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Zelma Wade
 Zelma Wade
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Austin, Texas

High School:
Manor H.S.

Height:
5-9

Event:
Throws

Birthdate:
08/10/1985

Experience:
4L

2007
Named to Spring 2007 Academic All-MWC team ... Qualified for the Midwest Regional with a pair of regional qualifying marks in the shot put ... Had a personal-best toss of 47-08.00 (14.53m) to place fourth in the shot put at the MWC Outdoor Championships ... TCU's lone discus thrower ... Finished first in discus at Horned Frog Invitational (150-04) ... Posted second-place finish in discus at North Texas Classic ... Finished second in the shot put at the TCU Invitational with a toss of 47-07.25 (14.51m) ... Placed second in the shot put (46-04.25) at the North Texas Classic ... Earned third-place finish in shot put at Horned Frog Invitational.

2006
Competed in shot put and discus ... Had season-best throw of 48-03.25 to finish second in the shot put at the Wes Kittley Open ... Top discus throw of 148-01 earned her a third-place finish at North Texas Classic ... Placed second in discus at UTA Open with a toss of 147-06 ... Finished third in the shot put at the Dr. Pepper Invitational with a throw of 46-02.50 ... Posted a throw of 45-01.75 to placed third in the shot at Wes Kittley 6 Way ... Finished fifth in the shot at the MWC Indoor and Outdoor Championships ... Scored seventh in MWC discus.

2005
Competed in the shot put during the indoor season ... added the discus event to her repertoire outdoors ... claimed the shot put title at the Wes Kittley 6-Way Meet with a throw of 12.81m (42-00.50) ... took home the silver medal the following weekend at the Wes Kittley Invitational, with an effort of 12.99m (42-07.50) ... continued to show improvement at the Razorback Invitational, logging a throw of 13.04m (42-09.50) ... saved her best performance for the C-USA Indoor Championships, posting a season-best mark of 13.51m (44-04.00) ... opened the outdoor season with a pair of medals, silver in the discus and bronze in the shot put, at the Dr Pepper Invitational on March 26 ... claimed another runner-up finish in the discus a week later at the UTA Invitational ... logged her best shot put performance of the outdoor season at the Oklahoma Invitational with a throw of 13.47m (44-02.50) ... also claimed fifth place in the discus ... finished fifth in both events at the TCU Invitational ... won the gold medal in the discus at the UTA Open, setting a new school record in the event with a mark of 48.14m (157-11) ... fouled on all three shot put attempts and finished seventh in the discus at the C-USA outdoor meet ... competed in the discus at the Midwest Regional, finishing 21st with a throw of 43.57m (142-11).

2004
Focused primarily on the shot put during the indoor season and added the discus event outdoors ... best effort in the shot during the indoor season came at the Southwest Classic ... posted an indoor best mark of 14.35 meters (47-01.00) ... placed third at the Conference USA indoor meet with a mark of 14.11 meters (46-03.50), earning all-league accolades ... best shot put effort during the outdoor season came at the Texas Relays when she posted a mark of 14.36 meters (47-01.50), nearly a half a meter better than any other mark during the season ... that performance earned her a spot at the Midwest Region meet ... placed a disappointing ninth in the shot put in the rain at the C-USA Outdoor Championships ... also finished 10th in the discus with a season-best toss of 41.18 meters (135-01) ... fouled on all three attempts at the Midwest regional meet.

High School
Lettered three times in basketball and track & field and twice in volleyball at Manor (Texas) High School ... coached by Sharon Robbins and Mike Ellis ... was a gold medalist at the state meet as a senior in the shot put with a winning mark of 42-08.25 ... took the bronze as a junior and was a state qualifier as a sophomore ... earned all-CenTex and all-state honors in volleyball ... named to the all-star team in 2003 and was the Most Valuable Hitter of District 3A ... named to the first team all-district squad in basketball in each of her final three prep seasons.

Personal
Parents are Alice Wade and A.L. Moultrie ... pursuing a degree in communication studies.

 
 
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