Sophie Hallam-Eames

Position:
Throws
Height:
6-3
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Seattle, Wash.
High School:
Nathan Hale

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
Weight Throw: 58-6.50/17.84m (2016)
OUTDOOR
Discus: 148-6/45.26m (2016)
Hammer Throw: 179-7.50/54.74m (2016)

ACADEMIC HONORS
Academic All-MPSF (2015, 16)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2015, 16)

2016: Indoor: Hallam-Eames became the second best thrower in CU history when she recorded a mark of 58-6.50 at the Wyoming Power Meet (12/11/15), where she placed second overall. Hallam-Eames also threw over 58 feet a second time when she was at Wyoming, this time at the Rocky Mountain Classic (2/19). She placed second with a 58-00.50 mark. At the MPSF Championships, Hallam-Eames was 10^th after throwing 57-6.25.
Outdoor: Hallam-Eames started her final outdoor season at the New Zealand Olympic Trials in March, competing in the discus and hammer throws. There, she recorded a pair of third place finishes. She launched a toss of 139-3 in the discus and a mark of 173-0 in the hammer. Her PR in the hammer throw came a couple months later at Air Force Twilight where she placed third with a mark of 179-7.50. At the Pac-12 Championships, Hallam-Eames placed 10^th in the hammer (174-10) and launched a 148-6 PR in the discus for another 10^th place finish.

2015: Indoor: Hallam-Eames had a breakout indoor season. At the Potts Invite (1/17), she launched the weight throw 55-4.75 to become the fifth best performer in CU history. The mark placed her fourth at the meet. During the season, Hallam-Eames recorded seven top-10 performances. At the MSPF Championships, she placed 18^th with a throw of 52-8.75.
Outdoor: Hallam-Eames concentrated again on the discus and hammer throws. She recorded seven top-10 performance in the discus, her highest was seventh at Fum McGraw (3/28) with a throw of 134-1. Hallam-Eames also had three top-10 finishes in the hammer throw, which included her personal best mark of 177-9 at the Cowpoke Open (5/1), a fifth place performance. That mark put her third on CU’s all-time list. She competed in both events at the Pac-12 Championships. Hallam-Eames placed ninth in the discus, throwing a season best toss of 143-8, and was 13^th in the hammer throw (165-4).

2014: Indoor: Hallam-Eames competed at eight different meets during the campaign, concentrating on the weight throw. She recorded her best placing of the season with a third-place finish at the Potts Invite (1/18), throwing the weight 48-8. Hallam-Eames tossed her personal best of 50-00.75 at the Air Force All-Comers meet (1/11). She notched her third best throw of the season at the MPSF Championships, placing 22^nd overall with a mark of 48-3.50.
Outdoor: Hallam-Eames performed well during the outdoor campaign. She started the season with a personal best in the hammer throw, recording a mark of 169-7 for fourth place at the Jerry Quiller Classic (3/21). At the same meet, Hallam-Eames took third in the discus (130-3). She had a successful spring and went on to compete at the Pac-12 Championships in both events. Hallam-Eames PR’d in the discus with a toss of 147-10, placing 10^th overall, and was 14^th in the hammer throw (164-6).

2013: Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Hallam-Eames threw the discus and the hammer during her first outdoor campaign. She recorded a season-best in the hammer throw (142-11) at the Jerry Quiller Classic (3/17) which placed seventh overall. Hallam-Eames’ best mark in the discus was 139-1, which came at the Tom Benich Classic (3/22) and was fourth.

2012: Indoor: Hallam-Eames focused on the weight throw during her freshman campaign. She recorded her season best throw at the Air Force Team Challenge (1/28) with a toss of 47-03. Hallam-Eames competed at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships and placed 19^th with a throw of 44-07.
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Hallam-Eames earned four letters as a member of the track & field team at Nathan Hale High School. She owns school records in the hammer (149-1) and the discus (132-2); both were set during the 2011 season. Hallam-Eames cites winning the hammer state title as the biggest moment of her high school career. Hallam-Eames won the Marine Corps Athletic Award and was a Washington Scholar.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: Discus: 132-2; Hammer: 149-1.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Hallam-Eames earned degrees in environmental science and geography major. She finished school with a GPA greater than 3.30.

PERSONAL: Sophie Antonia Hallam-Eames was born on March 27, 1993 in Seattle, Wash. She is the daughter of Matthew Hallam-Eames and Sheryl and Scott Huston. She has two siblings, Winston Hallam-Eames and Abby Huston.