Laura Rycek

Laura Rycek

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Northamton, Pa.

High School:
Northampton Area

Event:
Throws

**Ranks No. 2 on Bucknell's all-time list in the javelin (145-6).**

2007-08: [Indoors] Competed in the shot put indoors, placing 15th at the Patriot League Championships (36-10 1/2) ... season-best was 37-3 1/4 at the Bucknell Winter Classic ... [Outdoors] Excelled in her specialty, the javelin, earning All-Patriot League and All-East honors as well as an NCAA Regionals berth ... was runner-up to teammate Beverly Rogers in the Partiot League javelin competition, with her personal-best throw of 145-6 good for the No. 2 spot in Bucknell history ... went on to finish seventh at the ECAC Championships (139-10) and 19th at the NCAA East Regional (135-7), capping a terrific rookie year ... won the javelin at both the Princeton Invitational and Bison Outdoor Classic, where she first met the NCAA Regional standard with a fling of 143-3 ... took third in the javelin in her first outdoor competition, the Maryland Invitational ... also competed in the shot put, with a season-best of 35-9 1/4 coming at Maryland ... earned PL Rookie of Week honors three straight weeks

Personal: Parents are Joseph and Ann Marie Rycek ... earned four letters each in track & field and volleyball at Northampton Area Senior High ... team captain in both sports ... state champion in the javelin as a senior ... school record-holder in that event ... two-time member of the LVIAC All-Star Team ... major is undeclared.

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