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Updated: September 18, 2014

2014 Outdoor: FInished in second place in the hammer throw at the ACC Championships with a mark of 192-1.75 (58.57m)... Threw a season-best mark of 194-9 (59.36m) at the Florida Relays.

2014 Indoor: Participated in the weight throw at the ACC Championships, finishing 12th with a mark of 56-4.0 (17.18m).

2013 Outdoor: Earned second team All-America honors in the hammer throw with a mark of 201-6 (61.93m) to finish 13th at the NCAA Championship ... Qualified for the championship by finishing sixth at the NCAA East prelims with a throw of 203-1 (61.89m) ... Successfully defended her ACC hammer throw title at the Championships on a first attempt throw of 202-1 (61.61m) ... Recorded a season best throw of 203-2 (61.93m) at the Highlander Invitational.

2013 Indoor: Only competed once, finishing sixth in the weight throw at the ACC Championships with a mark of 61-1.5 (18.63m).

2012 Outdoor: Won four hammer throw competitions on the season, including the ACC title with a mark of 196-5 (59.87m) … Notched a season best mark of 198-10 (60.61m) with a win in the hammer at Clemson’s Tiger Qualifier … Finished 15th at the NCAA East Preliminary Meet (185-6, 56.55m) … Hammer champion at the Florida Relays (193-9, 59.07m) … Won the hammer throw at the Miami Hurricane Invitational (187-11, 57.27m) in her debut as a Hokie.

2012 Indoor: Redshirted.

High School: Attended Gymnasium Johanneum in Homburg, Germany … Posted a prep-best hammer throw of 179-9 (54.79m).

Personal: Born on September 25, 1991 in Zweibrucken, Germany … Daughter of Wolfgang and Waltraud Vester … Has an older sister, Kira … Plans on majoring in international studies.