Jill Pedretti

Position:
Throws
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Verona Wis.
High School:
Verona Area

2002: In outdoor, successful at the UNC Classic with a first-place finish in each the discus (167-4) and javelin (139-2) ... Finished fourth at the Raleigh Relays with a 160-0 in the discus ... Suffered a season-ending injury in the fourth meet.

2001: In indoor, finished fifth at the ACC Championships in both the weight throw (53-3 1/2) and the shot put (44-8 1/4) ... In outdoor, placed 17th at the NCAA Championships in the discus ... Set a new personal record in the discus at 177-11 when she finished first at the Tar Heel Invitational ... Won the Georgia Tech Invitational with a 168-11 discus throw ... Five first place finished in javelin ... Set a new personal javelin record at the Challenge Cup, placing first with a 147-8 throw ... Took second place at the ACC Championships in the javelin ( 146-9)

2000: Won the discus throw with a throw of 170-1 at the ACC Championships ... Placed third at the ACC Championships in the hammer with a season-best throw of 166-3 ... Hammer toss at the ACC Championships broke the school record ... Named ACC Rookie of the Year ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships and the Olympic trials in the discus ... Placed first in the javelin throw (130-1) and third in the hammer throw (161-8) at the UNC-Charlotte 49er Classic ... Finished second, third, fourth and fifth in the discus (154-5), javelin (137-4), shot put (46-6 1/4) and hammer (156-4), respectively, at the USC Trojan Invitational ... Won the Knoxville Invitational in the discus throw with a season-best throw of 177-5 ... Named Wachovia Woman of the Week in Oct., 2000

Prep: Ranked No. 1 in the nation in the discus ... Holds state record for the discus in Wisconsin ... 1999 Wisconsin Athlete of the year ... State champion in the discus in 1998 and ’99 ... State champion in the shot put in 1998 and runner-up in 1999 ... Verona Team MVP ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Also played varsity basketball for four years

Personal: Born Sept. 30, 1980 ... Daughter of Roy Pedretti and Ellen Mauss ... Majoring in business administration