| Billie Jo Grant |
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PRs- SP: 52' 6"; Disc: 183' 6"
ALL-AMERICAN: Two-Time, Discus ('05, '06)
ACC Champion: Discus ('05)
AT VIRGINIA:2006-(Out): Earned her second consecutive All-American honor by placing sixth in the discus throw at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 171' 6" ... Finished fifth overall in the shot put at NCAA East Regionals with a throw of 51' 9" and qualified for the NCAA Championships ... Placed seventh overall in the discus at NCAA East Regionals with her throw of 160' and qualified for the NCAA Championships ... Took runner-up honors at both the ACC Championships and Raleigh Relays in the discus throw ... Threw 176' 10", her season-best, in the discus to finish second at ACC's ... Captured the ECAC title in the shot put with a season-best throw of 50' 8" ... Placed fourth at the ACC Championships in the shot put with a throw of 48' 10.25" ... Qualified for NCAA East Regionals in the shot put with her throw of 47' 9.75" at the Diet Pepsi Challenge ... (In): Placed fourth overall in the shot put at the ACC Championships with a throw of 50' 4.75" ... Took runner-up honors at the Niswonger Invitational in the shot put with a throw of 46' 5.50" ... Took fifth in the shot put at both the Virginia Tech Chalenge and the Virginia Tech Invitational ... Threw a season-best 48' 6" in the 20# Weight Throw at the Niswonger Invitational ... 2005-(Out): Earned All-American honors with her ninth-place finish at NCAAs ... won the ACC Championships in the discus on her first throw of the compeition ... placed fifth in the shot put at the ACCs (14.73m) ... led the Cavaliers in both the shot put and discus...placed second at the Penn Relays and the Texas Relays in the discus...placed first in the shot put at the 49er Invitational (14.55m) and the Onesty/Abramson (14.11m). 2004- Competed indoors at Arizona before redshirting outdoor season.
High School-Ranks fourth all-time among American high school discus marks...placed fifth at 2002 World Junior Track and Field Championships...2002 national high school champion with a throw of 172'4"...2002 Nike Track and Field Athlete of the Year...winner of the 2002 World Pre-Meet...two-time California state champion...2002 California high school Heisman winner...earned All America honors in 2001, 2002, 2003...2003 Verizon Progress Award winner... school record holder in the discus (183'6") and shot put (50'4")...member of the 2002 and 2003 league and county championship team...won the Elks Most Valuable Student award at the national level...earned nine varsity letters in high school, including four in track and field, three in tennis and two in basketball...named team captain during her junior and senior seasons...won the team's Most Valuable Athlete award twice...earned all-league, all-county and all-state honors three times... named to the all-district and all-region teams during all four years of high school...member of the 2002 and 2003 league and county championship team.
Personal-Born Apr. 4, 1985 in Santa Maria, Calif.... daughter of Clayton and Mary Anne Grant...has one sister, Ashley.
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