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**Ranks No. 2 all-time in javelin (145-6) at Bucknell.** 2009-10: [Indoors] Took sixth in the shot put at the Patriot League Championships ... distance of 40-1 ¼ at the championship meet was her first career mark at better than 40 feet ... placed fifth in the shot put (37-5 ¼) at the Gulden Relays and seventh (37-8 ¾) at the Bucknell Winter Classic ... [Outdoors] Placed second in the javelin at the Patriot League Championships for third consecutive year with a mark of 140-5, claiming Second Team All-League honors ... also placed ninth in the shot put (37-9 ¼) ... placed sixth and earned All-East honors in the javelin at the ECAC Championships, finishing sixth with a throw of 135-4 ... made her second NCAA Regional appearance in the javelin ... placed 30th in the NCAA preliminary rounds (133-10) ... posted a season-best 143-0 for first place at the Bison Outdoor Classic ... placed second in the javelin at the Maryland Invitational, William & Mary Colonial Relays and Bucknell Team Challenge ... performance at the Maryland Invitational earned her Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week honors ... won both the shot put and javelin at the Bloomsburg Invitational ... shot put mark of 38-7 was a career best ... 2008-09: [Indoors] Recorded a career-best throw of 38-2 ¾ in the shot put at the Patriot League Championships, finishing eighth ... earned a pair of top-10 finishes in the event, taking fifth at the Gulden Relays and 10th at the Bucknell Heptagonal ... [Outdoors] At the PL Championships placed second (127-9) in the javelin, earning All-League honors ... also took 11th in the shot put at the championship meet with a career-best 37-3 ... finished third in the javelin at the Bison Outdoor Classic, BU Team Challenge and Red Flash Open ... 2007-08: [Indoors] Competed in the shot put, placing 15th at the Patriot League Championships (36-10 ½) ... season-best was 37-3 ¼ at the Bucknell Winter Classic ... [Outdoors] Excelled in her specialty, the javelin, earning All-Patriot League and All-East honors as well as an NCAA Regionals berth ... was runner-up to teammate Beverly Rogers in the Patriot League javelin competition, with her personal-best throw of 145-6 good for the No. 2 spot in Bucknell history ... went on to finish seventh at the ECAC Championships (139-10) and 19th at the NCAA East Regional (135-7), capping a terrific rookie year ... won the javelin at both the Princeton Invitational and Bison Outdoor Classic, where she first met the NCAA Regional standard with a throw of 143-3 ... took third in the javelin in her first outdoor competition, the Maryland Invite ... also competed in the shot put, with a season-best of 35-9 ¼ coming at Maryland ... earned PL Rookie of Week honors three straight weeks ... Personal: Parents are Joseph and Ann Marie Rycek ... earned four letters each in track & field and volleyball at Northampton Area Senior High ... team captain in both sports ... state champion in the javelin as a senior ... school record-holder in that event ... two-time member of the LVIAC All-Star Team ... major is animal behavior. |
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