ranked her 30th nationally during the 2008 outdoor season ...
2008 Indoors: Focused on the shot put during the indoor season, placing 13th at the Big 12 Championships with a 14.00-meter toss ... Season-best mark was a 14.49-meter toss at the Holiday Inn Invitational ... Also posted marks of 14.39 meters at the Sooner Invitational and 14.32 meters at the Kansas State All-Comers Meet ... Competed in the weight throw at the Kansas State Invitational, recording a toss of 13.77 meters.
2007 Outdoor: Seventh-place finisher in the discus throw at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a mark of 48.69 meters ... Recorded a 48.23 at the Nebraska Invitational ... Finished eight at the John Jacobs Invitational with a 46.69 ... Also competed in the shot put, posting a season-best mark of 14.06 at the John Jacobs Invitational.
2007 Indoor: Finished 12th in the shot put at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 13.87 meters ... Her season-best mark in the shot put was a 14.32-meter effort at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... Also competed in the weight throw, posting a season-best mark of 13.95 meters at the Sooner Indoor meet.
2006 Outdoor: Dietz focused primarily on throwing the discus ... claimed the second best throw for the Cowgirls with a distance of 149-00 at the Mean Green Invitational, where she finished seventh ... finished 15th in the event at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 144-04 ... also claimed top-five finishes at the Tulsa Duels and John Jacobs Invitational.
2006 Indoor: Dietz focused primarily on the shot put, seeing action in six meets during her freshman campaign ... threw a season best distance of 42-9.50 to finish ninth at the KSU All-Comers Meet ... claimed three other top-10 finishes at the Adidas Classic, J.D. Martin Invitational and the ISU Classic.
High School: Dietz showed tremendous talent as a young thrower, particularly in the discus and the shot put ... won her district meet in the shot put and discus during her sophomore, junior and senior campaigns ... as a freshman, Dietz finished second in the discus and fourth in the shot put at the Nebraska State Track and Field Championships ... In 2003, Dietz had a second-place finish in the discus, while earning second in the shot put at the state championships ... as a junior, she finished third in the respected events ... aside from track and field, Dietz showed her athleticism in basketball by earning honorable mention all-metro and honorable mention All-State in 2004.
Personal: Merritt Dietz was born May 22, 1987 ... enjoys listening to music and playing golf ... favorite television show is the Real World, and her favorite movie is Super Troopers ... has four family members that have competed athletically at the colligate level ... her father, Craig played football at Nebraska ... her uncle, Jim Dietz, played football at the University of Nebraska-Omaha ... her father, Craig Dietz, played baseball at the University of Nebraska, while her twin sister, Gentry currently plays basketball at Northwest Missouri State ... Merritt has one other sister, Adair, and is the daughter of Craig and Trish Dietz.
2008 Indoors: Focused on the shot put during the indoor season, placing 13th at the Big 12 Championships with a 14.00-meter toss ... Season-best mark was a 14.49-meter toss at the Holiday Inn Invitational ... Also posted marks of 14.39 meters at the Sooner Invitational and 14.32 meters at the Kansas State All-Comers Meet ... Competed in the weight throw at the Kansas State Invitational, recording a toss of 13.77 meters.
2007 Outdoor: Seventh-place finisher in the discus throw at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a mark of 48.69 meters ... Recorded a 48.23 at the Nebraska Invitational ... Finished eight at the John Jacobs Invitational with a 46.69 ... Also competed in the shot put, posting a season-best mark of 14.06 at the John Jacobs Invitational.
2007 Indoor: Finished 12th in the shot put at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 13.87 meters ... Her season-best mark in the shot put was a 14.32-meter effort at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... Also competed in the weight throw, posting a season-best mark of 13.95 meters at the Sooner Indoor meet.
2006 Outdoor: Dietz focused primarily on throwing the discus ... claimed the second best throw for the Cowgirls with a distance of 149-00 at the Mean Green Invitational, where she finished seventh ... finished 15th in the event at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 144-04 ... also claimed top-five finishes at the Tulsa Duels and John Jacobs Invitational.
2006 Indoor: Dietz focused primarily on the shot put, seeing action in six meets during her freshman campaign ... threw a season best distance of 42-9.50 to finish ninth at the KSU All-Comers Meet ... claimed three other top-10 finishes at the Adidas Classic, J.D. Martin Invitational and the ISU Classic.
High School: Dietz showed tremendous talent as a young thrower, particularly in the discus and the shot put ... won her district meet in the shot put and discus during her sophomore, junior and senior campaigns ... as a freshman, Dietz finished second in the discus and fourth in the shot put at the Nebraska State Track and Field Championships ... In 2003, Dietz had a second-place finish in the discus, while earning second in the shot put at the state championships ... as a junior, she finished third in the respected events ... aside from track and field, Dietz showed her athleticism in basketball by earning honorable mention all-metro and honorable mention All-State in 2004.
Personal: Merritt Dietz was born May 22, 1987 ... enjoys listening to music and playing golf ... favorite television show is the Real World, and her favorite movie is Super Troopers ... has four family members that have competed athletically at the colligate level ... her father, Craig played football at Nebraska ... her uncle, Jim Dietz, played football at the University of Nebraska-Omaha ... her father, Craig Dietz, played baseball at the University of Nebraska, while her twin sister, Gentry currently plays basketball at Northwest Missouri State ... Merritt has one other sister, Adair, and is the daughter of Craig and Trish Dietz.
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