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April Wiechmann
April Wiechmann

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Apache Junction, Ariz.

High School:
Red Mt. HS

Last College:
Mesa JC

Event:
Throws

Fresno State: (2002) Recorded an indoor personal-best weight throw of 56-4 ... NCAA Provisional Qualifier in the hammer with a PR of 186-8, which led the squad … also was the team leader in the discus and high jump with personal-bests of 162-5 and 5-6 … named Herzog Track Woman of the Year … took third place in the high jump at the WAC Outdoor Championships … Verizon Academic All-American District VIII First Team … WAC Scholar-Athlete … Deans List … Kiwanis Torch of Excellence (2001) Outdoor redshirt…finished the indoor season with a fifth place in the weight throw at the WAC Indoor Championships with a distance of 53-5, a mark which also led the squad…was second on the squad in the shot put at 44-1 1/2...WAC Scholar Athlete…Deans List…Phi Kappa Phi. (2000) Was the team’s high point woman and outstanding field performer…recorded a mark of 149-2 to win the discus at the Western Athletic Conference Championships…recorded a season best 5-6 in the high jump at the Bob Mathias Fresno Relays…recorded a mark of 41-4 in the shot put at the Modesto Relays…posted a mark of 169-10 at the Modesto Relays.

Mesa JC: Played one year of soccer and participated on the track and field team for two years…All-American in the high jump and the hammer throw (2nd in nation)…holds the Mesa Community College record in the hammer…career best in high jump is 5-7, 164-0 in hammer, 138-0 in the discus, 41-11 in the shot put and 125 in the javelin.

Red Mountain HS: Lettered in track and field four years, soccer three years and volleyball two years…state high jump champion…recruited by Boise State, Kansas, Nevada and Arizona.

Personal: Born Dec. 30, 1978 in Mesa, Ariz….parents are Allen Wiechmann and Linda Stewart…brother is Blade and sisters are Nicki and Ronni.

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