Beth Mallory
2/4/2003 12:00:00 AM
Event: Hometown: Class: High School:
Beth Mallory 
Throws
Ashland, Ohio
Senior
Ashland
*NCAA Champion*
*All-American*
Top Marks:
Hammer — 207-10*
Discus — 194-09*
Weight — 67-00.50*
Shot Put — 54-02.50
Javelin — 127-7
Alabama Highlights:
Junior - 2005
- Won the NCAA Discus Title, becoming the Tide’s first individual champion since 1989
- Shattered the school record in the discus at the NCAA Championships with a throw of 194-09
- Her winning NCAA discus throw was more than seven feet better than second place
- Took fourth in the hammer throw at the NCAA Championships
- Earned All-American honors in the discus and the hammer throw
- Won the discus and hammer throw at the NCAA MidEast Regional, becoming the first Tide athlete to win two events at one regional
- Tied her season best in the discus with a throw of 189-07 at the NCAA MidEast Regional
- Finished three feet better than the second place finisher in the hammer throw at the NCAA MidEast Regional
- Top seed in the discus and hammer throw at the NCAA MidEast Regional
- Earned the Commissioner’s Trophy at the SEC Outdoor Championships for the meet’s high scorer
- Won the shot put and repeated discus champion at the SEC Championships and took third in the hammer throw
- All-SEC in the shot put and discus
- Broke her own school record in the hammer throw at the SEC Championships with a throw of 207-10
- Broke her own school record in the weight throw at the SEC Championships with a throw of 67-00.50, good for fifth place
- Won the discus six times, including the SEC Championships and the Drake Relays titles
- Took 13th in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships
- Posted nine top-10 finishes in the weight throw, including wins at the Kentucky Invitational and the LSU Twilight
- Won the shot put at the LSU Twilight (indoors)
- Earned the Bryant Award, given annually to Alabama’s top student-athlete
- Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Second Team
- Academic All-SEC
Summer - 2004
- Competed in the discus at the United States Olympic Trials
Sophomore - 2004
- All-American in the discus throw after taking second at the NCAA Championships
- All-American in the hammer throw after taking seventh at the NCAA Championships
- Set the school record in the hammer throw with a 205-00 throw at the NCAA Championships, 14 feet better than the second thrower on Alabama’s all-time list
- Won the discus at the SEC Outdoor Championships, becoming the first Tide thrower to win the league discus title and the first field event athlete to win a conference championship since Safiya Ingram won the shot put at the 2000 Indoor championships
- Finished fourth in the javelin and sixth in the hammer throw at the SEC Outdoor Championships
- Finished third in the hammer and sixth in the discus at the NCAA Mideast Regional
- SEC Field Athlete of the Week on April 20 after posting the second best discus throw in the nation, a career-best throw of 190 feet and 2 inches, to win the discus at the LSU Alumni Gold
- Second all-time for the Tide in the discus with a career best throw of 191-04
- Set the school record in the weight throw with a throw of 64-03.75
- Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Second Team
- Academic All-SEC
Summer - 2003
- Won two silver medals at the Junior Pan-Am Games in the discus and the hammer throw
- With her runner-up finishes at the USA Junior Outdoor Championships,
- Mallory earned a berth on the United States’ Junior Pan-Am Games team
- Earned Verizon All-American honors at the USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field
- Championships after taking second in the discus and the hammer throw
Freshman - 2003
- Fifth in the discus throw at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, earning All-American honors in the process
- Fifth in the discus, seventh in the hammer and 19th in the shot put at the NCAA MidEast Region Outdoor Championships
- Shattered her career marks in the shot put, discus and javelin as a rookie
- Fourth in the discus and fifth in the hammer at the SEC Outdoor Championships
- Finished 8th and 10th respectively in the javelin and the shot put at the SEC Outdoor Championships
- Fourteenth in the shot put and weight throw at the SEC Indoor Championships
- Academic All-SEC
Prep Highlights:
- Coached by Steve Smalley and Debbie Gallagher at Ashland High School
- Ohio State Champion in the discus in 1999, 2001 and 2002
- 2002 Ohio State Shot Put Champion
- 2000 Ohio State Discus Runner-up
- 1999, 2001 & 2002 Region Discus Champion
- District Discus Champion in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002
- 2000, 2001 and 2002 District Shot Put Champion
- Ashland's Female Athlete of the Year in 2001 and 2002
- Ashland's school record holder in both the discus, shot put and pole vault
- Played varsity basketball, tennis and softball
- Second-team All-Northwest District, team MVP and top scorer in basketball, in 2001 and 2002
- 2002 MVP, top tournament player and Ohio Heartland Conference Champion at No. 2 singles in tennis
- Four-time scholar-athlete and four time academic-scholar
Personal:
- Birthday - May 31, 1984
- Daughter of Keith and Sharon Mallory
- Physical Education major
* School Record
Frisco Classic Preview: Rob Vaughn
Wednesday, February 25
Arkansas Postgame: Coach Curry
Sunday, January 19
Softball Condensed Highlights: vs. Alcorn State
Tuesday, April 19
Women's Basketball Selection Show Recap
Monday, March 15
