Antonia Susnjar
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Hometown:
- Split, Croatia
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Vladmir Nazor
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- Previous College:
- Western Kentucky
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- Previous School:
- Western Kentucky
Bio
SENIOR (2017): Susnjar had a solid senior season for the Golden Eagle track team...she bested her 2016 school record twice in the javelin, first at the Austin Peay Invitational with a 39.35-meter throw, and then again with a 40.18-meter throw in the OVC Championships to earn the Tech team valuable points in the championships and further concrete her school record mark...she also set a personal best throw in the shot put at the Vanderbilt Opener with a 10.92-meter mark.
JUNIOR (2016): For the first time in her collegiate career, Susnjar threw shot put indoor...notched a season-best mark of 35'5" (10.79m) at the Music City Challenge...primarly participated in javelin in the outdoor season, where she grabbed a career-best mark and school record with a 128'9" (39.25 m) throw...her second best throw was 125'9" (38.32m), which she captured at the Burtus Hamilton Challenge (Berkley, Calif.) when she placed third overall...placed third in the javelin at the Ohio Valley Outdoor Championships.
BEFORE TECH: Antonia was a bronze medalist in the javelin at the Conference USA Championships in 2015, and owns a personal-best throw of 139 feet (42.36m), a mark she achieved at the Kentucky Relays (April 19, 2014) as a freshman...also had a toss of 138' 9" a week later at the Arkansas State Red Wolf Open...her best javelin toss as a sophomore came with a third-place finish at the C-USA meet (May 17) meet at 136' 8"
HIGH SCHOOL: Antonia was a standout for the track team in her high school, ranking second in the country in the shot put...helped her 4x100m relay team rank second in the nation...earned a spot on her national team in 2014.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Ante and Bozenka Susnjar...born July 22, 1994 in Split, Croatia.
ACADEMIC: Susjnar is majoring in biochemistry and cell and molecular biology...named to the 2016 Athletic Director's Honor Roll and Dean's List.
News mentions
The Tennessee Tech track and field team made a dramatic comeback on the final day of competition to secure a third-place finish (91 points) at the Outdoor Ohio Valley Conference Championships.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team competed in the Tennessee Challenge on Saturday, as part of their preparation for the upcoming OVC Outdoor Championships. Despite rain intermittently throughout the day causing participants to scratch from their heats, the Golden Eagles put on a promising performance heading into next weekend.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team will return to action on May 6 at the Tennessee Challenge.
For the second consecutive week, D’Airrien Jackson has been named the adidas® OVC Outdoor Female Track co-Athlete of the Week on April 19.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team headed to familiar OVC territory this weekend and came back even more prepared for the upcoming OVC Outdoor Championships.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team saw abundant success at the Hilltopper Relays on Saturday at Western Kentucky university.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team kicked off day one of their outdoor season at the Weems Baskin Invitational.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team will kick off their outdoor season on Friday-Saturday at the Weems Baskin Invitational hosted by the University of South Carolina at the Cregger Track facility. Festivities on both days are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. CT.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team claimed a second place finish at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships, marking the highest finish ever by a Tech squad. The Golden Eagles tallied 111 points, just 14 points behind OVC Champion Eastern Illinois (125).
The Tennessee Tech track and field team opened day one at the Indiana University relays on a high note.
The Tennessee Tech track and field team had a successful meet on Saturday at the Gene Edmonds Open at Purdue University with the day’s action highlighted by Micayla Rennick breaking a school record in the 3,000-meter race.
The Tennessee Tech track team opened their 2016-17 season at the Vanderbilt Opener Invitational in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday.