2017-18 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
VonHeeder, Carley

Carley VonHeeder
- Event(s):
- Throws
- Indoor:
- Sophomore
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Plains, MT
- High School:
- Plains HS
- Major:
- Human Development & Family Science
Bio
VonHeeder Performance History & Personal Bests
2020-21 Season (Senior): Claimed the Big Sky title in the javelin to cap conference championship career … Completed a throw of 173-10 (52.99m) on her third attempt … Mark shattered the school record by three feet previously held by Emily Tyrrell … Became MSU’s first women’s champion in the event since 2012 … Effort earned her the Big Sky’s 2021 Women’s Outstanding Performer Award … First MSU athlete to be honored with accolade in six years … Advanced to fourth consecutive NCAA West Preliminary Round where she placed 39th overall … Competed at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field and finished 16th in the field … Completed five throws over 150 feet in five of eight meets leading up to Big Sky Championship appearance ... Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team and a USTFCCCA All-Academic recipient ... Selected as a letterwinner by the coaching staff.
2019 Season
Outdoor (Junior): Earned first all-conference performance of collegiate career … Took third in the javelin with a throw of 151-04 at the Big Sky Championships … Advanced to NCAA West Region Preliminary for third time … Finished 25th overall with a mark of 146-09 (44.72m) … Completed season-best throw of 151-07 (46.21m) and took second at the Triton Invitational on April 13 … Placed in the top three individually in all six meets prior to the conference championships … Finished first in the javelin at the Tom Gage Classic.
2018 Season
Outdoor (Sophomore): Participated at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships and NCAA West Preliminary Round in the javelin … Placed ninth at the conference meet with a throw of 139-11 … Finished 29th at the West Regional with a mark of 143-01 … Finished first at the Cat-Griz Dual on April 28 in the javelin with a lifetime best throw of 156-03 (47.62m) …. Throw was the third best in program history … Also ranked third on the Big Sky performance list, 31st in the West Region and 61st in the nation … Earned five top-three showings during the season.
2017 Season
Outdoor (Freshman): Advanced to first NCAA West Regional in Austin, Texas … Finished 40th among region’s best javelin throwers … Competed in nine meets … Personal-best throw of 150-05 at the Beach Invitational (April 15) propelled her to seventh in program history in the event … Earned sixth place at the Big Sky Championships with a throw of 139-05 … Finished first in the javelin at the Bobcat Invite (March 25) and the Tom Gage Classic (May 5).
High School: Graduated from Plains High School in 2016 ... Four-time state qualifier and two-time state champion in the javelin ... Won first javelin crown as a freshman at the Class B State Championships in 2013 ... Also earned title as a junior ... Finished second to teammate at the Class C state meet as a senior ... Also finished seventh in the javelin as a sophomore at Class B Championships ... Also participated in the triple jump, long jump and relays for the Horsemen and Trotters ... Earned four letters in track and field and basketball, while also picking up a letter in cross country.
Personal: Daughter of Rebecca and Derek VonHeeder ... Majoring in psychology.
2020-21 Season (Senior): Claimed the Big Sky title in the javelin to cap conference championship career … Completed a throw of 173-10 (52.99m) on her third attempt … Mark shattered the school record by three feet previously held by Emily Tyrrell … Became MSU’s first women’s champion in the event since 2012 … Effort earned her the Big Sky’s 2021 Women’s Outstanding Performer Award … First MSU athlete to be honored with accolade in six years … Advanced to fourth consecutive NCAA West Preliminary Round where she placed 39th overall … Competed at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field and finished 16th in the field … Completed five throws over 150 feet in five of eight meets leading up to Big Sky Championship appearance ... Named to the Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team and a USTFCCCA All-Academic recipient ... Selected as a letterwinner by the coaching staff.
2019 Season
Outdoor (Junior): Earned first all-conference performance of collegiate career … Took third in the javelin with a throw of 151-04 at the Big Sky Championships … Advanced to NCAA West Region Preliminary for third time … Finished 25th overall with a mark of 146-09 (44.72m) … Completed season-best throw of 151-07 (46.21m) and took second at the Triton Invitational on April 13 … Placed in the top three individually in all six meets prior to the conference championships … Finished first in the javelin at the Tom Gage Classic.
2018 Season
Outdoor (Sophomore): Participated at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships and NCAA West Preliminary Round in the javelin … Placed ninth at the conference meet with a throw of 139-11 … Finished 29th at the West Regional with a mark of 143-01 … Finished first at the Cat-Griz Dual on April 28 in the javelin with a lifetime best throw of 156-03 (47.62m) …. Throw was the third best in program history … Also ranked third on the Big Sky performance list, 31st in the West Region and 61st in the nation … Earned five top-three showings during the season.
2017 Season
Outdoor (Freshman): Advanced to first NCAA West Regional in Austin, Texas … Finished 40th among region’s best javelin throwers … Competed in nine meets … Personal-best throw of 150-05 at the Beach Invitational (April 15) propelled her to seventh in program history in the event … Earned sixth place at the Big Sky Championships with a throw of 139-05 … Finished first in the javelin at the Bobcat Invite (March 25) and the Tom Gage Classic (May 5).
High School: Graduated from Plains High School in 2016 ... Four-time state qualifier and two-time state champion in the javelin ... Won first javelin crown as a freshman at the Class B State Championships in 2013 ... Also earned title as a junior ... Finished second to teammate at the Class C state meet as a senior ... Also finished seventh in the javelin as a sophomore at Class B Championships ... Also participated in the triple jump, long jump and relays for the Horsemen and Trotters ... Earned four letters in track and field and basketball, while also picking up a letter in cross country.
Personal: Daughter of Rebecca and Derek VonHeeder ... Majoring in psychology.
2022 Big Sky Outdoor Championships
Monday, May 16
Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 12
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 05