2008-09 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Stephanie Horton
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tigard, Ore.
- High School:
- Tigard HS
2008 OUTDOOR: All-American in the shot put after placing eighth at the NCAA Championships with a final-round throw of 16.12 meters (52-10.75 ft.) … Set a Kansas school record and personal best with a shot put of 16.52 meters (54-02.50 ft.) in the preliminaries of the NCAA Championships … Earned all-region honors after placing fourth in the shot put at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, posting a throw of 15.86 meters (52-00.50 ft.) … Recorded six NCAA Regional-qualifying throws throughout the season … Finished fifth in the shot put at the Big 12 Championships with a toss of 16.05 meters (52-08 ft.) … Claimed the title in the shot put at the Sooner Invitational after posting a throw of 15.88 meters (52-01.25 ft.) … Recorded a victory at the Georgia Invitational with a shot put of 15.85 meters (52-00 ft.) … Also won the shot put at the Arkansas Twilight after a toss of 15.73 meters (51-07.25 ft.) … Posted a mark of 15.09 meters (49-06.25 ft.) to place fourth in the shot put at the Kansas Relays … Finished second in the discus at the Arkansas Twilight after a throw of 44.97 meters (147-06 ft.). 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the shot put seven times … Set a Kansas school record in the shot put with a throw of 16.80 meters (55-01.50 ft.) at the Big 12 Championships (placed second) … Gained All-America status with an eighth place finish at the NCAA Championships with a toss of 16.60 meters (54-05.50 ft.). 2007 OUTDOOR: Met the regional mark four times in the shot put … Had a season-best performance at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 15.45 meters (50-08.25 ft.) while placing fifth … Participated in the discus at two meets … Placed 16th in the discus at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 43.63 meters (143-01.75 ft.). 2007 INDOOR: Participated in seven meets in the shot put … Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships at the first meet of the year in early December with a throw of 15.52 meters (50-11 ft.) at the K-State All-Comers Meet … Continued to throw more than 50 feet at the Illini Invitational with her throw of 15.25 meters (50-00.75 ft.) … Placed ninth at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 14.45 meters (47-05 ft.). 2006 OUTDOOR: Earned a bronze medal at the 2006 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships in the shot put with a throw of 14.80 meters (48-06.25 ft.) … Finished seventh at the Big 12 Championships in the shot put (14.73 meters, 48-04 ft.) and 18th in the discus (42.75 meters, 140-3 ft.) … Recorded a season-best throw in the shot put (15.24 meters, 49-11.25 ft.), good for third place, and season-best throw in the discus (46.58 meters, 152-07 ft.) at the Mesa Classic … Also finished third in shot put at the Kansas Relays (14.87 meters, 48-9.50 ft.). 2006 INDOOR: Primarily participated in the shot put, throwing at six meets during her first season … Finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 14.92 meters (48-11.5 ft.) … Recorded her best throw of the season at 15.25 meters (50-00.75 ft.) at the Husker Invitational, good for third place … Won the Jayhawk Invitational with a throw of 15.07 meters (49-5.75 ft.) … Placed second at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular and came in eighth at K-State All-Comers … Finished third at the Arkansas Invitational (14.37 meters, 47-01.75 ft.) … Also competed in the weight throw at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular, finishing 12th with her throw of 13.38 meters (43-10.75 ft.). HIGH SCHOOL: Broke the Oregon state record in the shot put … Won the state championship in both the discus and shot put in 2005 … Ranked 32nd in the nation for women in the shot put. PERSONAL: Daughter of Deborah Hemingway and James Horton … Born in Portland, Ore. … Majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology.