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2025-26 Track and Field Roster
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Lauren Kounkel
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Hinton HS
- Hometown:
- Hinton, Iowa
2026 OUTDOOR: Placed third in the discus throwing for 141' 3" and seventh in the hammer throw with a toss of 164' 1" at the Phil Esten Challenge ... Placed third in the hammer throw with a toss of 49.17 and seventh in the discus throwing for 38.14m at the Mustang Distance Carnival & Open ... Placed third in the discus throwing for 146' 7" and fourth in the hammer throw with a toss of 157' at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Placed seventh in the discus throw for 138" and ninth in the hammer throw with a toss of 142' 2" at the Central Invitational ...Finished fourth in the hammer throw (167' 2") and fifth in the discus (144' 5") at the Kip Janvrin Open ... Took fourth in the discus (152' 9") and fifth in the hammer throw (162' 8") at the Musco Twilight ... Placed third in the hammer throw (178') and ninth in the shot put (42' 9") at the Cyclone Twilight.
2026 INDOOR: Placed ninth in the shot put with a throw of 43' 8 ½”, and tenth in the weight throw with a toss for 55' at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Placed eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 51' 5 ¾” and eighth in the shot put, throwing for 41' 11 ½” at the Iowa Open ... Placed thirteenth in the weigh throw with a toss of 15.85 meter at the Blue Demon Alumni Classic ... Placed fourteenth in the weight throw with a toss of 53' 11" at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Placed second in the weight throw with a toss of 55' 1" and third in the shot put throwing for 43' 4 ¼” at the Friday Knight Lights ... Placed eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 53' 1" and eleventh in the 37' 7 ¼” at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Placed fourth in the weight throw with a toss of 53' 6 ½” and sixth in the shot put throwing for 42' 3 ½” at the Thane Baker Invitational ... Finished sixth in the shot put throwing for 41' 6 ½” and sixth in the weight throw with a toss of 53' 3 ½” at the Minnesota Open ... Placed third in the weight throw with a toss of 54' 2 ¾" and fifth in the shot put throwing for 43' 5 ¼” at the Jimmy Grant Almuni Invitational.
2025 OUTDOOR: Competing unattached, finished fifth in the discus throwing for 41.33 meters and sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of 45.59 meters at the Central Invitational ... Competing unattached, finished fifth in the hammer throw, throwing for 44.17 meters, seventh in the discus throwing for 40.93 meters and eighth in the shot put with a toss of 11.74 meters at the Mustang Distance Carnival & Open ... Competing unattached, placed seventh in the hammer throw with a toss of 44.14 meters at the Kip Janvrin Open ... Placed sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of 47.43 meters and seventh in the discus throwing for 40.56 meters at the Musco Twilight ... Competing unattached, placed sixth in the discus throwing for 40.65 meters and ninth in the hammer throw with a toss of 46.02 meters at the Cyclone Twilight.
2025 INDOOR: Competing unattached and finishing in sixth for shot put with a throw of 12.44 meters at the ISU Holiday Invite ... Competing unattached, finished second in weight throw with 14.81 meters and third in shot put with 12.73 meters at the Jack Jennett Open ... Competing unattached, placed sixth in the shot put premier with a toss of 12.68 meters and twelfth in the weight throw with a throw of 14.20 meters at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Competing unattached, finished thirteenth in the womens weight throw with a toss of 14.99 meters and fourteenth in the shot put throwing for 12.41 meters at the Iowa State Classic ... Competing unattached, placed ninth in the shot put throwing for 13.24 meters and tenth in the weight throw with a toss of 14.01 meters at the Iowa Open.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Hinton High School.
PERSONAL: Native of Hinton, Iowa.
2026 INDOOR: Placed ninth in the shot put with a throw of 43' 8 ½”, and tenth in the weight throw with a toss for 55' at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Placed eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 51' 5 ¾” and eighth in the shot put, throwing for 41' 11 ½” at the Iowa Open ... Placed thirteenth in the weigh throw with a toss of 15.85 meter at the Blue Demon Alumni Classic ... Placed fourteenth in the weight throw with a toss of 53' 11" at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Placed second in the weight throw with a toss of 55' 1" and third in the shot put throwing for 43' 4 ¼” at the Friday Knight Lights ... Placed eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 53' 1" and eleventh in the 37' 7 ¼” at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Placed fourth in the weight throw with a toss of 53' 6 ½” and sixth in the shot put throwing for 42' 3 ½” at the Thane Baker Invitational ... Finished sixth in the shot put throwing for 41' 6 ½” and sixth in the weight throw with a toss of 53' 3 ½” at the Minnesota Open ... Placed third in the weight throw with a toss of 54' 2 ¾" and fifth in the shot put throwing for 43' 5 ¼” at the Jimmy Grant Almuni Invitational.
2025 OUTDOOR: Competing unattached, finished fifth in the discus throwing for 41.33 meters and sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of 45.59 meters at the Central Invitational ... Competing unattached, finished fifth in the hammer throw, throwing for 44.17 meters, seventh in the discus throwing for 40.93 meters and eighth in the shot put with a toss of 11.74 meters at the Mustang Distance Carnival & Open ... Competing unattached, placed seventh in the hammer throw with a toss of 44.14 meters at the Kip Janvrin Open ... Placed sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of 47.43 meters and seventh in the discus throwing for 40.56 meters at the Musco Twilight ... Competing unattached, placed sixth in the discus throwing for 40.65 meters and ninth in the hammer throw with a toss of 46.02 meters at the Cyclone Twilight.
2025 INDOOR: Competing unattached and finishing in sixth for shot put with a throw of 12.44 meters at the ISU Holiday Invite ... Competing unattached, finished second in weight throw with 14.81 meters and third in shot put with 12.73 meters at the Jack Jennett Open ... Competing unattached, placed sixth in the shot put premier with a toss of 12.68 meters and twelfth in the weight throw with a throw of 14.20 meters at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Competing unattached, finished thirteenth in the womens weight throw with a toss of 14.99 meters and fourteenth in the shot put throwing for 12.41 meters at the Iowa State Classic ... Competing unattached, placed ninth in the shot put throwing for 13.24 meters and tenth in the weight throw with a toss of 14.01 meters at the Iowa Open.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Hinton High School.
PERSONAL: Native of Hinton, Iowa.
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