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Erika Hammond - Women's Track & Field - University of Iowa Athletics

Erika Hammond

Position Throws
Class Fr.
Hometown Clinton, Iowa
High School Clinton

2021 — Indoor – posted a collegiate-best 55-5 3/4 (16.91m) in weight throw and season-best 49-4 1/4 (15.04m) in shot put at B1G Championships… Outdoor – placed sixth in hammer throw with a collegiate-best 175-9 (53.57m) at Billy Hayes Invite… threw season-best 49-0 1/4 (14.94m) in shot put at B1G Invite #1… letterwinner.

2020 — Indoor – did not compete.

2019 — Indoor – placed third in shot put with a collegiate best 51-9 3/4 (15.79m) at Black & Gold Premier… that mark ranks fourth all-time at Iowa… posted a season-best weight throw at Larry Wieczorek Invite (54-7 1/2, 16.65m)… Outdoor – posted season bests in in hammer throw at Musco Twilight (163-9, 49.92m) and shot put at Florida Relays (49-9 1/4, 15.17m)… the shot put mark ranks seventh all-time at Iowa… letterwinner.

2018 — Indoor – posted season-best weight throw of 48-2 (14.68m) at Black & Gold Premier… Outdoor – threw season bests in shot put (49-7 1/4, 15.12m), discus at Long Beach Invite (150-4, 45.82m), and hammer throw at Willie Williams Classic (147-2, 44.87m)… letterwinner.

2017 — Indoor – placed 11th in shot put with a season-best and team-leading 48-8 1/4 (14.84m) at B1G Championships… Outdoor – threw season bests in discus at Jim Click Shootout (150-7, 45.91m) and shot put at Baldy Castillo Invite (45-7 1/4, 13.90m)… letterwinner.

High School — Des Moines Register All-Iowa elite team member senior year… two-time state shot put champion, setting a meet record senior year… Drake Relays shot put champion senior year… four-time conference champion… all-state, five-time all-conference and five-time all-district honoree in shot put and discus… set school records in shot put (47-10 3/4) and discus (154-1 1/2)… two-time team MVP… lettered four years in track… four-year 3.0 club member… coached by June Wilden and Tony Steen.

Personal — born September 5, 1998… daughter of Paul and Lisa Hammond… elementary education major.

Erika Hammond’s All-Time Results via TFRRS.org