Lauren Kounkel

Position:
Throws
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Hinton HS
Hometown:
Hinton, Iowa

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 ...

Native of Hinton, IA

UNI Panther Football: The Best Pod of your Day (Episode 4)

Wednesday, September 17

UNI Football Highlights vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 13, 2025)

Tuesday, September 16

UNI volleyball tops Iowa State at home

Friday, September 12

UNI Panther Football: The Best Pod of your Day (Episode 3)

Wednesday, September 10

2021 MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Dan O’Mara returns to UNI track & field as throws coach

Monday, August 18

Carter Morton (2025 USATF Outdoor Championships

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Sunday, August 03

Carter Morton (2025 MVC Indoor T&F Championships; Long Jump)

Morton, UNI alumni set to compete at USATF Outdoor Championships

Tuesday, July 29

UNI track & field at 2025 NCAA West Preliminary Meet | May 28-31, 2025 (College Station, Tex.)

UNI track & field: Ten honored with USTFCCCA Academic All-American status

Wednesday, July 23

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