2017 Women's Track & Field Roster
Amber Peschka
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Gresham HS
- Hometown:
- Gresham, Ore.
PERSONAL BESTS
Javelin: 146-3
OSU High Performance Meet
Corvallis, Ore., 4/28/18
Pac-12 Track & Field Championships
2018: Javelin, 21st, 135-0
2017: Javelin, 9th, 143-1.
2015: Javelin, 18th, 122-6.
TRACK AND FIELD
2018
Outdoor: Competed in seven meets for Oregon State… Set a PR in the javelin at the OSU High Performance Meet on April 28th (146-3)… Threw 140-10 at the Willamette Invitational on March 24th. Indoor: Did not compete. Season Best: Javelin – 146-3, OSU High Performance Meet, Corvallis, Ore. (4/28/18).
2017
Outdoor: Pac-12 Academic Honorable Mention ...Set PR of 143-1 and placed ninth at Pac-12 Championships, the No. 3 all-time throw at OSU ... Competed in seven meets. Indoor: Did not compete. Season bests: Outdoor - Javelin, 143-1, Pac-12 Championships, Eugene, re. (5/13/17).
2016
Outdoor: Competed in javelin only, in six meets ... Honorable-mention Pac-12 all-academic. Indoors: Did not compete. Season bests: Outdoors: Javelin, 133-1.50, High Performance Meet, Corvallis, Ore. (4/30/16)
2015
Outdoor: Competed exclusively in javelin, with a PR of 135-1.50, the No. 4 mark in school history ... Placed 18th at Pac-12 meet. Indoor: Did not compete. Season bests: Outdoors: Javelin, 135-1.50, Utah Dual, Corvallis, Ore. (3/21/15)
GRESHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four times in track, soccer and basketball ... MVP of basketball and co-MVP of soccer teams as a senior ... Won Terry Lorentson Award and was all-Mt. Hood Conference in soccer ... Earned Most Inspirational and Heart & Hustle awards and was all-Mt. Hood Conference in basketball ... Had PR of 138-9 in the javelin and ranked third all-time at GHS.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Joni and Gary Peschka ... Has older sister, Brittani ... DOB 10/7/1996 ... Graduated from GHS with a 3.87 GPA and is majoring in digital communication arts; made OSU honor roll in 2016 winter and spring quarters ... Member of National Honor Society ... Chose OSU because "It's where I've always wanted to go."
