Colorado University Athletics

2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Amanda Opp
Amanda Opp at the Colorado Invitational
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Amanda Opp
Photo by: Dan Madden
Amanda Opp

Amanda Opp

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Wheat Ridge, Colo.
  • High School:
    Lakewood
  • Major:
    Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Amanda Opp TFRRS Profile


2025-26

Indoor:
Threw a season best in the weight throw of 17.56m at the Colorado Invitational


2024-25

Indoor:
Competed in six meets for the Buffs...
  • Threw a season best in the weight throw at the Big 12 Indoor Championships of 17.35m to place 14th
  • Threw a season best in the shot put in her season opener at the Mines Alumni Classic of 12.09m
Outdoor:
  • Won the hammer throw at the Dr. Dan Caprioglio Early Bird, throwing 56.44m, her season's best
  • Threw her season's best in the discus at the Mines Kit Mayer Classic, 44.10m

2023-24

Indoor: Competed in six meets, specializing in the weight throw and shot put

Outdoor: Competed in 12 meets for the Buffs...
  • Set personal bests in the discus (44.40m) and hammer throw (60.23m)
  • Placed 5th at Pac-12s and 27th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the hammer throw

2022-23

Indoor: Competed in six meets primarily in the shot put and weight throw ... placed first in the weight throw at the Mines Winter Classic & Multi with a toss of 17.22m (56'6")

Outdoor: Competed for the Buffs in 12 meets ... recorded a personal best of 43.65m (143'2") in the discus throw at the Kit Mayer Classic, finishing third ... also set a personal record of 59.99m (196'10") in the hammer throw at the Fum McGraw Power Meet, finishing first ... placed 10th in the hammer throw at the Pac-12 Championships and 29th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round


2021-22

Indoor: Competed in eight meets for the Buffs ... finished top-five in the weight throw in four meets ... set a personal best of 17.65m (57'11") in the weight throw at the WSU Open, placing second ... finished 15th in the weight throw at the Pac-12 Invitational

Outdoor: Competed in the hammer throw in seven meets ... placed top-three in the hammer throw in all but one meet ... won the hammer throw at the Mines Kit Mayer Classic

HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended Lakewood High School

IN THE CLASSROOM
  • Majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology
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