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Brooke Buckhannon, Alyssa Laughner and Hope Murphy qualified for the NCAA Championships (Laughner and Murphy photos courtesy of Heidelberg University Athletics)
Senior Brooke Buckhannon and junior Alyssa Laughner both rank second nationally by winning their respective events at the Harrison Dillard Twilight (Laughner photo courtesy of Heidelberg University Athletics)
Senior thrower Brooke Buckhannon and freshman distance runner Hope Murphy won OAC titles on the second day of the 2021 OAC Championships (Photos courtesy of Heidelberg University Athletics)
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Senior All-OAC thrower Brooke Buckhannon won two events at the Monica Scott Invitational
Brooke Buckhannon

Brooke Buckhannon

  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Collins
  • High School:
    Western Reserve
  • Events:
    Throws
  • Major:
    Public Relations

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2021

  • Placed 15th in hammer throw at the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Earned Outdoor All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in the hammer throw (first) and shot put (third)
  • Outdoor U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Great Lakes Region honoree in the hammer throw, shot put and discus throw
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships meet record in the hammer throw of 174 feet, 6 inches
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for March 22
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for March 29
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for April 26
  • Did not compete during indoor season
  • Outdoor shot put season-best mark of 41'7.25"
  • Outdoor discus throw season-best mark of 135'1"
  • Outdoor hammer throw season-best and career-best mark of 182'10"

2020

  • Outdoor track and field season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
  • U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic selection
  • USTFCCCA Indoor All-American in the weight throw
  • NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships qualifer in the weight throw, meet canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • Earned Indoor USTFCCCA All-Great Lakes Region honors in the weight throw
  • Earned Indoor All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in the weight throw (first) and shot put (third)
  • Earned Indoor All-Ohio honors in the weight throw (first) and shot put (third)
  • Named Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor Field Athlete of the Week on February 17
  • Indoor weight throw season-best and career-best mark of 57'7.5" 
  • Indoor shot put season-best mark of 42'8.25" 

2019

  • United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic selection
  • Placed 12th in the hammer throw at the 2019 NCAA Div. III Outdoor Meet
  • Earned Outdoor United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region honors in the hammer throw
  • Earned Outdoor All-OAC honors in the hammer (first) and discus (second)
  • Earned Outdoor All-Ohio honors in the hammer throw (second) and shot put (third)
  • Earned Indoor All-OAC honors in the shot put (second) and weight throw (first)
  • Named the OAC Outstanding Field Event participant for the second straight season
  • Earned USTFCCCA All-Great Lakes Region honors in the shot put and weight throw
  • Academic All-OAC selection for the second straight season
  • Named Ohio Athletic Conference Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week on April 15
  • Named Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor Field Athlete of the Week on February 18
  • Indoor shot put season-best mark of 43'3"
  • Indoor weight throw season-best of 54'2.75"
  • Outdoor shot put season-best and career-best mark of 43'1.5"
  • Outdoor discus throw season-best mark of 135'2"
  • Outdoor hammer throw season-best and career-best mark of 175'6"
  • Earned third varsity letter

2018

  • United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic selection
  • Academic All-OAC selection
  • OAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week for April 9 and April 16
  • Earned All-OAC honors outdoors in the shot put (third) and hammer throw (third)
  • Earned Outdoor All-Ohio honors in the hammer throw (second)
  • Earned United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Great Lakes Region honors outdoors in the hammer throw
  • Earned USTFCCCA All-Great Lakes Region honors indoors in the shot put
  • Earned Indoor All-OAC honors in the shot put (first) and weight throw (second)
  • The Ohio Athletic Conference Phil Gordon Co-Field Athlete of the Year
  • Indoor shot put season-best and career-best mark of 44'3.5"
  • Indoor weight throw season-best mark of 50'7.25"
  • Outdoor shot put season-best mark of 42'4.25"
  • Outdoor discus throw season-best and career-best mark of 135'8"
  • Outdoor hammer throw season-best mark of 165'8"
  • Earned second varsity letter

2017

  • Indoor shot put season-best mark of 39'10.5"
  • Indoor weight throw season-best mark of 46'11.75"
  • Outdoor shot put season-best mark of 38'5.5"
  • Outdoor discus throw season-best mark of 132'2"
  • Outdoor hammer throw season-best throw of 143'0"
  • Earned first varsity letter

High School

  • Four-year letterwinner in track and field 
  • Placed seventh at the state meet in the discus
  • Finished eighth in the state in the shot put 
  • Earned two varsity letters in volleyball
  • Three-year letterwinner in basketball 
  • Valedictorian of her class
  • Distinguished Honor Roll student 

Personal

  • Carries a 3.88 grade point average
  • Dean's List student
  • Jacket Scholar
  • Member of the Chi Alpha Sigma and Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Societies
  • Member of the Public Relations Society of America
  • Daughter of Larry and Sarah Buckhannon
This page was last updated on August 24, 2021
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Brooke Buckhannon action photo 2 Senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC thrower Brooke Buckhannon won the hammer throw and discus throw at the OAC Opener
Brooke Buckhannon action photo 3 Senior All-OAC thrower Brooke Buckhannon won two events at the Monica Scott Invitational
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Brooke Buckhannon action photo 6 Senior Brooke Buckhannon and junior Alyssa Laughner both rank second nationally by winning their respective events at the Harrison Dillard Twilight (Laughner photo courtesy of Heidelberg University Athletics)
Brooke Buckhannon action photo 7 Brooke Buckhannon, Alyssa Laughner and Hope Murphy qualified for the NCAA Championships (Laughner and Murphy photos courtesy of Heidelberg University Athletics)
Brooke Buckhannon action photo 8 Senior thrower Brooke Buckhannon and freshman distance runner Hope Murphy won OAC titles on the second day of the 2021 OAC Championships (Photos courtesy of Heidelberg University Athletics)