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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Caterina Thelen

  • Position Throws
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Constantine
  • Hometown Three Rivers, Michigan

Biography

2024-25
Indoor:
  • Threw at six meets
  • At the GLIAC Championships, hit a PR of 10.56m in the shot put
    • Also competed in the weight throw, hitting a max distance of 11.93m
  • Had her best finish come in the weight throw at the W-C-W Meet, throwing a personal record of 12.51m for 6th place
Outdoor:
  • Threw the shot put and hammer at the Redbird Challenge and Ashton May Invite
2023-24
Indoor:
  • Participated in six meets during the indoor season
  • Placed 13th in the weight throw and 17th in the shot put
  • At the WCW Meet, she placed 7th in the shot put and 3rd in the weight throw
Outdoor:
  • Took part in field events at five meets during the outdoor season
  • Placed 11th in the hammer throw (35.67m) and 13th in the discus (30.83m) at the GLIAC Championships
  • Set three PR's at the St. Norbert Invitational: 10.09m in the shot put for 17th place, 32.32m in the discus for a 13th place finish, and 36.90m in the hammer throw to finish in 9th
  • Earned another PR at the Redbird Challenge in the javelin, throwing 26.98m for 12th place
Before NMU
  • Attended Constantine High School where she was a member of the Color Guard, played Volleyball, and was on the school’s Power Lifting and Track and Field teams
  • All-State Academic Team (Volleyball 2022)
  • All-State Individual Academic Team (Volleyball 2022)
  • All-League 4x100 meter relay (lead leg, Track and Field 2021)
  • State Meet Qualifier in Pole Vault (Track and Field 2022)
  • State Meet Qualifier in Shot Put (Track and Field 2022)
  • Led Constantine's team in scoring with 262 points for the season (Track and Field 2022)
  • Voted Hardest Worker by her teammates (Track and Field 2022)
  • All-League Honorable Mention in Pole Vault (Track and Field 2022)
  • All-League Honorable Mention in Shot Put (Track and Field 2022)
Personal
  • Daughter of Chad and Chelley Thelen
  • From Three Rivers, Michigan
  • Enjoys weightlifting, dancing, drawing, and writing

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

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  • 2024-25Sophomore

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  • 2025-26Junior

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