Anushi Desai Season 2016-17

EventsTHROWS
Height57-5
ClassSophomore
HometownMumbai, India
Previous SchoolIndiana University

Collegiate Bests
Discus Throw:
159-00.50 (March 11, 2017 at SD Collegiate Challenge - San Diego, Calif.)
Javelin Throw:
89-06 (March 12, 2016 at San Diego Collegiate Championships – San Diego, Calif.)

Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2018: 
11th (146-4 - Discus Throw)
2017:
10th (154-03- Discus Throw)
2016:
14th (146-07 - Discus Throw)

2016-17
Outdoor Track and Field: Placed within the top 10 in seven of the eight events she competed in ... Won silver and set a personal record in the discus throw at the SD Collegiate Challenge (159-00.50) ... Placed 10th at the MW Championships (154-03) ... Placed fourth at both the UCI Spring Break Classic (147-05.25) and the Calif. Collegiate Invitational (149-02).

Indoor Track and Field: Did not compete during the indoor season.

2015-16
Outdoor Track and Field: Competed in the discus throw in eight meets, qualifying for the MW Championships, where she finished 14th (146-07) ... Also competed in the javelin throw in three meets ... Opened the season by finishing second in the San Diego Collegiate Championships (144-01) in the discus and fifth in the javelin throw with a season-best 89-06 ... At the Califonria Collegiate Invitational, placed fourth in the discus (147-01) and 11th in the javelin throw (87-10) ... Season-best throw of 151-03 in the discus came at the Cal State LA Twilight Open, where she placed 13th ... Threw for 147-05 at the Triton Invitational, placing 25th ... Finished 11th at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational wih a 141-09 throw.

Indoor Track and Field: Did not compete during the indoor season.

2015 (at Indiana)
Transferred from Indiana, where she did not compete while she was there.

High School

Attended Jamnabai Narsee School, where she competed in the discus with a best throw of 144-00 (43.89m) at the Chennai Federation Cup Junior Championships, and in the shot put mark with a top throw of 34-01.50 (10.40m) at the Maharashtra State Meet in Mumbai, India ... was a competitor for the Indian National Team at the Youth Asian Athletic Championships ... was both the district discus throw champion and Maharashtra state discus throw champion for eight consecutive years from 2008-15 ... also claimed the shot put championship in both of those events during the 2012-13 seasons ... awarded the 2012 Best Female Athlete award and the 2012 Most Promising Athlete, given to her by Chief Minister of Goa ... received the 2013 Best Girl Athlete of Mumbai City award.

Personal

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Freshman
2015-16

THROWS
57-5 / -
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Junior
2017-18

THROWS
5-8 / -