On the National Stage ... || 2012 Outdoor || Qualified for the javelin at the US Olympic Trials, where she finished 16th overall with a throw of 160-7 (48.69) ... Captured bronze-medal and First Team All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, thanks to a personal-best throw of 169-4 (51.62). || 2011 Outdoor || Earned Second-Team All-America honors with a 15th-place finish in the javelin with a toss of 152-4 (46.44) ... Finished second overall at the NCAA First Round, thanks to a career-best effort of 161-3 (49.14), which also ranks sixth in the PSU record books ... Threw 150-8 (45.94) to place fourth at the USATF Junior Championships.
At the Big Ten Championships ... || 2012 Outdoor || Topped the podium at the Big Ten Championships in dramatic fashion, winning the javelin on her final attempt with a throw of 160-11 (49.05). || 2011 Outdoor || Finished third in the javelin in her first-career appearance at the Big Ten Championships with an effort of 141-0 (42.97).
In the Field ... || 2012 Outdoor || Started the season on a roll with wins at the Jim Click Shootout and LSU Invitational ... Placed third at Penn Relays and the Bucknell Team Challenge ... Finished second at the Jim Thorpe Open. || 2011 Outdoor || Enjoyed a solid start to her freshman campaign, finishing third at Florida Relays with a throw of 151-5 (46.15) ... Recorded third-place finishes at Penn Relays, the Auburn War Eagle Invitational, and the Jim Thorpe Open ... Finished fourth at the Jesse Owens Classic.
Before Penn State ... || High School || Won the PIAA AAA javelin title as a sophomore and again as a senior ... Personal-best 157-2 was a top 10 effort in the prep ranks in 2010 ... Won the javelin at Penn Relays with a toss of 148-1. || Personal || Daughter of Randy and Joann Loht ... Enrolled in the College of Health and Human Development ... Birthday is June 30, 1992.
