Emma Schmelzer Class: Senior Hometown: Bloomington, Ill. High School: Bloomington Position: Throws Experience: SR

Personal Bests

Indoor
Shot Put: 49-7.75 (15.13)
Weight: 55-7 (16.94)

Outdoor
Shot Put: 48-8 (14.83)
Discus: 168-8 (51.40)
Hammer: 157-00 (47.85)

Schmelzer's Nittany Lion Resume ...

* Two-Time Big Ten Scorer
~ 2007 Indoor (Weight, 6th)
~ 2007 Outdoor (Discus, 5th)

* Two-Time Regional Qualifier
~ 2007 (Shot Put, Discus)
~ 2006 ( Discus)

* Big Ten Athlete of the Week (May 8)

On the National Stage ...
|| 2008 Outdoor || Placed 10th in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Posted a PR 168-8 (51.40) to advance through the preliminary round ... Finished fifth at the NCAA East Regional to punch her ticket to the NCAA Championships ... Also competed in the shot put at the regional meet. || 2007 Outdoors || Qualified for NCAA Regionals in two events, finishing 20th in the shot put and 26th in the discus. ||2006 Outdoors || Placed 14th in the discus at the NCAA East Regional with a mark of 144-6 (44.65).

At the Big Ten Championships ...
|| 2008 Outdoor || Placed third in the discus with a toss of 160-2 (48.81). || 2008 Indoor || Recorded a PR 49-7.75 (15.13) to place second in the shot put - her first conference medal finish. || 2007 Outdoors || Placed fifth in the discus and 10th in the shot put. || 2007 Indoors || Scored a sixth-place finish in the weight with a career-best throw of 55-7 (16.94) ... also finished 11th in the shot put at the conference meet. || 2006 Outdoors || Took 13th in the discus and 17th in the shot put. || 2006 Indoors || Finished 18th in the shot put and 22nd in the weight at the Big Ten Championships.

In the Field ...
|| 2008 Outdoor || Won the shot put and finished third in the discus at the Oregon Pepsi Challenge ... Took top honors in the discus at the Bucknell Team Challenge ... Finished fifth in the shot and the discus at Penn Relays. || 2008 Indoor || Won the shot put and finished third in the weight at the Penn State Open ... Finished fourth in the shot put and fifth in the weight at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet ... Finished second in the shot put at the Penn State Relays. || 2007 Outdoors || Posted a pair of personal bests at the Penn State Open, throwing 48-8 (14.83) to win the shot put, and 157-00 (47.85) to take third in the hammer ... also threw a regional-qualifying 164-5 (50.12) to win the discus ... named Big Ten Athlete of the Week following the meet ... Threw a career-best 167-4 (51.01) to win the discus at the Bucknell Team Challenge, also setting a new facility record ... finished fourth in the shot put and sixth in the hammer at the same event ... Finished fourth in the Championship section of the discus at Penn Relays, posting a mark of 165-4 (50.39) - her second-best throw of the season ... Placed fourth in the discus at Sea Ray Relays and fifth in the event at the Auburn Tiger Classic. || 2007 Indoors || Posted a personal-best shot put mark of 45-7 (13.89) to finish 10th at the Penn State National ... Placed fourth in the weight and eighth in the shot put at the Penn State Open. || 2006 Outdoors || Finished third in the shot put at the Jim Thorpe Open, and fourth at the Penn State Open. || 2006 Indoors || Posted a season-best 48-7.50 (14.82) in the weight at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup ... Finished fifth in the shot put at the Penn State Open with a throw of 42-6.75 (12.97). || High School || School record holder in the shot put and discus ... 2005 Illinois state champion in the discus .. Three-year team captain. || Personal || Daughter of Rigo and Linda Schmelzer ... Born November 21, 1986 ... Majoring in Anthropology.