Sheila Plunkett
Year: | SR |
Hometown: | Jenkintown, Pa. |
High School: | Saint Basil Academy |
Events: | Throws |
Major: | Public Relations |
Personal Bests
- Outdoor
- Discus: 128' 6" (2016-17 at Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational)
- Javelin: 66' 9" (2015-16 at Black & Gold Invitational)
- Hammer: 134' 1" (2016-17 at Black & Gold Invitational)
- Shot Put: 35' 8.75" (2016-17 at Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational)
- Indoor
- Shot Put: 43' 11.75" (2017-18 at Sorlien Memorial Invitational)
- Weight Throw: 42' 3.5" (2016-17 at Brown Alden Invitational)
2017-18
- Outdoor:
- Finished fourth in the discus (123' 1") at the Holy Cross Invitational.
- Finished 11th in the discus (110' 11") at the UConn Northeast Challenge.
- Finished 10th in the shot put (32' 9.75") and 10th in the discus (100' 4") at the Minutemen Invitational.
- Finished fifth in the discus (128' 4") and 11th in the shot put (32' 7.75") at the Black & Gold Invitational.
- Indoor:
- Finished 37th in the shot put (34' 7.75") at the John Thomas Terrier Classic.
- Finished 14th in the shot put (43' 11.75") at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational.
- Finished 20th in the shot put (33' 8.75") at the Beantown Challenge.
- Finished sixth in the shotput (38' 5") at the Brown University Alden Invitational.
2016-17
- Outdoor:
- Finished 19th in the discus (117’) at the New England Championship.
- Finished ninth in the discus, (130’ 9”) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
- Finished fourth in the discus (128’ 6”), 10th in the hammer (122’ 8”) and 12th in the shot put (35’ 8.75”) at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational.
- Finished fifth in the discus (118’ 9”), eighth in the hammer (129’ 10”) and seventh in the shot put (35’ 3”) at the Holy Cross Invitational.
- Finished seventh in the discus (125’ 5”) and 15th in the hammer (127’ 5”) at the UConn Northeast Challenge.
- Finished fifth in the discus (119’), ninth in the hammer (122’ 10”) and eighth in the shot put (34’ 0.75”) at the UMass Quad Invitational.
- Finished fifth in the discus (120’ 8”), sixth in the hammer (134’ 1”) and ninth in the shot put (34’ 5.5”) at the Black & Gold Invitational.
- Finished sixth in the discus, (115’ 1”), 11th in the hammer (121' 8") and 11th in the shot put (34’ 5.5”) at the BSU Bears Invitational.
- Indoor:
- Finished 15th in the shot put (34’ 5”) and 20th in the weight throw (41’ 6.5”) at the URI Coaches Invitational.
- Finished 11th in the weight throw (40’) at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational.
- Finished 17th in the weight throw (40') at the Beantown Challenge.
- Finished ninth in the shot put (33' 7.25") and ninth in the weight throw (42' 3.5") at the Brown University Alden Invitational.
2015-16
- Outdoor:
- Finished 15th in the discus (119' 3") at the New England Championship.
- Finished 15th in the discus (116' 9") at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
- Placed third in the discus (119' 1") and seventh in the hammer (121' 3") at the Stonehill Invitational.
- Finished seventh in the discus (117' 1") and 10th in the shot put (34' 4.75") at the George Davis Invitational.
- Finished 11th in the discus (125' 10") and 20th in the hammer (119' 5") at the UConn Northeast Challenge.
- Finished fourth in the discus (116' 1"), 10th in the javelin (66' 9"), eighth in the hammer (110' 10") and fourth in the shot put (33' 4.75") at the Black & Gold Invitational.
- Indoor:
- Finished 17th in the shot put, (35' 3") at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
- Finished 42nd in the shot put (33' 1.25") and 50th in the weight throw (35' 3.25") at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
- Finished 16th in the shot put (35' 5") and 23rd in the weight throw (41' 8.75") at the URI Coaches Invitational.
- Finished 42nd in shot put (34' 5.75") at the John Thomas Terrier Classic.
- Placed third in the shot put (35' 10.75") and eighth in the weight throw (38' 4.25") at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational.
- Finished eighth in the shot put (35' 10") and 13th in the weight throw (37' 9.5") at the Brown University Alden Invitational.
High School
- Attended Saint Basil Academy.
- Was a four-year member of the track and field and volleyball teams.
- Competed in every track & field meet for four years.
- Scored at least 15 points in each of her events as a senior.
- Was a two-time AACA track and field discus champion, a three-time District 1 shotput champion, a two-time District 1 discus champion, and an All-Academy selection for track and field.
- Set an SBA school record for shot put and discus throws.
Personal
- Chose URI because of the track and field team and the campus community.