Amanda Bingson
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Born: February 20, 1990
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
College: University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV)
Event: Hammer Throw
PB: 75.73m (American Record)
Sponsors: Nike and NYAC
ATHLETE HISTORY
First introduced to the hammer throw in 2009 while attending the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). During her first year, broke the school record as well as placed 5th in the Mountain West Conference allowing her to move on to regionals. Named Conference Champion and awarded Women’s Most Outstanding Performance Award 3 years in a row.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS
All-American indoor weight 2012 (21.42m)
2 time All-American and Bronze medalist 2012 hammer throw (66.96m)
NCAA meet record holder (71.04m)
3 time Mountain West Conference Champion
3 time women’s most Outstanding Performance in the MWC
MWC athlete of the week
2011 UNLV Female athlete of the Year
RESULTS
2015- 3rd at USA National Outdoor Championships; 4th at Budapest IAAF World Challenge meeting
2014- 5th at USA Indoors in weight throw(22.42m/73-6.68); 1st at USA National Championships (75.07m/246-3); 3rd at Edmonton (73.04m/239-7); 2nd IAAF Continental Cup 2014 with 72.38m in Marrakech on September 14, 2014
2013- 10th at World Outdoors (72.56m/238-0); 1st at Edmonton (71.57m/234-9); 1st at USA Outdoors (75.73m/248-5 AR); 5th at Chicagoland (71.12m/233-4); 1st at Tucson Elite Classic (72.95m/239-4); 1st at Tecas Relays (72.16m/236-9; 6th at USA Indoors (20.36m/66-9); NACAC gold medalist & record holder (71.39m).
2012- 13th in qualifying round at Olympic Games (67.29m/220-9); 1st at NACAC U23 (71.39m/234-2); 2nd at Olympic Trials (71.78m/235-6); 3rd at NCAA Outdoor (66.96m/219-8); 1st at MWC Outdoor (67.94m/222-10); 1st at Texas Relays (66.20m/217-2); 5th at NCAA Indoor (19.97m/65-6.25); 2nd at MWC Indoor (19.86m/65-2)
2011- 14th at USA Outdoor (62.02m/203-5); 4th at NCAA Outdoor (64.36m/211-2); 1st at MWC Outdoor hammer (69.65m/228-6), 1st in discus (46.08m/151-2), 2nd in shot (13.27m/43-6.25); 2nd at MWC Indoor (19.70m/64-7.75)
2010- 8th at USA Outdoor (63.03m/206-9); 1st at MWC Outdoor (64.07m/210-2); 1st at Mt. SAC (58.85m/193-1); 9th at MWC Indoor (16.71m/54-10)