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2016-17 Women's Track and Field Roster

Ed Hall
Joe Colon
Joe Colon
Jeremy Smith
Ed Mailliard

Amanda Balzer

  • Position Hurdles/Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • High School Chartiers-Houston
  • Hometown Canonsburg, Pa.

Biography

2015-16: Specialized in sprints and hurdles during junior season…  Posted career-best 60 meter dash time of 8.82 at the SPIRE Midwest Indoor Open (1/30/16)… Top 200 meter performance came at the Kent State Tune-Up (2/20/16), where she was timed in 27.72… Helped Allegheny’s 4x400 relay squad to a fifth-place finish at the NCAC Indoor Championships (3/5/16)… Finished sixth at the NCAC Indoor Championships in the 60 meter hurdles, posting a career-best time of 9.43 seconds.

2014-15: Regularly competed in all sprint and hurdle events during both indoor and outdoor season as a sophomore... During indoor season, turned in best 60 of the season at the Mount Union Wuske Invitational with a time of 8.83 seconds... Set new personal record in the 200 with a time of 27.78 seconds at the Kent State Tuneup... Turned in top-10 finish in the 400 at the Baldwin Wallace Mid-February Invite with a time of 1:04.72... Established new PR in the 60 hurdles at the NCAC Indoor Championships, finishing seventh in 9.47 seconds... Also turned in seventh-place finish at the NCAC Outdoor Championships in the 400 hurdles, with a PR time of 1:09.26... Ran career-best 15.56 seconds in the 100 hurdles at the Gator Invite.

2013-14:  Remained one of the Gators' top hurdlers throughout her freshman campaign... Began career by taking second in the 55 meter hurdles at the Case Western Holiday Classic with a time of 8.94 (12/7/13)... Participated in the NCAC Indoor Championshps in both the 60 meter hurdles and as part of the 4x200 relay... Finished seventh at the NCAC Outdoor Championships in both the 100 meter hurdles (16.14 seconds) and as part of the Gators' 4x100 relay... Ran season-best 15.69 seconds in the 100 meter hurdles at the Allegheny Gator Invitational (5/9/14).

Personal:  Graduate of Chartiers-Houston... Four-sport letterwinner (track & field, soccer, basketball, cross country)...  Four-time WPIAL qualifier in the 100 hurdles, twice finishing as runner-up at the WPIAL championships... Recipient of Tri-County Athletic Director Association Scholarship... Winner of WPIAL Scholar-Athlete Award... Communication major with Economics minor... Born October 5, 1994... Daughter of Janet and Robert Balzer.


Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Hurdles/Sprints
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Hurdles/Sprints
  • 2015-16Junior

    Hurdles/Sprints
  • 2016-17Senior

    Hurdles/Sprints