Aslynn Halvorson                  Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. High School: Butler Height: 5-10 Position: Throws Year (XC/In/Out): --/Jr./Jr.

2010 Outdoor Discus Throw: 5th, 159-10/48.73m

2011 Indoor Shot Put: 8th, 46-2.50/14.08m

2012 Indoor Shot Put : 6th, 49-7.25/15.12m
2012 Outdoor Discus: 5th, 160-2/48.82m

Member of 2010 & 2011 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team...Three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll...Three-time SEC scorer...Placed fifth at 2010 SEC Outdoor meet in discus throw...Third in discus at 2010 USA Junior Championships.

Indoors

• Finished ninth in the shot put at the SEC Championships with a distance of 49-9.25
• Raised her shot put career best to 49-11.75 at the Tyson Invitational, where she placed eighth
• Competed in the shot put at the Armory Invitational, finishing 17th in the Championship division with a toss of 46-7.25
• Threw 47-2.50 in the shot put at the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge, placing seventh
• Was the runner up at the Virginia Tech Invitational in the shot put with a distance of 46-6.5
• Placed fifth at the Kentucky Invitational, tossing the shot 49-4.5

Honors - SEC Academic Honor Roll member...Indoors - Notched PRs in the shot put and weight throw at the SEC Indoor Championships...Her 49-7 1/4 mark in the shot was good for sixth place...Flipped the weight 53-3 to wind up 13th...Carded a toss of 48-9 to place third in the Gold Division shot put at the Akron Invitational...Fifth in the shot put (47-10) and eighth in the weight throw (50-4 3/4) at the Kentucky Invitational...Had a then-college PR of 52-1 in the weight at the Auburn Invitational to finish 12th...Eighth in the shot at that meet with a toss of 47-6 1/2...Outdoors - Competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the discus, but did not advance to the NCAA Championship meet with her effort of 155-5...Tossed the discus a distance of 160-2 to score at the SEC Championship meet for the first time since 2010, finishing fifth...Bolstered her team with runner-up finishes in the discus (149-7) and shot (PR 47-4 1/4) at the UCLA/Washington State Double Dual...Placed fourth in the discus (158-8) and 10th in the shot put (42-11 1/2) at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge...Finished fourth in the shot (47-3 3/4) and fifth in the discus at the Tennessee Challenge...Placed seventh in the Invitational discus at the Sea Ray Relays with a season-best mark of 162-4...Finished fifth at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a mark of 155-4, but had a toss of 161-7 to place 12th in the open division at the UCSD Triton Invitational.

Honors - Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll...Indoors - Finished eighth in the shot put at the SEC Indoor Championships at 46-2 ½...Posted back-to-back indoor shot put personal records of 47-3 ¾ and 48-6 to place seventh and fourth, respectively, at the Kentucky and Hokie Invitationals...Place seventh in the championship division at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a mark of 46-11 ¾...Outdoors - Redshirted.

Honors - Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll...Earned Lady Vol Freshman Scholar Award...Indoors - Redshirted but competed unattached and had shot PR of 44-8 1/4...Outdoors - Took fifth in the discus at the SEC Championships, posting a then-season best of 143-4...Took 12th in the shot at that meet with a 2010-best heave of 44-7 1/2...Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round and USA Junior Championships in the discus...Didn't land a fair mark at the NCAA East competition but uncorked a season-best toss of 164-7 at the USA Junior meet...Recorded a hammer throw career best of 155-3 at the Sea Ray Relays.

Ranked third among 2009 preps in the discus at 169-5...Carded that PR mark while taking third at USA Junior Championships...All-American in discus, shot and weight...Gatorade Girls' Track & Field Athlete of the Year for N.C....2009 Penn Relays discus champ with meet record of 161-8...Runner-up in 2007 and 2008...Won discus at 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals...Swept NCHSAAA 4A state titles in the discus and shot in 2008 and 2009...Also won 2008 N.C. indoor shot state title...Two-time Charlotte Observer Female Field Athlete of the Year.

Born March 15, 1991, in Indianapolis...Completed her bachelor's degree in kinesiology and is pursuing a master's...Parents are Terry and Laurie Halvorson...Has a brother, Andrew...Recipient of the Evelyn & Jim Claxton Track & Field Scholarship Endowment.