Becky Beachler Athlete Profile

Becky Beachler

Becky Beachler
Position: Throws Height: 5-11 Roster Years: 2000-2002 Hometown: Oakland, NE Last School: Fremont High School

Personal

  • Born in Omaha, Nebraska
  • Parents are Steve and Candy Beachler and Roxanne Porter
  • Majoring in History Teaching

Before BYU

  • Two-time High School All-American in the shot put
  • Set the Nebraska high school record as a senior with a throw of 52'09.50"
  • Three-time state champion at Fremont High
  • 1996 and 1997 Gatorade regional Player of the Year
  • 1997 USATF Junior Olympic champion
  • Former state powerlifting champion
  • Member of National Honor Society for two years

Other College

  • 1998: Red-shirted season at Nebraska due to knee surgery.
  • 1999: Indoor All-American in the shot put while at the University of Nebraska. . . fourth in the Big 12 indoors and third in outdoors

2000 | Sophomore Year

Indoor: 

  • Third in the shot put at Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships, setting personal best of 51'11". . .

Outdoor: 

  • Second in the shot put at the 2000 Outdoor MWC Championships.

2001 | Junior Year

Indoor: 

  • Fifth in the shot put at the Minnesota Classic, throwing a distance of 45'06.50"
  • Finished fifth at the Mountain State Games in the shot put with a throw of 45'09.25"/13.95m
  • Placed second in the shot put (49'05.00"/15.06m) at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships

Outdoor: 

  • Second-place finish in the shot put at the Cal Poly Invitational with a throw of 46'05.00"/14.15m
  • Finished fourth in the shot put (51'00.50"/14.65m) at the Baldy Castillo Invitational
  • Won the shot put with a throw of 47'04.25"/14.43m at the UTEP Invitational
  • Won the shot put at the Texas Relays with a throw of 49'01.75"
  • Won the shot put (45'00.50"/13.73m) at the BYU Cougar Invitational
  • Placed second in the shot put (45'09.50"/13.95m) and fourth in the discus (146'01.50"/44.54m) at the Weber State Invitational
  • Finished third in the shot put at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational with a throw of 48'07.25"/14.81m
  • Fifth-place finish at the Drake Relays in the shot put with a throw of 49'04.50"/15.05m
  • Won the shot put (47'07.25"/14.51m) and placed fourth in the discus (151'04.00"/46.12m) at the Robison Invitational
  • Won the shot put (49'04.00"/15.04m) and placed second in the discus (145'09.00"/44.42m) at the Utah Collegiate Challenge
  • Second place finish in the shot put at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships with a throw of 49'08.25"/15.14m