
Year: | Freshman |
Hometown: | Middletown, RI |
High School: | Middletown |
Position: | Throws |
Awards and Honors:
Freshman year: All-County, All-Division,
All-Class, 3rd place Freshman States, and State Participant in the
javelin
Sophmore year: All-County in all four throwing
events, All-Division in the javelin and shot All-Class in the
javelin, All-State in the javelin and shot and New England
Participant in the javelin
Junior year: All-County in all four throwing
events All-Division in the javelin and shot All-Class in the
javelin and shot All-State in the javelin and shot as well as a New
England qualifier in the jav.
Senior year: All-County in javelin and shot,
County Field MVP, All-Division in the javelin and shot, All-Class
in the javelin and shot, All-State in the javelin, and New England
qualifier in the javelin.
High School Performances: Liz won the javelin
throw for four years running at the Newport County meet, setting a
county record her junior year with a throw of 120'5''. She set a
personal and school record that same year at the State meet with a
throw of 128'10''. She was a top finisher my sophomore, junior, and
senior years in the Eastern Division javelin, and she won the
Schomp Invitational her senior year. She was an All-State javelin
thrower for three consecutive years, finishing fifth sophomore year
and second her junior and senior years.
Possible Concentration: Biology, possibly Human
Biology.
Parents and Siblings: Daughter of Bill and Kathy
Peterson with older brother, Mike
Personal information of interest: Liz was born in
Charleston, SC. Several of her interests are science, religious
studies, music, dancing, and good books.