University of Connecticut Athletics
2019-20 Women's Track and Field Roster
Amaris Blount
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Rio Rancho High
- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
Personal Bests: Shot Put - 9.94m/32-7.33 | Weight Throw - 19.18m/62-11.25 | Hammer Throw - 58.84m/193-0.53
AS A SENIOR (2018-2019)
Indoor: Competed at four meets in the Weight Throw...Consistently finishing in the top-5...A pair of first-place finishes at the Nittany Lion Challenge (19.04m/62-5.75) and the Scarlet & White Invitational (18.79m/61-7.75)...Best: 19.13m/62-9.25 at the Vanderbilt Invitational, taking fifth overall and breaking Vanderbilt's record of 17.82m.Â
Outdoor: Did not compete.
AS JUNIOR (2017-2018)
Indoor: Competed at six meets in two events, the Weight Throw and Shot Put...Finished in the top-10 on six occasions...First-place finisher at the Valentine Invitational in the WT with a mark of 17.84m/58-6.36...Took silver in her first meet as a Husky at the Nittany Lion Challenge at 19.11m/62-8.36 in WT...Bronze medalist at Armory Challenge (College/Open) in WT at 17.89m/58-8.33...Bests: WT - 19.18m/62-11.25 at conference championships, SP - 9.94m/32-7.33.
Outdoor: Competed at 10 meets in the Hammer Throw...Top-10 finisher seven times...Took gold at the Brown Springtime Invitational with best mark of the outdoor season of 58.84m/0.53...At the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational finished second overall with a 57.90m/189-11.52...Bronze medalists at UConn Northeast Challenge at 55.27m/181-3.98.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO (2015-17):Â Competed in the hammer throw and shot put ... placed third at the conference champions ... named to the All-Conference Team in the weight throw ... set the University of New Mexico record in the weight throw ... second all-time in the women's hammer throw at the University of New Mexico.
PERSONAL:Â Amaris Marie Blount ... daughter of Cleveland and Bridgette Tucker ... has four brothers, Robert, Mark, Xavier and Cleveland ... majoring in psychology ... minoring in family studies.
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