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2022-23 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Amanda Gurth

  • Position Throws
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Morris Plains, N.J.
  • Highschool Parsippany Hills

Biography

Amanda Gurth 2022-23: Indoor: Placed 20th in the shot put (36' 2 3/4") at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/26)... Finished 13th in the shot put (35' 8") at the Metropolitan Championship (2/3)... Was eighth in the shot put (35' 6 3/4") at the Ramapo Season Opener (1/20)... Took 14th in the shot put (35' 3 3/4") at the Lions Indoor Invitational (1/14)... Was 13th in the shot put (34' 7 1/2") at the Spence Garcia Invitational (12/3). Outdoor: Was 14th in the shot put (38' 3/4") and 15th in the discus throw (107' 11") at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/7)... Scored eighth in the shot put (35' 5 1/4") at the Metropolitan Championship, while being 16th in the discus throw (97' 10") (4/8)... Took fifth in the shot put (37' 10") at the Lions Outdoor Invitational  (4/29)... Was ninth in the discus throw (104' 1/2") and tenth in the shot put (36' 1/4") at the Rutgers Relays (4/22)... Grabbed 14th overall in the shot put (34' 8 1/2") at the Colonial Relays (4/1)... Placed fourth in the discus throw (108' 2") and eighth in the discus throw (108' 2") at the Rider 5-Way Invitational (3/26)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2021-22: Indoor: Finished 17th in the shot put (35' 4") at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/27)... Scored sixth in the shot put (37' 1 3/4") at the Metropolitan Championship (2/4)... Was 27th overall in the shot put (34' 4 3/4") at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/11)... Took second in the shot put (34' 5 3/4") at the Ramapo Season Opener (1/21)... Grabbed fifth in the shot put (35' 8") and 11th in the weight throw (34' 7") at the Lions Indoor Invitational (1/15)... Won the shot put event at the Fordham Alumni Meet with a mark of 34' 10 1/2", while being third in the weight throw (37' 6") (1/8)... Was tenth in the shot put (36' 1 1/4") and 14th in the weight throw (38' 7") at the Bill Ward Invitational (12/4). Outdoor: Placed 14th in the discus throw (105' 2") and 18th in the shot put (35' 6 1/2") at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/8)... Was ninth in the discus throw (108' 10") and 12th in the shot put (34' 3") at the Metropolitan Championship (4/9)... Finished third in the shot put (38' 8 1/4") and 12th in the discus throw (103' 10 1/2") at the Mark T. Young Invitational (4/23)... Placed 18th in both the shot put (35' 7 1/4") and discus throw (105' 2") at the Colonial Relays (4/2)... Took sixth in the discus throw (106' 3") and eighth in the shot put (35' 3 1/4") at the Rider 5-Way Invitational (3/26)... Grabbed third in the shot put (36' 7 3/4") at the Stony Brook Opener (3/19)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2020-21: Indoor: Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic... Outdoor: Finished 16th overall in the shot put at the Atlantic 10 Championship with a mark of 35' 11 1/2" (5/2)... Placed ninth in both the shot put (34' 9 3/4") and the discus throw (106' 7") at the Metropolitan Championship (4/10)... Was tenth in the shot put (33' 2 1/2") at the Fordham Invite (3/20)... Grabbed fifth in the shot put (34' 10 1/2") and sixth in th discus throw (97' 11") at the Stockton Invite #2 (4/2)... Was then third (37' 5 3/4") and fifth (99' 8") in those events at the Stockton Invite #3 (4/16)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2019-20: Indoor: Was 12th in the shot put event at the Atlantic 10 Championship with a distance of 36' 9 3/4" (3/1)... Finished 18th in the shot put (34' 7 3/4") and 22nd in the weight throw (34' 2 3/4") at the Metropolitan Championship (2/1)... Took fifth in the shot put (36' 11") and sixth in the weight throw (36' 1 1/2") at the Fordham Season Opener (12/6)... Placed fourth in the shot put (35' 3") and fifth in the weight throw (34' 7 3/4") at the Elkin Invitational (1/10)... Was 16th in the shot put (37' 5 1/4") and 22nd in the weight throw (38' 3/4") at the Penn 8 Select Meet (1/18)... Ended up fourth in the shot put at the Armory Last Chance Meet with a mark of 36' 5" (2/21)... Outdoor: Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Member of the varsity track and basketball teams at Parsippany Hills High School in New Jersey... Two-year captain... Two-time NJ State Sectional champion in both the shot put and the discus throw... Three-time NJ State Meet of Champions qualifier in the shot put and twice in the discus... Two-time First Team All-Conference and All-Academic... 2019 Parsippany Hills Female Athlete of the Year... Recipient of the 2019 Morris County Athletic Directors Association Scholar Athlete Award... Two-year starter for basketball and was the team's leading scorer as a junior... Member of the National and Spanish Honor Societies... Four-year honor roll student... Seal of Biliteracy Award.

Major: Biological Sciences.
 
CAREER BEST MARKS
Indoor shot put: 37' 5 1/4" (2020)
Indoor weight throw: 38' 7" (2021)
Outdoor shot put: 38' 8 1/4" (2022)
Outdoor discus throw: 108' 10" (2022)

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Throws
    5'10"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Throws
    5'10"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Throws
    5'10"
  • 2022-23Senior

    Throws
    5'10"