Wayne State College

2011 Outdoor: Competed in the hammer throw during the outdoor season had season best mark of 157' 1" to place fourth at Prairie Wolf Invite on 4-22-11... was third at the Wildcat Classic with mark of 156' 0"... finished 10th at the NSIC Championships with top throw of 152' 6".

2011 Indoor: Sat out 2011 indoor season as a redshirt.

2010 Outdoor: Did not compete in outdoor season.

2010 Indoor: Just missed All-American honors in weight throw, finishing ninth in Albuquerque, New Mexico on 3-13-10 with mark of 57' 10 1/4"...placed third in the weight throw (57' 1/4") at the NSIC Championships in Mankato...also placed third in shot put at the NSIC Championships throwing 44' 11 1/2"...earned a first place finish in weight throw at the Wildcat Open on 12-12-09 throwing 57' 1/4" and placed second in the shot put at 42' 1/2"...placed first in the weight throw at the USD Graphic Edge Invite on 1-23-10 throwing 56' and placed second in shot put throwing 40' 7"...earned a first place finish at the UNL Holiday Inn Invite in the weight throw on 1-16-10 throwing 57' 6 1/4"...had two first place finishes at the Wildcat Invite on 2-13-10 throwing 56' 6" in the weight throw and throwing 42' 11" in the shot put.

2009 Outdoor: Finished seventh in the hammer throw (152' 7") at the NSIC Outdoor Championships...placed third in the shot put (41' 6") and the hammer throw with a season-best mark of 153' 1" at the Wildcat Classic on 4-3-09...finished fifth in the shot put with a season-best throw of 41' 10" and finished seventh in the hammer throw (149' 10") at the WSC Wildcat Open on 4-28-09...took home two eighth place finishes in the shot put (39' 6 1/2") and the hammer throw (138' 7") at the Sioux City Relays on 4-18-09.

2009 Indoor: Threw season-best marks at the NSIC Indoor Championships in Bemidji to place second in the shot put (42' 10 3/4") and fourth in the weight throw (51' 7 1/4")...finished second in the weight throw (50' 4") and fourth in the shot put (42' 1 1/2") at the Wildcat Open in Wayne on 2-14-09...placed fifth in both shot put and weight throw at USD Graphic Edge Invite on 1-24-09.

2008 Outdoor: Just missed placing in two events at 2008 NSIC Outdoor Championships in Wayne, taking seventh in the shot put (37' 6 1/2") and ninth in the hammer throw (138' 10")...threw season-high 140' 5" in hammer throw at the Wildcat Classic in Wayne on 4-5-08 and had top shot put mark of 38' 2 1/4" at the USD Last Chance Qualifier on 5-4-08.

2008 Indoor: Placed in two events at the 2008 NSIC Indoor Championships in Bemidji, Minnesota on 2-29-08 and 3-1-08, taking fifth in the shot put (41' 5 1/4") and fifth in the weight throw (51' 3 1/2")...both marks at NSIC Championships were season-best throws...finished fourth in the shot put at the Minnesota State Open (1-12-08) and the Wildcat Open (2-9-08) and took fourth in the weight throw at the South Dakota Qualifier on 2-23-08.

High School: Attended Platteview High School where she was a four-time letter winner in both track and basketball and won two letters in volleyball...holds school records in both shot put (40' 2") and discus (123' 9").

Personal: Daughter of Tom and Jody Buskirk...born on July 17, 1989...majoring in criminal justice.