Karlee McQuillen Class: Sophomore Hometown: Johnstown, Pa. High School: Westmont Hilltop Event: Throws Experience: SO

Personal Bests

Outdoor
Javelin: 176-2 (53.70) PSU Record

On the International Scene ...
|| 2008 Outdoor || Competed at the World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, where she finished 14th overall.

On the National Stage ...
|| 2008 Outdoor || Earned All-America honors with a ninth in the javelin at the NCAA Championships - the highest finish of any freshman in the field ... Threw a personal-best and school-record 176-2 (53.70) in the event preliminaries ... Posted a gold-medal finish at the USATF Junior National Championships with a meet-record 171-5 (52.24) ... Advanced to the NCAA Championships thanks to a win at the NCAA East Regional Championships where she posted a mark of 175-10 (53.60).

At the Big Ten Championships ...
|| 2008 Outdoor || Placed third in her first Big Ten appearance with a toss of 169-9 (51.75).

In the Field ...
|| 2008 Outdoor || Opened the season with a third-place effort at the Oregon Pepsi Challenge ... Won top honors at the Sun Angel Classic ... Took second at the Jesse Owens Classic ... Claimed runner-up honors in the championship section at Penn Relays

Before Penn State ...
|| High School || One of the top javelin recruits in the country last year ... A two-time Nike Outdoor National champion in the javelin with winning throws of 149-9 (45.64) in 2007, and 150-1 (45.76) in 2006 ... personal-best 162-4 was the best throw in the country in 2006, as well as a Pennsylvania state record ... 2007 Penn Relays champion ... Pa. state champion in 2006 and 2007 ... state runner-up in 2005 ... Two-time District VI javelin champion ... a 2007 USA Today All-USA selection. || Personal || Daughter of Thomas and Debbie McQuillen ... Born May 31, 1989 ... Majoring in Education.