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2018 Women's Track & Field Roster

Mary Kamau

Mary Kamau

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool:
    Hawaii Technology Academy
  • Hometown:
    Kapolei, Oahu

Summary

Biography

2017 (Redshirt Junior):
Outdoor

  • Competed in eight Outdoor meets during the season
  • Recorded a career-best 42-9.75 (13.05m) to finish eighth at the Rainbow Relays
  • Tossed a career-long 137-9 (41.98m) in the discus for 17th at the Mt. SAC Relays
  • Earned a hammer throw personal best at the Pacific Beach Intercollegiate with a 139-6 (42.51m) (32nd)
  • Also placed fourth in the shot put at the Stanford Invitational with a distance of 40-6.75 (12.36m)
  • Finished 15th in both the shot put (40-8.75/12.41m) and discus (131-11/40.20m) at the Big West Outdoor Championships
  • Named to the Big West All-Academic Team for the second time

Indoor

  • Competed in five Indoor meets during the year
  • Produced a weight throw career best at the UW Open, finishing 12th with a distance of 48-11.5 (14.92m)
  • Also at the UW Open, finished 11th in the shot put with a season-best toss of 42-0 (12.80m) - ranking 10th on the UH Indoor all-time performances list


2016 (Redshirt Sophomore):
Outdoor

  • Recorded season long in the shot put and discus events at the Beach Pacific Coast
    • Shot put - 41-2.25 (12.55m), placed 15th
    • Discus - 125-3 (38.19m), placed 29th
  • Recorded a season best in the hammer throw at the Steve Scott Invitational with a mark of 133-1 (40.56m)
  • Best overall finishes were at the 2016 Rainbow Relays
    • Shot put - 39-6.5 (12.05m) for fourth place
    • Hammer throw - 131-6 (40.09m) for fifth place
    • Discus throw - 121-2 (36.94m) for sixth place
  • Earned Big West All-Academic honors

Indoor

  • Competed in the weight throw and shot put events
  • Finished 20th in the shot put at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a mark of 40-7.5 (12.38m), and 28th in the weight throw with a mark of 40-4.25 (12.30m)
  • Recorded a personal best in the weight throw at the UW Open with a mark of 43-1.5 (13.14m) where she placed 24th
  • Best finish in the shot put was at the UW Open with a mark of 39-6.5 (12.05m) for 12th place


Prior to UH:

  • Attended Honolulu Community College in Honolulu one year and did not participate in athletics
  • Attended UH as a year in residence during her redshirt freshman year
  • Named to Dean’s List at Honolulu CC in 2014

Prep:
  • A 2013 graduate of Hawaii Technology Academy in Waipahu on O‘ahu
  • Lettered three years in track and field for Farrington High School
  • Competed in the discus and shot put events
  • Placed sixth in shot put at the HHSAA Hawai‘i State Track and Field Championships
  • Also finished seventh in the discus at the HHSAA Championships

Personal:
  • Born in Honolulu, O‘ahu
  • Has three brothers and three sisters
  • One sister, Ashley, started her career as a UH thrower in 2017
  • Major is Elementary and Special Education
  • Parents are Aaron and Michele Kamau of Kapolei, O‘ahu

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016Junior

    Throws
    5'8"
  • 2017Redshirt Junior

    Throws
    5'8"
  • 2018Redshirt Senior

    Throws
    5'8"