University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Heims Named MVC Co-Field Athlete of the Week
4/16/2019 1:00:00 PM | Track and Field
ST. LOUIS - Jessica Heims broke the para-athlete F64 classification discus world record with a throw of 105-feet-07 (32.19-meters) and was named the Missouri Valley Conference Co-Field Athlete of the Week for her efforts, the conference announced Tuesday.
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Her throw was good enough for 18th-place at the Iowa Musco Twilight meet Saturday in Iowa City. Heims also finished second in the unseeded 100-meter dash with a time of 15.30, the top time in the world this year to date for the F64 classification.
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She was named to the US Paralympic track field national team and she is scheduled to compete at the Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru from Aug. 23-Sep. 1. Just a few months later, the team will compete at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai from Nov. 7-15.
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UNI track and field is back in action this week at the Missouri Tiger Invitational in Columbia, Missouri, Friday and Saturday.
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Her throw was good enough for 18th-place at the Iowa Musco Twilight meet Saturday in Iowa City. Heims also finished second in the unseeded 100-meter dash with a time of 15.30, the top time in the world this year to date for the F64 classification.
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She was named to the US Paralympic track field national team and she is scheduled to compete at the Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru from Aug. 23-Sep. 1. Just a few months later, the team will compete at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai from Nov. 7-15.
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UNI track and field is back in action this week at the Missouri Tiger Invitational in Columbia, Missouri, Friday and Saturday.
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