Emily Hunsucker

Position:
Throws
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Arvada, Colo.
High School:
Pomona

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
Shot Put: 49-11/15.23m (2011)
Weight Throw: 57-9/17.60m (2014)
OUTDOOR
Shot Put: 41-05.25/12.63m (2010)
Discus: 131-10/40.19m (2011)
Hammer Throw: 212-11/64.91m (2014 – school record)

MPSF SCORING
2014 Weight Throw, 7th (57-2)

PAC-12 SCORING
2013 Hammer Throw, 7th (199-0)
2014 Hammer Throw, 4th (204-10)

NCAA SCORING
2014 Hammer Throw, 2nd (212-8)

HONORS
Academic All-Big 12 (2011)
Speed-Strength & Conditioning Female Lifter of the Year (2011)
Academic All-MPSF (2012)
Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention (2013)
Pac-12 Female Field Athlete of the Week (twice)
All-America Second Team (Hammer Throw, 2013)
All-America First Team (Hammer Throw, 2014)
NCAA Runner-up (Hammer Throw, 2014)
CU School Record Holder (Hammer Throw, 212-11/64.91m)

CAREER UPDATE: Hunsucker ended her career as the CU record holder in the hammer throw (212-11), which she set her final season at the Jerry Quiller Classic (3/21/14). That season, she placed second at the NCAA Championships with the second best throw of her career (212-8) to earn first team All-America honors. During her redshirt junior season she broke CU’s 15-year-old record (196-10). Hunsucker went on to NCAAs and placed ninth overall (204-8) to earn second team All-America honors, becoming the first Buff since Janet Visosky, CU’s previous record holder, in 1998 to become an All-American in the hammer throw.

2014: Indoor: Hunsucker became the second best weight thrower in CU history after she recorded a mark of 57-7 to win the Potts Invitational (1/18). She improved on her PR the following week at the Air Force Invite (1/24), tossing a mark of 57-7.75. Hunsucker continued to improve and won the Joe Davies Open (2/22) after throwing 57-9. She finished the season by recording her first indoor conference points for the Buffs by placing seventh at the MPSF Championship (57-2).
Outdoor: Hunsucker had an amazing final campaign with the Buffs, focusing solely on the hammer throw. She competed in 13 meets and recorded a throw over 200 feet in 12 of those meets. Already the CU record holder, she came out of the gates strong and smashed her previous record (207-10) with a mark of 212-11 to win the Jerry Quiller Classic (3/21). In total, she won eight meets and earned a pair of runner-up finishes during her season. At the Pac-12 Championships, Hunsucker placed fourth (204-10). She bounced back at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships, winning the meet with a toss of 210-1 to move on to the NCAA Championships. There, she earned a second place finish for first team All-America status with her second best throw of the year (212-8). Hunsucker continued her season at the USA Championships and placed 13^th (200-4).

2013: Indoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.
Outdoor: After a year away from competing in uniform, Hunsucker came back and made a statement as she broke the 15-year-old CU record (196-10) at the third meet of the season. She recorded a toss of 197-8 at the Fum McGraw Quadrangular (3/30), which placed first at the meet. In total, Hunsucker won six meets and placed second in two during the season. She also reset her own CU record three more times throughout the season. The second time she broke her record was at Mt. SAC Relays (4/18-20) where she became the first Buff to record a mark over 200 feet at 200-3, which was second overall. A few weeks later, Hunsucker won the Cowpoke Open (5/3) with a toss of 203-9. The Pac-12 Championships were the following week and she earned a seventh-place finish with a throw of 199-0. Hunsucker continued to improve and at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships, she earned her way to nationals with another record of 207-10, which was seventh at the meet. She became the first Buff since Janet Visosky, the former CU record holder, in 1998 to advance to nationals. Hunsucker earned second team All-America honors at NCAAs with a mark of 204-8. During the course of the season, she was also named the Pac-12 Female Field Athlete of the Week.

2012: Indoor: Hunsucker got the season off to a great start at the Potts Invite (1/21), placing first in the weight throw and second in the shot put. She became just the fourth Buff to throw over 55 feet in the weight throw with a toss of 55-01. In the shot put, she notched a mark of 41-08. Hunsucker was the top Buff in both events all season. She recorded a season best throw of 44-09 at the Air Force Team Challenge (1/28) to finish seventh. At the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships, Hunsucker took 11th in the weight throw (52-10) and was 16th in the shot put (41-08.50).
Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.

2011: Indoor: Hunsucker earned her way into the CU record book as a sophomore, becoming the fourth best performer in the weight throw when she launched a throw of 54-00 at the first meet of the season, the Potts Invite (1/22). Hunsucker recorded a throw of 52-00.50 at the Big 12 Championships, placing 20th overall. Those marks were the top two by a Buff during the 2011 season. She also did well in the shot put, recording a PR of 49-11 at the Colorado School of Mines Twilight (2/18). Hunsucker placed third overall as she became the third best CU performer in the shot put.
Outdoor: Hunsucker continued to do well during the outdoor campaign and became the second best performer in CU history in the hammer throw. Hunsucker had a huge throw of 176-08 at the Jack Christiansen Invite (4/23), placing fourth overall. She was 13th at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 162-04. Hunsucker had the top three throws for a Buff in the hammer throw as she also recorded a toss of 166-08 at the Beach Invitational (4/16). Hunsucker’s throw of 38-10.25 at the CU Invite led the Buffs, as it was 10th overall. She also led CU in the discus throw, tossing the best three throws for a Buff during the year. She PR’d at the Potts Invite (3/19) with a throw of 131-10, placing eighth overall.

2010: Indoor: Hunsucker had a successful start to her CU career, throwing both the shot put and weight in the winter. She recorded a season best of 44-03.25 in the weight throw at the Air Force Invite (2/12). Hunsucker competed in the shot put at six different meets. She had the sixth best throw of the season for a Buff with a toss of 41-05. Hunsucker recorded that mark twice, first at the Potts Invite (1/23) and then at the New Mexico Classic (2/6).
Outdoor: Hunsucker competed in the shot put, discus and hammer throws outside. She had two of the top eight throws for CU in the hammer throw. Her season best throw of 154-11 came at the Big 12 Championship and was the fourth best by a Buff in 2010. Prior to that toss, her previous best had been 151-01, which came at the CSU-Pueblo Invite (4/17). That mark was the sixth best for CU. Hunsucker launched the eighth best throw by a Buff in the discus with her toss of 124-00 at the CU Invite (4/10) to place 13th.

HIGH SCHOOL: Hunsucker owns PHS records in the shot put and the discus throws. She launched a mark of 135-10 in the discus and had a throw of 42-08 in the shot put. Hunsucker placed first at state as a senior in the shot put and was ninth as a junior. In the discus, she recorded a third-place finish as a senior and was fifth as a junior. Hunsucker was all-conference her sophomore through senior years. As a senior, she was named the most outstanding athlete of the year and was the PHS track and field MVP. Hunsucker was named the outstanding freshman athlete of the year and also played volleyball for the Panthers. Hunsucker was named the Outstanding U.S. History Student as a sophomore and her junior year she was named the Outstanding AP World History Student.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: Shot put: 42-08; Discus: 135-10.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Hunsucker graduated with a degree in finance and a GPA greater than 3.20. She was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Hunsucker earned MPSF All-Academic honors twice (2012 and 2014) and in 2013 and ‘14 was named a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.

PERSONAL: Emily Jean Hunsucker was born on April 20, 1991 in Blackhawk, Colo. She is the daughter of Todd and Christine Hunsucker of Loveland, Colo. and has one brother, Hayden, who was a member of the CSU-Pueblo football team.