Marie-Therese Obst

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Photo by: Wesley Hitt

Position:
Javelin
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
WANG Toppidrett
Hometown:
Oslo, Norway

2018 NCAA Second Team Outdoor All-American (Javelin Throw)

2020: Indoor - Did not compete.

2019: Outdoor - Took over the No. 5 spot in the UGA record books after her second-place javelin throw at the Florida Relays traveled 176 feet, 3 inches…Won the Spec Towns Invite thanks to a toss of 168-5…Was third at the SEC Championships after reaching 167-10…Was 25^th at the NCAA East Prelims with a mark of 150-5...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Spring 2019, as well as the 2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Did not compete for Georgia.

2018: Outdoor - Launched a personal record in the javelin throw (159’3”) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships towards a 15th-place finish in her nationals debut...Squeezed out national qualification with the 12th and final spot at the NCAA East Prelims, besting Florida’s Megan Reed by five inches with her final throw of 156 feet, 8 inches...Registered the NCAA East Region No. 19 qualifying mark in the JT...Launched a season-best javelin throw of 158 feet, 6 inches in a sixth-place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships, the best finish by a Georgia freshman in the event since Freya Jones finished third in 2013...Registered a third-place finish at the Spec Towns Invitational with an improved throw of 158 feet, 2 inches...Debuted her collegiate career with another third-place finish at the Yellow Jacket Invitational on a throw of 151 feet, 7 inches...One of 46 UGA student-athletes who received Dean's List honors in Spring 2018, earning a 3.50 GPA or higher while taking 14 credit hours or more...Also earned SEC Spring First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Indoor - Redshirted for the Lady Bulldogs...Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll for Fall 2017.

High School: Won the javelin at the 2015 Nordic Championships…Took fifth at the 2015 Junior European Championships…Won the 2015 Norwegian and Norwegian Junior Championships…Personal-best mark of 188 feet, 5 inches…Finished seventh at the 2014 Junior World Championships…Set Norwegian junior record and Norwegian U-23 record…Won the 2014 Norwegian Junior Championships and third at the Norwegian Championships that same year…Finished 16^th at the 2014 European Championships…Participated in the 2014 Team European Championships…Took third at the 2014 German U-23 Championships…Won the 2014 Mannheim Junior Gala…Set Norwegian U-18 record in the javelin in 2013…Participated in the U-18 World Championships…Played European handball for nine years.

Personal: Born January 7, 1996…Daughter of Dorte Obst and Wolfgang Obst…Majoring in Criminal Justice.