Lena Giger Season 2019-20

TFRRS Performance Profile

Career Accolades:

• Four-Time All-American.

Personal bests (thru indoors 2019):

• Shot Put: 59-4 1/4 (18.09m)
• Hammer: 190-3 (57.99m)
• Discus: 151-10 (46.27m)
• 20-pound weight throw: 53-3 (16.23m)

As a Fifth-Year Senior (2019):
Indoors

• Team captain
• Second in NCAA shot put.
• First-team All-America (shot put).
• Broke school record in the shot put (58-8 ½, 17.89m).
• Took the lead with a school-record distance on final collegiate throw, only to be overtaken by ¾ of an inch.
• MPSF All-Academic.
• USTFCCCA All-Academic.

As a Senior (2018):
Outdoors

• Earned first-team All-America honors by placing third at the NCAA Championships in the shot put.
• Highest NCAA finish by Stanford in shot put since 2004.
• Pac-12 Women's Field Athlete of the Week (April 17).
• Big Meet shot put winner.
• Also won the Stanford Invitational, Cardinal Classic, and National Relays.
• Moved to No. 2 on Stanford's all-time list in the shot put.
• Set personal best of 59-4 1/4 (18.09m) while placing third at the Triton Invitational.
• The distance was only 2 1/2 inches from Jillian Camarena's school absolute record.
• USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.

Indoors

• First-team All-America in the shot put, placing sixth at the NCAA Championships.
• Broke school shot put record with a toss of 58-4 (17.78m) to win the Husky Invitational.
• Second at the MPSF Championships, for her highest conference finish.
• MPSF All-Academic.

As a Junior (2017):
Outdoors

• All-America honorable mention (shot put), placing 17th in her first NCAA meet.
• Moved to No. 3 on Stanford's all-time list in the shot put.
• USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
• U.S. Championships competitor (16th).
• Pac-12 Field Athlete of the Week (April 26).
• Big Meet shot put winner.
• Twice broke absolute PB in the shot, ultimately by throwing 55-9 1/4 (17.00m) at NCAA West Prelims.
• Won four meets in the shot: Hornet Invite, Stanford Invite, Big Meet, and Cardinal Classic. 

Indoors

• No. 5 on the Stanford absolute performer's list after her 54-8 3/4 (16.68m) at the Seattle Pacific Last Chance meet.
• Moved to the No. 4 spot on Stanford's all-time indoor list.
• Placed fifth at the MPSF Championships at 51-9 3/4 (15.79m).
• MPSF All-Academic selection.

As a Sophomore (2016):
Outdoors

• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
• USTFCCCA All-Academic team.
• Big Meet shot put winner.
• Set PB in the shot put of 53-3 3/4 to win the Michael Johnson Invitational.
• Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims for the second consecutive season, improving by 12 places.
• Ended season at No. 5 in the shot and No. 6 in the hammer on Stanford's all-time lists.
• Achieved season hammer best of 183-6 to place second in the collegiate event at the Stanford Invitational.

Indoors

• Got a big put at the MPSF Championships, setting a personal best by more than a foot to finish fourth at 53-0 1/4.
• Threw the 20-pound weight in three meets, with a season-best 53-3 at the Husky Classic.

As a Freshman (2015):
Outdoors:

• Broke her own Stanford freshman hammer record with a throw of 190-3 at the Pan Am Junior Championships in Edmonton, placing her No. 5 all-time at Stanford.
• The throw was on her final attempt, after throwing a PB 190-1 on her fifth throw, and earned her a silver medal.
• She barely made the final after fouling on her first two throws, but stayed in the sector on her third to give her three more throws.
• First broke the freshman record in her collegiate debut, throwing 188-3 to win the Outdoor Opener in Berkeley.
• Set a personal best in the shot of 51-11 1/4 to place fourth at the Pac-12 Championships.
• The distance is No. 7 at Stanford all-time and No. 3 among freshmen.
• Finished second at the U.S. Junior Championships in the hammer, throwing 185-6.
• Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims in the shot, finishing 35th overall at 48-0 1/2.
• Shot put No. 3 all-time Stanford (51-11 ¼).
• USTFCCCA All-Academic team.

Indoors:

• Did not compete.

National/International:

• Placed 13th at the 2018 U.S. Championships in the shot, with a 56-5 1/4 (17.20m).
• Advanced to the 2017 U.S. senior championships for the first time, placing 16th in the shot (52-4 1/2, 15.96m).
• Earned a silver medal in the hammer at the 2015 Pan Am Junior Championships in Edmonton.
• Set two personal bests, on consecutive throws, improving to 190-3 on her sixth toss.
• Won the 2014 U.S. Youth Championships in the hammer with a best of 183-1.
• The throw made her No. 1 in Illinois and No. 2 on the 2014 U.S. high school list.
• Placed fourth at the 2014 U.S. junior nationals in the hammer.

High School:

• A three-time Illinois 2A state shot put champion.
• Placed fourth at the 2014 U.S. junior nationals and the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the hammer.
• Set shot put best of 50-0 in placing fourth at the 2014 New Balance Indoor Nationals.
• Made the U.S. high school list in two events in 2013, with a 48-10¾ in the shot put and 161-10 in the hammer throw.
• Won the 2013 Golden West Invitational in the hammer.
• Third in the 2013 New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the shot put.

Personal:

• Parents are David and Caroline Giger.
• Coached by her father at Highland High.

Career results: