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2010 Illinois Wesleyan Women's Track and Field Roster

Marc Featherly/IWU

Amanda LaRocca

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Palatine HS
  • Hometown Palatine, Ill.
  • Club Team Multi

Biography

AT IWU: Earned three letters in track

2010: Team captain for second straight year...Placed eight in the 55 meter hurdles at the Division III Indoor championships with a time of 8.47...Placed 1st in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 8.39 at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin indoor meet. She also placed 1st in the 55 meter dash with a time of 7.17... Named Midwest Region women’s track athlete of the year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association...Won the 100 meter, 200 meter, 100 meter hurdles, and the long jump at the CCIW outdoor meet to earn women's "Track Athlete of the Meet"

2009:
Was named Division III women's "Track Athlete of the Year" by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association....Was all American and all conference and women's team MVP...Team captain...CCIW outdoors: Won the 100 (12.12 seconds) and 200 (24.94 seconds), finished second in the 100 hurdles (14.61), third in the high jump and fourth in the long jump...NCAA national indoor championships: Finished third in the 55 with a time of 7.11 seconds and also fourth in the 55 hurdles (8.23 seconds)...CCIW indoors: Placed first in the 55 with school record time of 7.11 seconds and was first in the 55 hurdles (8.21 seconds). Also second in the high jump at 5 feet-5 3/4 inches.

2008: Selected as all American and CCIW all conference...Placed fifth in 55 hurdles (8.34 seconds) at NCAA Divsion III indoor championships...Ran leg on third place 4x100 relay team at the NCAA outdoor championships ... Holds indoor school records for 55m (7.19), 55 hurdles (8.23) ... Has outdoor school record in 100 hurdles (14.28) and as part of 4x100 relay team....CCIW Indoor: Finished first in the 55m hurdles...Placed second in the 55m dash...Took 3rd in the high jump, and 5th in the long jump...Finished fourth in the 200...Was a member of the first place 4x200 relay team...CCIW Outdoor: Finished first in the 100m hurdles and took second in the 100m dash...Placed fourth in the 200m, high jump, and long jump events.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in track...Selected to all-conference and all-state teams...Served as team captain...

PERSONAL:
Born April 6, 1988...Majoring in accounting...Parents are William and Cheryl LaRocca.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009Junior

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    2010Senior

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