Sophia Lozano

Class:
Senior
High School:
Francis Howell
Hometown:
O'Fallon, Mo.

2013-14
MVC Indoor Champion in weight throw (20.89m)
Indoor national qualifier for weight throw (20.01m)
MVC Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 18)
Fifth All-Time at SIU for Weight Throw
USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
Named MVC Indoor Champion in weight throw with a 20.89m throw...Threw 20.01m to take 13th in weight throw at the NCAA Championships...Finished fifth in hammer throw at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a 54.83m throw...MVC Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 18)...USTFCCCA All-Academic honors... Ranks fifth all-time at SIU for weight throw...Finished with five first-place weight throw finishes during the 2013-14 indoor season...Took first place in hammer throw with a 56.20m throw at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic...MVC Academic Honor Roll...Competed in weight throw in 10 indoor meets...Participated in three events (discus, hammer, shot put) in seven outdoor meets.

2012-13
MVC Scholar-Athlete
Scored at the MVC Indoor Championships in the weight throw (fourth place) and scored at the MVC Outdoor Championships in the hammer throw (fifth place) and discus (sixth place)...Set personal bests in each throwing category: indoor shot put (11.70m), outdoor shot put (12.60m), discus (45.47m), hammer throw (54.40m) and weight throw (20.32m)...Personal best in the weight throw currently ranks as the seventh-best throw in Saluki history...Posted 12 top-third finishes, including three top-three finishes indoors.

2011-12
Competed in four events (hammer, shot put, weight and discus) in 11 meets...Notched four top-five finishes...Finished third twice, once in the weight throw in the indoor season at the Saluki Invitational, and in the hammer at the Memphis Tiger Invitational.

High School
All-district selection junior and senior years...Named field events MVP.

Personal
Born April 26, 1993 in Bridgeton, Missouri...Daughter of Chris and Nancy Lozano...Has five brothers and one sister...Majoring in mathematics.