2016 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Mary Geers
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Capistrano Valley
- Hometown:
- Mission Viejo, Calif.
2016 – Competed in three meets in her first year with the Bruins … Primarily threw the hammer … Recorded a season best 169-1 to finish fourth in the dual meet against Texas A&M … The throw of 169-1 is the 10th best in UCLA history … Finished third in the hammer with a throw of 168-3 against rival USC … Placed 18th with a mark of 162-0 at the Triton Invitational.
JUNIOR COLLEGE - Transferred from Saddleback College after attending Capistrano Valley High School … Threw the discus and hammer at Saddleback and also competed in the shot put in high school … Holds a personal best of 137-10 in the discus and 163-0 in the hammer … Was a CCCAA Track & Field State Championship qualifier in the hammer throw in 2014 … Was the hammer throw runner-up at the Orange Empire Conference championships in 2014.
HIGH SCHOOL – Attended Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, Calif. … Won the league title in the discus her junior and senior seasons … Won the Orange County discus title in 2013.
PERSONAL – Daughter of Larry and Susan Geers … Has one brother named Patrick and a sister named Jamie … Brother Patrick is a thrower for the LSU track team … Admires Peyton Manning … Enjoys Grey’s Anatomy and eating Mexican food … Majoring in Psychology.
