Amy Parulis

Position:
Throws
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Niantic, Conn.
High School:
East Lyme

2003: In outdoor - Competed in the javelin and hammer events...At the ACC Championships, earned third place with a hammer throw of 181-7 and came in third with a throw of 138-11 in the javelin event...In the hammer, best throw came at the Penn Relays where she came in third with a toss of 193-4...Earned third at the Eagle meet with a hammer throw of 192-8...Came in 4th in the hammer at the Clemson meet with a toss of 190-9...At the NCAA Championship Preliminaries, threw 187-0 in the hammer event...In the javelin, top mark was at the 49er Classic (152-0 1/2, runner-up)...Earned fourth in the javelin at the Texas Relays with a toss of 145-5...In indoor - Competed in the weight throw...Top throw came at the NY Armory, where she earned eighth place with a toss of 53-7 3/4...Had a throw of 52-9 1/4 at the Tar Heel Classic, earning sixth place...At the ACC Championships, came in seventh with a throw of 52-6 3/4...Earned eighth at the Virginia Tech Invitational, with a throw of 52-5 1/4...ACC Honor Roll and participated with Adopt-A-Class.

2002: All-ACC in hammer 2002 ... In indoor, Placed ninth at the ACC Championships in weight throw (52-3 3/4) ... Finished ninth at the Tar Heel Elite with a weight throw of 48-4 ... In outdoor, placed third at the ACC Championship with a 178-9 hammer throw ... Won javelin at UNC Invitational with a 135-2 ... Set a new PR in javelin at the Raleigh Relays with a sixth place finish (142-10)

2001: Holds the UNC record in the hammer with a throw of 175-0 ... Posted a fourth place finish at the ACC Championships in the hammer (170-9) and the javelin (131-11) ... Finished third at the Tar Heel Invitational, throwing 172-2 in the hammer ... Finished the season with a sixth place finish at the United States Junior Championships earning Junior All-America honors.

Prep: Captain of track and field indoor and outdoor teams ... All-State in the long jump, shot put and javelin throw ... 1999 and 2000 Foot Locker All-American in the hammer throw and javelin throw ... Also played soccer for four years ... Editor of school yearbook ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Jan. 7, 1982 ... Daughter of Patricia and Paul Parulis .

Academic Major/Minor: Exercise and Sports Science/Coaching Education

Athlete most admire: Mia Hamm

Favorite Band/Musical Artist: Dixie Chicks