2015 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Two-year letterwinner.
Redshirt sophomore (2014): INDOOR – Did not compete. OUTDOOR – Competed in eight meets. … Posted an NCAA provisional-qualifying javelin toss of 133 feet, 7 inches on March 29 at the Club Northwest Spring Break Open. Placed 7th at GNAC (126-0 ¾).
Sophomore (2013): INDOOR – Did not compete. OUTDOOR – Did not compete due to injury.
Freshman (2012): INDOOR – Did not compete. OUTDOOR – NCAA provisional qualifier in the javelin at 134-3 3/4, which she threw at the GNAC Championships, placing 5th. ... With the exception of one meet, gradually increased her distance all season after starting at 117-2 on March 24.
Molalla High School: Won Oregon state Class 4A javelin championship as a senior in 2011 with a personal-best throw of 131 feet, 5 inches. ... Placed 8th in the state javelin as a junior at 119-4. ... Did12 different individual events altogether, plus a 4x400 relay and one heptathlonm while in high school.
Personal: Michaela Rae Farner. ... Born Dec. 8, 1992. ... Double major in Linguistics & Cultural Studies, and Russian.
Fun facts: Has been throwing since she was a freshman in high school. ... Also has played volleyball, softball, baseball, and basketball. ... Loves to watch rugby and kendo. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Napoleon Dynamite." ... Book she just couldn't put down was Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." ... Favorite junk food is dill pickles. ... Favorite healthy food is carrots with hummus. ... Favorite sports teams are the U.S. Olympic track team, and the San Francisco 49ers. ... Her dream car is a midnight blue Porsche 911 Turbo S. ... Her friends call her "Michaela of Farner;" her dad calls her Laela. ... Her dream job would be to be a professor of English and Russian at Japan's Tokyo University. ... Also might like to work for the U.S Diplomatic Service.
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Javelin: 134-3 / 40.93m (2012)
