Amy Gladfelter '97
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- Class Year:
- 1997
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- Induction Year:
- 2007
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- Role/Sport(s) Played:
- Track and Field
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- Club Team:
- Student-Athlete
Bio
Amy Gladfelter is one of only two Juniata track and field athletes to earn All-America recognition twice in their career; she placed seventh in the javelin at the NCAA Championship to earn All-America honors during her junior season. She then finished fifth in the same event at the NCAA Championship as senior to repeat as an All-American. Gladfelter established the Juniata record in the event as a senior when she posted a best throw of 142' 3", a record that still stood 10 years after it was established. She broke the previous record by nearly 10 feet. In addition, her toss at the MAC Championship was the second-best throw in Division III leading up to the NCAAs.
Gladfelter was a two-time Middle Atlantic Conference Champion in the javelin, winning the competition at the conference championships as both a junior and a senior. Her efforts in her senior season helped Juniata finish fourth at the MAC Championship, its highest finish since the 1983 season.