L.A. Invitational Indoor Track Meet/Valeyta Althouse

Valeyta Althouse

The junior from Blue Water, MO leads the college ranks in this event. Althouse won the shot put at the '95 NCAA outdoor, with an NCAA meet record mark of 59-11 3/4. At the '95 Pac-10, she set a Pac-10 meet and school record with a 61-10 1/4, also the best throw ever by an American collegian. A five-time All American in the shot put -- '95 NCAA outdoor (first, 59-11 3/4), '95 NCAA indoor (third, 54-10 1/2), '94 NCAA outdoor (second, 57-6 1/4), '94 NCAA indoor (fourth, 55-7 1/2) and '93 NCAA outdoor (eight, 51-0 3/4). She has won the Pac-10 shot put crown the last two seasons.


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