SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... Missed 2009 season due to injury. ... SPU outdoor MVP in 2008. ... SPU Most Inspirational in 2012. ... SPU Ron Grady Award co-Athlete of the Year (2012). ... All-GNAC indoor (2008, 2011). All-GNAC outdoor (2008, 2011, 2012). ... GNAC outdoor co-Athlete of the Year (2012). USTFCCCA All-Region in high jump (2011 indoor) and javelin (2011, 2012 outdoor). .... USTFCCCA All-American in javelin (2010, 2011, 2012).
Senior (2012) INDOOR – Placed 4th in high jump at GNAC Championships at 5-3 1/4, and 10th in pole vault at 10-0. ... Did high jump at two other meets, long jump at two meets, and shot put once. OUTDOOR – NCAA javelin champion with a PR throw of 168-1, which also bettered the 'B' standard for the U.S. Olympic Trials. ... Placed 2nd in javelin and 5th in high jump at GNAC Championships. ... Bettered the NCAA automatic qualifying mark for jav two weeks in a row, with the first of those efforts a PR 161-1 at the War V meet on April 7 – far enough to win the meet, and her first time beyond 160 feet. That gave her the national D-2 lead, which she maintained all the way into nationals. ... Also won javelin at Ralph Vernacchia Invite on March 31.
Junior (2011): INDOOR – Placed 4th in high jump, 7th in pole vault and 9th in long jump at GNAC Championships. OUTDOOR – Finished 2nd in the javelin at NCAA Championships, throwing 151-1 / 46.06m on her final attempt. ... 2nd in javelin, 4th in high jump at GNAC Championships. ... Broke the 150-foot barrier for the first time (151-0) in winning the javelin at Saint Martin's Invitational on April 30, hitting that mark on her first toss, becoming an NCAA automatic qualifier, and taking the national lead. ... Set a javelin PR of 159-4 / 48.58m at Ken Foreman/Ken Shannon Invitational on May 7, taking 2nd place and extending her D-2 national lead. ... Won javelin at UPS Outdoor Preview on March 5 and at Spike Arlt Invitational on April 16. ... Placed 3rd in elite-level Invitational Division of javelin at Stanford Invite on March 25.
Sophomore (2010): INDOOR – Won GNAC high jump championship (5-5 1/4 / 1.66m) and placed third in long jump (17-7 / 5.36m). Long jump mark at conference was a PR. ... Won long jump at Pilot Invitational in Portland (5-3 3/4 / 1.62m) ... Posted career-best and NCAA D-2 provisional qualifying mark of 5-5 3/4 / 1.67m at UW Invitational. ... Racked up NCAA provisional qualifying total of 3307 points in the heptathlon at UW Invitational, and that was a PR. OUTDOOR – Finished fourth in the javelin at the NCAA Championships with a toss of 145-8, earning All-American status. ... Placed second in javelin, fifth in high jump and 11th in long jump at GNAC Championships. ... Won the javelin at the JD Shotwell Invitational, the Western Washington Twilight, and the Saint Martin's Invitational. ... Won the high jump at the GNAC Multi-Event meet. ... Set a javelin career-best of 149-10 (45.68 meters) at the GNAC Championships on May 14. ... Also PR'd in 800, 100 hurdles, high jump, and long jump during the season.
Freshman (2008): OUTDOOR – Won GNAC javelin championship (147-10). ... Set PR of 148-3 in javelin at Ralph Vernacchia Classic in Bellingham. ... Was an NCAA provisional qualifier in the javelin, but was unable to compete because of elbow injury suffered at GNAC Championships, which eventually would lead to her missing the entire 2009 season. ... Scored 4,422 points in heptathlon at Big Green meet, where she also set career-bests in 200 (27.80), 800 (2:39.04), 100 hurdles (17.09), high jump (5-4½), long jump (17-0) and shot put (31-11½). ... Long jump and high jump marks were SPU’s best of the spring. INDOOR – Second in both high jump (5-3¼) and long jump (17-6), and sixth in triple jump (34-0¼) at GNAC Championships. ... Won long jump at Seattle U Moonlight Qualifier (17-2¼). ... Won shot put at SPU Last Chance meet (36-7½).
Personal: Brittany Lynn Aanstad. ... Born Jan. 23, 1989. ... Physical education major.
Fun facts: Two-time Washington Class 4A state javelin champion at Lake Stevens High School. ... Also played basketball all four years of high school. ... Book she just couldn’t put down was “every book I’ve ever picked up.” ... Favorite junk food is chocolate. ... Favorite psych-up music for a big race is anything by MC Hammer.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 2:33.41 (2010)
60 hurdles: 9.51 (2008)
High jump: 5-5 3/4 / 1.67m (2010)
Pole vault: 10-6 3/4 / 3.22m (2011)
Long jump: 17-7 / 5.36m (2010)
Triple jump: 34-3 1/2 / 10.45m (2008)
Shot put: 36-7 1/2 / 11.16m (2008)
Pentathlon: 3,307 (2010)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200: 27.80 (2008)
800: 2:38.84 (2010)
100 hurdles: 16.57 (2010)
High jump: 5-6 1/2 / 1.69m (2010)
Long jump: 17-2 / 5.23m (2011)
Triple jump: 35-1 / 10.89m (2011)
Shot put: 31-11 1/2 / 9.74m (2008)
Javelin: 168-1 / 51.24m (2012)
Heptathlon: 4,422 (2008)
