Tiffany Arrhenius Athlete Profile

Tiffany Arrhenius

Tiffany Arrhenius
Position: Javelin Height: 5-6 Roster Years: 2004-2007 Hometown: Imbler, OR Last School: Imbler High School

Personal

  • Born September 1984 in La Grande, Oregon
  • Parents are Richard and Sue Rasmussen

Before BYU

  • Lettered four years in track, basketball, and volleyball at Imbler High School
  • Imbler HS record holder in the discus and javelin
  • Two-time MVP
  • 2003 league champion in the shot put, discus, javelin and 100mH
  • 2A state champion in the javelin, fifth in the discus and seventh in the 100mH
  • 2A Farthest Throw of 2003
  • Competed at the Golden West Invitational in the javelin
  • Named third-team All-State basketball, third-team All-State volleyball and Imbler HS All-Around Female Athlete
  • Imbler HS Salutatorian
  • Two-time academic letter winner
  • Three year National Honor Society member

Stats

Best Marks: DT - 119-09, JT - 145-03.5 , HT - 128-04, SP - 42-07.5, WT - 38-05.5, 100mH - 17.0

2004 | Freshman Year

Indoor: 

  • Threw the 20-pound weight 38-05.50 at Montana State, only her second time competing in the event
  • Competed in the hammer throw and threw 128-04 at the Hornet Invitational

Outdoor: 

  • Took fifth in the javelin (140-06) at the Mesa Track & Field Classic
  • Finished second in the javelin (141-02) at the BYU Wells Fargo Invitational
  • Placed fifth in the javelin (137-3.5) at the MWC Outdoor Championships
  • Threw the javelin 135-09 at the NCAA West Regional Championships
  • Named Academic All-MWC

2005 | Sophomore Year

Indoor: 

  • Competed in the shot put at the Boise Invitational with a throw of 39-10 
  • Threw a personal-best of 41-03 in the shot put at the Mountain States Games
  • Threw the shot put 37-09.25 at the Washington Invitational 

Outdoor: 

  • Took fifth in the javelin at the Arizona State Invitational with a throw of 132-04
  • Finished second in the javelin at the Robison Invitational (143-11) and the Weber Twilight (145-03.5)
  • Placed fourth in the javelin at the MWC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 144-04
  • Named Academic All-MWC

2006 | Junior Year

Indoor: 

  • Placed third in the shot put with a distance of 42'7.5" at the Cougar Indoor Meet
  • Finished 12th in the shot put with a 41'0.5" throw at the Lobo Indoor Invitational
  • Placed fourth in the open shot put with a throw of 41'0.25" at the Mountain States Games
  • Placed seventh in the shot put with a throw of 42'3" at the Albuquerque Indoor Invitational

Outdoor: 

  • Placed fourth in the javelin (145-00) at the ASU Invitational
  • Took second in the javelin (142-00.0) and competed in the shot put (41-07.25) at the Cougar Invite
  • Came in sixth in the javelin (142-09.00) at the UCLA Invite
  • Won first place in the shot put (42-03.00) at the BYU Invite
  • Placed fourth in the shot put (41-05.75) at the Robison Invitational
  • Won the javelin (145-06.50) and came in third in the shot put with a throw of 43-07.50 at the Weber Twilight
  • Took third in the javelin with a throw of 156-10.0 at the Mountain West Conference Championship meet
  • Competed in the javelin (142-07.00) at the NCAA West Regional meet
  • Named All-Academic Athlete by the USTF Coaches Association and named Scholar Athlete by the Student Athlete Academic Center

2007 | Senior Year

Indoor: 

  • Won the shot put at the Cougar Indoor Invitational
  • Threw her season-best throw of 46 feet 5.25 inches in the shot put at the Boise State Hampton Inn meet
  • Competed in the shot put at New Balance Collegiate Invitational
  • Placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 44 feet 6.25 inches at the TCR invitational at the University of New Mexico
  • Placed eighth with a throw of 46 feet 5 inches in the shot put at the MWC Indoor Championships

Outdoor: 

  • Threw a season-best 153 feet 6 inches, placing third, in the javelin and placed fourth in the shot put at the Monterey, Mexico meet
  • Won the javelin throw at the Wildcat Outdoor Open at Weber State University
  • Tied her season-best throw to win the javelin at the Weber Twilight meet
  • Placed fifth in the javelin at the MWC Championship meet
  • Competed in the javelin at the West Region meet