2010-11 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Heather Bergmann
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Concordia, Kan.
- High School:
- Concordia High School
2012 OUTOOR
Claimed First Team All-America honors for the second-straight season after finishing sixth in the javelin at the NCAA Championships (6/6) with her throw of 49.74 meters (163-02 ft.)… Conference runner-up at the Big 12 Championships (5/11), notching a top mark of 51.39 meters (168-07 ft.)… Broke the modern day school javelin record at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/31) after hitting a mark of 52.64 meters (172-08 ft.), finishing first… Earned her third victory of the year at the Kansas Relays (4/20) when she threw to a distance of 49.44m (162-02 ft.)… Won the javelin at the first meet of the season, the Baker Relays (3/24), with her mark of 47.90 meters (157-02 ft.)… Named to the Capital One Acadmeic All-America Second Team by CoSIDA… Claimed a spot on the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
2012 INDOOR
Recorded a personal best in the shot put at the Kansas vs. Missouri Dual (1/13) en route to a fourth-place finish, hitting a mark of 13.87m (45-06.00 ft.)… Runner-up after a 13.69 meter (44-11.00 ft.) throw in the shot put at the Jayhawk Classic (1/27)… Competed in the shot put at the New Balance Invitational (2/3), collecting a top mark of 13.34 meters (43-09.25 ft.) and finishing 31st.
2011 OUTDOOR
Earned First Team All-America honors in the javelin after a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/20), marking a top throw of 49.19m (161-02 ft.)… Collected two first-place finishes in the javelin, the first coming at the Razorback Spring Invitational (4/2) with a throw of 46.82m (153-07 ft.) and the second coming at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (4/30) with a mark of 46.63m (152-12 ft.)… Set a school record and a personal best in the javelin with a mark of 51.38m (168-07 ft.) at the Kansas Relays (4/22), finishing second… Took fourth in the javelin at the Big 12 Championships (5/13), launching a throw of 47.73m (156-07 ft.)… Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team… Member of the Academic All-Big 12 First Team… Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team.
2011 INDOOR
Recorded a personal best in the shot put at the Air Force Invitational (2/12), placing 13th with a mark of 12.82m (42-00.75 ft.)… Placed third in the shot put at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) with a throw of 12:43m (40-09.50 ft.).
2010 OUTDOOR
Finished first in the javelin in three meets: the first coming at the Razorback Spring Invitational (3/27) with a distance of 44.70m (146-08.00 ft.), the second coming at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/9) on a throw of 44.41m (145-08.50 ft.) and the third on a distance of 46.00m (150-11.00 ft.) at the Twilight Invitational (5/1)… Had the best javelin throw of her career at the Kansas Relays with a throw of 48.48m (159-01.00 ft.), finishing third.
2010 INDOOR
Recorded three top-five finishes in the shot put with the final one coming at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29) on a throw of 12.43m (40-09.50 ft.), her farthest of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Went undefeated in the javelin her senior year of high school… Ranked as the No. 1 high school javelin thrower in the nation, according to Track and Field News… Won the title at the 2009 Nike Outdoor National Championship, where she garnered All-America honors… Won the gold medal in the javelin at the 2009 Great Southwest Track and Field Classic… 2009 Kansas 4A State Champion in the javelin… Holds the Concordia High School Girls[apos] Javelin record… Finished fifth in the javelin at the 2006 state meet, third in 2007 and second in 2008… Placed third in the shot put at the 2008 and 2009 Kansas 4A State Championships… Named the 2009 Gatorade Kansas Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year… Finished first at the 2009 Kansas Relays after throwing 140 ft. in the javelin… Holds a career-best throw of 165-6 ft., which was set at the 2008 K.T. Woodman Track Classic in Wichita, Kan… Also competed in volleyball and basketball her sophomore, junior and senior years… Second-team all-state selection for volleyball… Named to the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Academic Team… Valedictorian of Concordia High School… A University of Kansas Watkins-Berger Scholar and Governor[apos]s Scholar.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Dennis and Annie Bergmann… Has three siblings: Christa, Gabriel and Cydney… Sister, Christa, competes in track and field at Fort Hays State University… Majoring in secondary chemistry education.