FHSU Women's Athlete of the Year
Christa Bergmann, senior track and field athlete from Concordia, Kan., has been selected by the FHSU Sports Information Staff as the FHSU Women's Athlete of the Year.
Bergmann was the individual national champion in the 20-pound weight throw at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. She set a new school record for the fourth time this year in the event with a throw of 63 feet, 10.5 inches.
Bergmann continuously improved in the weight throw all year long. She became the first woman in FHSU history to throw over 60 feet in the event at the Jayhawk Classic in January, when she threw her previous best mark of 60 feet, 10.5 inches. She added this championship to her MIAA Championship a couple weeks prior.
For the outdoor season, Bergmann would go on to set a new FHSU record in the women's hammer throw and qualified for nationals in the hammer throw and discus. She earned All-American honors in the discus with a sixth-place finish to grab her second All-American honor of the year.
