THIS SEASON: Senior Amy Thiel will make an impact in as many as three events for USC this season. 2002: Thiel was one of the top hammer throwers in the Pac-10 in 2002 and also was solid in the discus and shot put ... She finished seventh in the Pac-10 in the hammer with a throw of 185-1 ... She was 13th in both the shot and the discus ... Her best hammer throw of 187-5 at the Trojan Invitational--an NCAA provisional mark--puts her fifth on the all-time USC hammer chart ... She was fourth in the hammer (177-3) and sixth in the discus (114-5) at the UCLA dual meet. 2001: Redshirted. JUNIOR COLLEGE: At Moorpark Junior College in Moorpark, Calif., in 1999-2000, Amy finished first in the state in the shot, disc and hammer ... She earned JC All-American honors in all three events. COLORADO STATE: Amy competed at Colorado State during her freshman year of 1998-999 ... She finished third in the Western Athletic Conference in the shot ... She broke a Rams school-record in the shot that had stood for 20 years when she threw 49-3 1/2 (since broken). HIGH SCHOOL: Amy prepped at Fremont Christian High in Fremont, Calif. ... She finished thrd in the state in the shot in 1998 ... She also was the Private School Athletic League's MVP in volleyball and she played basketball also. PERSONAL: Amy was born on October 4, 1979 ... She is majoring in communications at USC. CAREER BESTS: Shot Put -- 50-6; Discus -- 166-1; Hammer -- 187-5
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