2021-2022 Women's Track and Field Roster
Meyer, Veronica
Veronica Meyer
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Chemical Engineering
- Hometown:
- Middletown, Conn.
- High School:
- Middletown
Bio
PERSONAL RECORDS
2022 OUTDOORS: Finished second in the javelin (40.22m) and fifth in the hammer throw (42.70m) at the Navy Spring Invitational... Recorded second-place finishes in both the javelin (37.42m) and hammer throw (48.74m) at the Lafayette Dual... Recorded a second-place finish in the hammer throw (50.74m), third-place finish in the javelin (38.65m) and ninth-place finish in the discus (40.06m) at the Lehigh T&F Invite... Finished second in the javelin with a mark of 39.76m, fourth in the hammer throw with a mark of 46.43m and seventh in the discus with a mark of 38.57m at the Greyhound Invitational... Won the javelin with a mark of 39.29m, won the hammer throw with a PR of 50.85m and finished fourth in the discus with a mark of 38.04m at the Coach P Invitational... Won the javelin (40.08m), finished fifth in the discus (39.81m), 11th in the hammer throw (42.97m) and 14th in the shot put (10.49m) at the Carol and John Covert Classic... Finished eighth in the javelin (38.59m), tenth in the hammer throw (46.20m), and 13th in the hammer throw (35.58m) at the Patriot League Championship... Finished 11th in the javelin (38.10m), 12th in the hammer throw (46.81m) and 22nd in the discus (36.93m) at the ECAC Championship... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022 INDOORS: Finished second in the weight throw (14.95m) and fourth in the shot put (10.90m) at Fast Times Before Finals... Recorded a tenth-place finish in the weight throw (13.88m) and 16th place finish in the shot put (10.71m) at the Angry Birds Invitational... Finished third in both the weight throw (14.58m) and shot put (12.51m) at the Lafayette Dual... Recorded an eighth-place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 14.60m at the Monmouth Winter Invitational... Finished third in the weight throw (14.64m) and seventh in the shot put (11.79m) at the Bucknell Tune Up... Finished 11th in the weight throw with a PR of 15.86m and 18th in the shot put with a mark of 11.66m at the Patriot League Championship.
2020 INDOORS: Finished 11th overall in the weight throw at the Bucknell Tune Up (12.59m)... Finished 11th overall in the weight throw at the Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Invitational (13.52m)... Finished 13th overall in the weight throw at the Penn 8 Team Select (13.93m)... Finished fifth overall in the weight throw, earning a new personal record at the Angry Birds Challenge (14.26m).... Finished 12th overall in the weight throw at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals (13.06m).
2019 OUTDOORS: Threw hammer, discus and javelin at Patriot League Championships… best finish was 12th in javelin (33.17m)… set PRs in hammer (42.30m) and javelin (40.43m) at Covert Classic… three hammer, discus and javelin at Larry Ellis Invitational… Finished eighth overall in the discus throw (37.15m, 121’ 10”) and finished 12th overall in the javelin (35.65m, 116’ 11”) at the Coach Pollard Invitational… Finished third overall in the javelin (34.97m, 114’ 9”) and finished fifth overall in the hammer throw (34.20m, 112’ 2”) at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet… Finished first overall in the javelin (35.78m, 117’ 5”), finished fifth overall in the hammer throw (42.30m, 138’ 9”) and finished fifth overall in the discus (38.90m, 127’ 7”) at the Lafayette Invitational, earning personal records in all three events… Finished 19th overall in the javelin (31.14m, 102’ 2”), finished 33rd overall in the hammer throw (34.72m, 113’ 11”) and finished 45th overall in the hammer throw (37.25m, 122’ 2”) at the Adidas Winthrop University Invitational… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 INDOORS: Finished 11th overall in the weight throw (13.21m, 43’ 4.25”) and finished 18th overall in the shot put, earning a personal record (10.11m, 33’ 2”) at the Moravian College Indoor Meet… Finished 10th overall in the weight throw (13.39m, 43’ 11.25”) and finished 15th overall in the shot put (9.48m, 31’ 1.25”) at the Angry Birds Challenge… Finished 17th overall in the weight throw (11.85m, 38’ 10.5”) and finished 20th overall in the shot put (9.21m, 30’ 2.75”) at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals… Finished fifth overall in the shot put (9.95m, 32’ 7.75”) and finished sixth overall in the weight throw (10.75m, 35’ 3.25”) at the Lehigh Season Opener.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Named All-State in the discus and javelin… All-Conference in the discus… Earned second place in the State Open in the discus… Participated in the New England Championship Meet in 2017 and 2018… Competed in the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in 2018… Three-year captain in throws… also lettered in soccer… Member of the National Honor Society… Earned high honors all four years… Named to All-Academic State and Conference teams.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jim and Leah Meyer… brother Eric.
Getting To Know Veronica
Nickname: Vern
Why did you choose Lehigh? I really like the balance of athletics and academics. Also, my favorite color is brown.
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? My friends!!
Major & Why: Chemical Engineering
Favorite Place on Campus: Upper Cents, specifically Thornburg
Favorite Food: Pierogies
Favorite Color: Light Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Natalie Condon
Favorite Movie: Lady Bird
Favorite TV Show: Broad City
Favorite Website: Club Penguin
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Rebecca Lobo
Favorite Pro Team: Boston Red Sox
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Maya Moore
Favorite place to study: Linderman seminar room
Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Bake
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Time
Place I'd Like To Visit: Australia
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Tap dancing
Dream Job: Actress on Broadway
One unique thing no one knows about me: I’ve played the cello since second grade!
If I Didn't Run Track and Field, I Would Play: Ultimate Frisbee
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give some to my Dad so he could build the indoor throwing facility that he’s wanted for years
2022 OUTDOORS: Finished second in the javelin (40.22m) and fifth in the hammer throw (42.70m) at the Navy Spring Invitational... Recorded second-place finishes in both the javelin (37.42m) and hammer throw (48.74m) at the Lafayette Dual... Recorded a second-place finish in the hammer throw (50.74m), third-place finish in the javelin (38.65m) and ninth-place finish in the discus (40.06m) at the Lehigh T&F Invite... Finished second in the javelin with a mark of 39.76m, fourth in the hammer throw with a mark of 46.43m and seventh in the discus with a mark of 38.57m at the Greyhound Invitational... Won the javelin with a mark of 39.29m, won the hammer throw with a PR of 50.85m and finished fourth in the discus with a mark of 38.04m at the Coach P Invitational... Won the javelin (40.08m), finished fifth in the discus (39.81m), 11th in the hammer throw (42.97m) and 14th in the shot put (10.49m) at the Carol and John Covert Classic... Finished eighth in the javelin (38.59m), tenth in the hammer throw (46.20m), and 13th in the hammer throw (35.58m) at the Patriot League Championship... Finished 11th in the javelin (38.10m), 12th in the hammer throw (46.81m) and 22nd in the discus (36.93m) at the ECAC Championship... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022 INDOORS: Finished second in the weight throw (14.95m) and fourth in the shot put (10.90m) at Fast Times Before Finals... Recorded a tenth-place finish in the weight throw (13.88m) and 16th place finish in the shot put (10.71m) at the Angry Birds Invitational... Finished third in both the weight throw (14.58m) and shot put (12.51m) at the Lafayette Dual... Recorded an eighth-place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 14.60m at the Monmouth Winter Invitational... Finished third in the weight throw (14.64m) and seventh in the shot put (11.79m) at the Bucknell Tune Up... Finished 11th in the weight throw with a PR of 15.86m and 18th in the shot put with a mark of 11.66m at the Patriot League Championship.
2020 INDOORS: Finished 11th overall in the weight throw at the Bucknell Tune Up (12.59m)... Finished 11th overall in the weight throw at the Monmouth University Winter Collegiate Invitational (13.52m)... Finished 13th overall in the weight throw at the Penn 8 Team Select (13.93m)... Finished fifth overall in the weight throw, earning a new personal record at the Angry Birds Challenge (14.26m).... Finished 12th overall in the weight throw at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals (13.06m).
2019 OUTDOORS: Threw hammer, discus and javelin at Patriot League Championships… best finish was 12th in javelin (33.17m)… set PRs in hammer (42.30m) and javelin (40.43m) at Covert Classic… three hammer, discus and javelin at Larry Ellis Invitational… Finished eighth overall in the discus throw (37.15m, 121’ 10”) and finished 12th overall in the javelin (35.65m, 116’ 11”) at the Coach Pollard Invitational… Finished third overall in the javelin (34.97m, 114’ 9”) and finished fifth overall in the hammer throw (34.20m, 112’ 2”) at the Lehigh versus Lafayette Dual Meet… Finished first overall in the javelin (35.78m, 117’ 5”), finished fifth overall in the hammer throw (42.30m, 138’ 9”) and finished fifth overall in the discus (38.90m, 127’ 7”) at the Lafayette Invitational, earning personal records in all three events… Finished 19th overall in the javelin (31.14m, 102’ 2”), finished 33rd overall in the hammer throw (34.72m, 113’ 11”) and finished 45th overall in the hammer throw (37.25m, 122’ 2”) at the Adidas Winthrop University Invitational… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 INDOORS: Finished 11th overall in the weight throw (13.21m, 43’ 4.25”) and finished 18th overall in the shot put, earning a personal record (10.11m, 33’ 2”) at the Moravian College Indoor Meet… Finished 10th overall in the weight throw (13.39m, 43’ 11.25”) and finished 15th overall in the shot put (9.48m, 31’ 1.25”) at the Angry Birds Challenge… Finished 17th overall in the weight throw (11.85m, 38’ 10.5”) and finished 20th overall in the shot put (9.21m, 30’ 2.75”) at the Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals… Finished fifth overall in the shot put (9.95m, 32’ 7.75”) and finished sixth overall in the weight throw (10.75m, 35’ 3.25”) at the Lehigh Season Opener.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Named All-State in the discus and javelin… All-Conference in the discus… Earned second place in the State Open in the discus… Participated in the New England Championship Meet in 2017 and 2018… Competed in the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in 2018… Three-year captain in throws… also lettered in soccer… Member of the National Honor Society… Earned high honors all four years… Named to All-Academic State and Conference teams.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jim and Leah Meyer… brother Eric.
Getting To Know Veronica
Nickname: Vern
Why did you choose Lehigh? I really like the balance of athletics and academics. Also, my favorite color is brown.
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? My friends!!
Major & Why: Chemical Engineering
Favorite Place on Campus: Upper Cents, specifically Thornburg
Favorite Food: Pierogies
Favorite Color: Light Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Natalie Condon
Favorite Movie: Lady Bird
Favorite TV Show: Broad City
Favorite Website: Club Penguin
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Rebecca Lobo
Favorite Pro Team: Boston Red Sox
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: Maya Moore
Favorite place to study: Linderman seminar room
Favorite thing to do on a rainy day: Bake
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Time
Place I'd Like To Visit: Australia
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Tap dancing
Dream Job: Actress on Broadway
One unique thing no one knows about me: I’ve played the cello since second grade!
If I Didn't Run Track and Field, I Would Play: Ultimate Frisbee
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give some to my Dad so he could build the indoor throwing facility that he’s wanted for years
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