2022 Track and Field Roster
Lynch, Janese
Janese Lynch
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- SS John Neumann & Maria Goretti
- Hometown:
- Darby Township, PA
Bio
Career Records
Awards
2019 All-ACC Second Team (Indoor)
2019 All-ACC Second Team (Outdoor)
Top 10 Wake Forest Marks
No. 2 - Shot Put (Outdoor) - 15.80m
No. 3 - Shot Put (Indoor) - 15.16m (49-9)
No. 5 - Discus Throw (Outdoor) - 45.98m
No. 8 - Weight Throw (Indoor) - 15.08m
No. 9 - Discus Throw (Outdoor) - 43.05m (141-3)
Collegiate PR
SP: 15.80m (51’ 10”)
DT: 45.98m
WT: 15.08m (49’ 5.75”)
2022 (Redshirt Senior)
Outdoor: Placed ninth at the ACC Outdoor Championship in shot put ... Two top-five finishes at the Charlotte Invite in the shot put (third) and discus (fourth) ... Won the shot put event at the VertKlasse Meeting.
Indoor: Placed third in the shot put at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kick-off (12/4) … Won the shot put at the Camel City Invitational (2/4) … Placed eighth in the shot put at the Darius Dixon Memorial invitational (2/11).
2021 (Senior)
Outdoor: Won the discus throw and placed second in the shot put at the Tobacco Road Challenge (4/9) … Earned a top-10 finish in the shot put at the Virginia Challenge (4/16) … Placed 14th in the shot put and 20th in the discus throw at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/13).
Indoor: Earned four consecutive top-10 finishes at the Hokie Invitational (1/22), Brant Tolsma Invitational (2/6), Tiger Paw Invite (2/12), ACC Indoor Championships (2/25).
2020 (Junior)
Indoor: Missed the season due to an injury.
2019 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Grabbed a third place finish in the shot put at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting (3/21) … Finished eighth in shot put at the Raleigh Relays (3/29) … Set a new personal best and placed first in the shot put at the Charlotte Invitational (4/12) … Placed second in the discus at the Charlotte Invitational (4/12) … Grabbed second and third in the shot put and discus at the Twilight Qualifier (5/1) … Placed 10th and 12th in the shot put and the discus throw at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/9).
Indoor: Threw at seven meets for the Demon Deacons...earned five top-3 finishes, including a win in the shot put at the JDL DMR Invitational...finished fifth in the shot put at the ACC Championships with a personal best mark of 15.16m.
2018 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Threw in six meets…Won the shot put at the WF Outdoor Opener…Finished third at the Charlotte Invitational with a season-best mark of 14.90m…Took 12th in the shot at the Raleigh Relays and 15th in the discus at the Virginia Challenge…Finished 14th in the discus at the ACC Championships with a season-best 43.05m…Competed at the USATF Junior Championships where she finished 10th in the shot put with a mark of 13.20m.
Indoor: Threw in seven meets…Claimed the shot put title at the UCS Invitational…Took second at the Wake Forest Invitational, third at the UNCG Early Bird Duals, fourth at the Navy Invitational and fifth at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational in the shot put…Threw weight throw at four meets.
High School
Seven-time Pennsylvania State medalist for indoor/outdoor shot put and discus...2015 All-Delco Track Athlete of the Year...Has earned six varsity letters – four in track and field and two in volleyball...Personal bests of 46’ 8” in the shot put and 149’ 5” in the discus.
Personal
Majoring in Communication.
Awards
2019 All-ACC Second Team (Indoor)
2019 All-ACC Second Team (Outdoor)
Top 10 Wake Forest Marks
No. 2 - Shot Put (Outdoor) - 15.80m
No. 3 - Shot Put (Indoor) - 15.16m (49-9)
No. 5 - Discus Throw (Outdoor) - 45.98m
No. 8 - Weight Throw (Indoor) - 15.08m
No. 9 - Discus Throw (Outdoor) - 43.05m (141-3)
Collegiate PR
SP: 15.80m (51’ 10”)
DT: 45.98m
WT: 15.08m (49’ 5.75”)
2022 (Redshirt Senior)
Outdoor: Placed ninth at the ACC Outdoor Championship in shot put ... Two top-five finishes at the Charlotte Invite in the shot put (third) and discus (fourth) ... Won the shot put event at the VertKlasse Meeting.
Indoor: Placed third in the shot put at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kick-off (12/4) … Won the shot put at the Camel City Invitational (2/4) … Placed eighth in the shot put at the Darius Dixon Memorial invitational (2/11).
2021 (Senior)
Outdoor: Won the discus throw and placed second in the shot put at the Tobacco Road Challenge (4/9) … Earned a top-10 finish in the shot put at the Virginia Challenge (4/16) … Placed 14th in the shot put and 20th in the discus throw at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/13).
Indoor: Earned four consecutive top-10 finishes at the Hokie Invitational (1/22), Brant Tolsma Invitational (2/6), Tiger Paw Invite (2/12), ACC Indoor Championships (2/25).
2020 (Junior)
Indoor: Missed the season due to an injury.
2019 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Grabbed a third place finish in the shot put at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting (3/21) … Finished eighth in shot put at the Raleigh Relays (3/29) … Set a new personal best and placed first in the shot put at the Charlotte Invitational (4/12) … Placed second in the discus at the Charlotte Invitational (4/12) … Grabbed second and third in the shot put and discus at the Twilight Qualifier (5/1) … Placed 10th and 12th in the shot put and the discus throw at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/9).
Indoor: Threw at seven meets for the Demon Deacons...earned five top-3 finishes, including a win in the shot put at the JDL DMR Invitational...finished fifth in the shot put at the ACC Championships with a personal best mark of 15.16m.
2018 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Threw in six meets…Won the shot put at the WF Outdoor Opener…Finished third at the Charlotte Invitational with a season-best mark of 14.90m…Took 12th in the shot at the Raleigh Relays and 15th in the discus at the Virginia Challenge…Finished 14th in the discus at the ACC Championships with a season-best 43.05m…Competed at the USATF Junior Championships where she finished 10th in the shot put with a mark of 13.20m.
Indoor: Threw in seven meets…Claimed the shot put title at the UCS Invitational…Took second at the Wake Forest Invitational, third at the UNCG Early Bird Duals, fourth at the Navy Invitational and fifth at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational in the shot put…Threw weight throw at four meets.
High School
Seven-time Pennsylvania State medalist for indoor/outdoor shot put and discus...2015 All-Delco Track Athlete of the Year...Has earned six varsity letters – four in track and field and two in volleyball...Personal bests of 46’ 8” in the shot put and 149’ 5” in the discus.
Personal
Majoring in Communication.
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