Janee' Kassanavoid

Kansas State Janee' Kassanavoid competing in the Womens Hammer of the 2018 Big 12 Track and Field Championship at Clyde Hart Stadium in Waco, TX on Friday, May 11, 2018

Photo by: Liz Parke

Position:
Throws
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lawson HS
Hometown:
Lawson, Mo.

Personal Bests
Indoor
Weight Throw	21.81m/71-6.75 (Steve Miller Open, 20177) (School Record)
Outdoor
Hammer Throw	68.21m/223-09 (Big 12 Championship, 2018) (School Record)

2017-18
Outdoor
Season bests: Hammer throw (68.21m/223-09)… Second team All-America in the hammer throw, placing 13^th at the NCAA Championships… Big 12 Champion in the hammer, throwing a school and facility record of 68.21m/223-09… Placed second at the NCAA West Preliminary with a throw of 67.94m/222-11, which qualified for the NCAA Championships… Set the school record on two different occasions during the season… Also nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.

2016-17
Outdoor
Season bests: Hammer Throw (66.97m/219-08)…First team All-American in the Hammer throw, placing fourth at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 66.58m/218-05…Big 12 Champion in the Hammer, recording a throw of 63.07m/206-11…Threw a school record 66.97m/219-08 in the Hammer Throw at the Texas Invitational, winning the event.
Indoor
Season bests: Weight Throw (21.81m/71-06.75)…Threw a meet and school record 21.81m/71-06.75 in the weight throw at the Steve Miller Open…Big 12 Champion in the weight throw, recording a throw of 21.32m/69-11.50 to win the event…Second team All-American in the weight throw as she placed ninth at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 20.71m/67-11.50.

2015-16
Outdoor
Season bests: Hammer Throw (61.46m/201-08)...Recorded her season best mark at the NCAA Championships, taking ninth place in the event...Named Second Team All-American...Qualified for NCAAs by recording a tenth place finish at the NCAA West Preliminary with a throw of 61.34m/201-03...Took sixth place at Big 12s with a throw of 57.50m/188-08...Fifth on the school's all-time list in hammer throw.
Indoor
Season bests: Weight Throw (19.64m/64-05.25)...Finished third in the weight throw with her season best mark...Sixth on the school's all-time list in weight throw.

2013-14
Johnson County Community College
Participated one season at JCCC for head coach Mike Bloemker and throws coach Phil Groves...National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Outdoor Champion in the hammer throw...Helped the Lady Cavaliers win the Region VI Triple Crown...Also helped the team win the East Jayhawk Conference Triple Crown...Two-time NJCAA All-American, Coaches All-American and All-Region VI performer...Three-time All-East Conference performer.

High School
Letterman in track and field (4x)...Primary events were the shot put and discus...Three-time Missouri Class 3&4 state medalist in the shot put, placing fifth in 2012 and 2013, and sixth in 2011...Placed sixth in the discus at the state meet in 2012...2013 sectional and district runner-up in the shot put...2013 district runner-up and third-place sectional finisher in the discus...Kansas City Interscholastic (KCI) conference shot put titles in 2010, 2011 and 2013...Conference titles in the discus in 2010 and 2012...Named Class 3 All-Northwest District in basketball in 2013...Named to the KKWK-KMRN All-Star Basketball team in 2012...Scored over 700 career points for the Cardinals...Three-time KCI All-Conference and All-District in volleyball...Earned Academic All-State in softball in 2009...National Honors Society member.

Personal
Born January 19, 1995...Daughter of Ron and Janet Kassanavoid...Has three siblings, Joseph, Jasmine and Jaaron...Brother, Joseph, plays Arena Football for the Wichita Wild...Aspires to become a registered dietician and personal chef...Majoring in Dietetics.