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2023 Women's Track and Field Roster

Maisie Gelhar

  • Position Throws
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool D.C. Everest
  • Hometown Wausau, Wis.

Biography

2021-22 Season
2022 Outdoor: 
Did not compete.

2022 Indoor:
Competed in the season-opening Hawkeye Invite, finishing 28th in the shot put with a throw of 10.92m.

2020-21 Season
2021 Outdoor: 
Opened the outdoor season on April 2 at Illinois State competing in three throwing events... Highlighted by the discus, placing sixth with a throw of 40.54 meters... Finished sixth in the discus (40.46 meters) and 13th in the hammer throw (39.65) at the Big Blue Classic on April 10... Set a pair of personal bests at the Warrior Invitational on April 17... Won the discus with a PR of 42.22 meters which ranks seventh all-time for MKE... Placed fifth in the hammer throw with a PR 42.56-meter throw and fourth in the shot put (11.78 meters)... Followed the next weekend with three more top-five finishes... Set a new personal best in the shot put at the Valpo Invitational on May 1, placing third with a mark of 12.77 meters... Competed in all three events at the Horizon League Championships and earned a ninth-place finish in the discus at 40.56 meters.

2021 Indoor: Put together a season-best performance at the Horizon League Championships in the weight throw, placing sixth with a throw of 15.72 meters... Made her collegiate debut on January 23 at the home John Tierney Classic and placed fourth in both the shot put and weight throw... Improved her weight throw mark to 15.38 meters on February 6 at the Parkside Triangular to finish third... Moved up to 12.00 meters in the shot put on February 14 to finish sixth at the Panther Tune-Up.. Had a strong outing at Parkside on February 20, winning the weight throw (15.25 meters) and placing second in the shot put (12.44 meters).

High School
Member of the D.C. Everest track and field team as a thrower for four years... Named All-Conference for the discus in 2017 and shot put in 2018... Second Team All-Conference for discus in 2018 and 2019... Also was a right side for volleyball for three years... Named Honorable Mention All-Conference in 2018 and Second Team in 2018... Academic All-State in 2020... Wisconsin Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete in 2019 and 2020... Member of the Madison Throws Club... Volunteered with Special Olympics.

Personal
Daughter of Peter and Jessica... Chose to attend UWM because it is "known for business programs" and she "loved the idea of a big city college experience and the ability to do track and field"... Lists most memorable sports experience as when all three throwers from D.C. Everest swept the sectional meet and reached the State Championships... Hobbies include sewing, travel, lifting, and curling... Brother Cade is on the varsity sailing team for the U.S. Naval Academy... Born on September 25, 2001.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

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