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Caitlyn Dongoske  
Caitlyn Dongoske

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Mound, Minn.

High School:
Mound Westonka HS

Position:
Throws


05/29/2013

Minnesota Places 167 Student-Athletes On Spring Academic All-Big Ten Teams

Women's track and field leads the way with 45 recognized individuals

02/16/2013

Gophers Win Eight Events, Recognize Seniors at Parents Day Open

Minnesota hosted its final home meet of the season.

01/12/2013

Gophers Win Five Events at Bison Classic

The Gophers will host the Jack Johnson Classic next weekend.

10/31/2012

Season Preview: Throws

Lynne Anderson previewed the throwing events with GopherSports.com.

07/11/2012

Gophers Place 86 on Big Ten Distinguished Scholar List

List of student-athletes with a 3.7 or better GPA grows by 26 percent

2013 Season - Indoor: Won the weight throw at the Northwest Open with a toss of 52-8 (16.05m) • third in weight throw at the Parents Day Open. Outdoor: Threw the hammer at the Meet of the Unsaintly • Academic All-Big Ten.

2012 Season - Indoor: Placed sixth in the weight throw (53-9 1/4) and eighth in the shot put (41-7 1/4) at the Jack Johnson Classic • threw 43-4 1/2 (13.22m) in the shot put at the Northwest Open to take fourth. Outdoor: Threw a season-best hammer toss of 154-1 (46.97m) at the Hamline Twilight • also competed at the Holst Invitational and Hamline Invite.

2010 Season - Indoor: Competed in eight meets • threw the shot put and weight at the Big Ten Championships • landed a season-best throw of 45-2 1/2 in shot put at the meet • placed third in the weight throw at the Parents' Day Open with a heave of 53-3 1/2. Outdoor: Competed in eight meets • threw the hammer at the Big Ten meet landing a season-best effort of 156-3 • won hammer at Tommie Twilight Meet • threw the shot in three meets with a top throw of 43-10 at the Shamrock Invitational • Academic All-Big Ten.

2009 Season:
Redshirted in the indoor and outdoor seasons.

High School:A 2008 graduate of Mound/Westonka High School • high school coach was Mindy Kostecki • earned Minnesota Class AA all-state honors with a seventh-place finish in the shot put as a senior • four-time Wright County Conference shot put champion • personal best of 41-0 • five-time track letterwinner, twice in volleyball.

Personal: Born June 4, 1990 • intends to major in biochemistry • daughter of Mark Dongoske and Vera Brown • father played college football at Mankato State • has older brother, Bobby • enjoys playing and /watching sports, traveling and anything funny

CAREER BESTS
Event Mark
Meet
Weight Throw 53-9 1/4 (16.39m) Jack Johnson (1/21/12)
Hammer Throw 156-3 (47.63m) Big Ten (5/14/10)
Shot Put, Indoor 45-2 1/2 (13.78m) Big Ten (2/27/10)
Shot Put, Outdoor 45-3 (13.79m) LSU Alumni Gold (4/17/10)
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