Meghan Niehaus

Position:
Mid-Distance
Class:
Junior
High School:
Lebanon
Hometown:
Lebanon, Ohio

2010: Had a season-best toss of 68-11 in the javelin at the Toledo Invitational, placing 17th … had a season-high finish of seventh in the javelin at the Jack Shaw Invite with a toss of 64-04 … placed tenth with a throw of 67-03 in the Toledo Collegiate Challenge javelin event … posted a mark of 65-05 in the javelin at the Ohio Team Challenge, placing 16th … at the Hillsdale Relays, recorded a throw of 53-00 in the javelin.

2009: recorded a personal best time of 2:26.85 seconds in the 800m at the Jane Herrmann Invite, finishing fifth … posted a personal best time of 5:33.98 in the one mile at the Tom Wright Classic placing 11^th … in outdoor, recorded a personal best time of 2:33.75 in the 800m at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge placing 11^th.

High School: A three year letter in cross country and two year letter winner in track ... helped her cross country team to a MML Championship in 2004 and GWOC South Championship in 2005 and 2006 ... captained her team as a senior recording a personal best time of 20:05... was named first team All-GWOC South in 2007, second team All-GWOC South in 2006, GWOC Scholar Athlete [apos]04-[apos]07 and Harmon Civic Trust Scholar Athlete [apos]05-07 ... helped her track team to a GWOC South Championship in 2008 with personal bests of 2:25.24 in the 800m, 5:32.86 in the 1600m and a member of the 4:23.43 4x400 team and 24:15.49 4x1600m team ... earned All-Conference honorable mention in 2008, 2008 Harmon Civic Trust Scholar Athlete and a 2008 Rae Burick Women in Sports honoree ... a member of National Honor Society, French Honor Society and an AP Scholar ... coached by Tom Hoeffle in cross country and Tim Ellis in track.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Jennifer Niehaus ... born May 24, 1990 ... has an older sister Emma ... majoring in film production.