Darby Deffenbaugh
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- Hometown:
- Kimball, S.D.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Kimball High School
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- Events:
- Throws
Bio
General: Deffenbaugh looks to build off of a solid sophomore campaign in which she qualified in both the discus throw and hammer throw at the the 2021 GPAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Sophomore Outdoor (2020-21): Competed in six meets for the Blue and Gray … qualified in both the discus and hammer at the 2021 GPAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships … collegiate best in the discus throw at the championship event (36.97m, 121-3) … personal best in the hammer throw at the Northern State University Spring Open (42.44m, 139-3).
Sophomore Indoor (2020-21): Saw action in five meets … top-10 finish in the weight throw at the Mount Marty Open (12.68m, 41-7.25) … collegiate best and second place in the weight throw at the Dordt Open (13.47m, 44-2.5).
Freshman Outdoor (2019-20): Season was canceled.
Freshman Indoor (2019-20): Competed in five meets … threw the shot and weight at the SDSU DII Invitational ... season best in the weight throw at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet (11.02m, 36-2).
High School: Recorded a personal best in the discus at the Howard Wood Meet (118-2) … a two-year state qualifier in the discus throw … also participated in volleyball for four years and basketball for two years … named All-State Honorable Mention in volleyball … a National Honor Society and ‘A’ Honor Roll member … a four-year All-State Choir participant.
Personal: Born Aug. 25, 2000 … daughter of Dustin and Sarah Deffenbaugh … an education and psychology major.
News mentions
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Looking to keep pace midway through the outdoor season, the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field program snagged a handful of event titles and a multitude of top-5 performances at the 2022 Rittgers Invitational hosted by Coe University on Friday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Distance duo Wyatt Baldauf and Caleb Sayler crossed the finish line for individual victories in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and 5,000 meters while Adaya Plastow, Cale Strong and Katlyn Briggs finished atop the leaderboards in their respective events.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Windy and sunny conditions set the scene for the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field team with the commencing of the 57th Annual Sioux City Relays on Friday and Saturday from Elwood Olsen Stadium on the campus of Morningside University in Sioux City, Iowa. The DWU throwers made the most of the opportunity by putting on a clinic in the throwing events en route to several top-10 finishes, multiple NAIA standards, a program record and event title against fellow Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) competitors.
STORM LAKE, Iowa – Fresh off a successful indoor campaign, the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field program commenced the 2021-22 outdoor docket at the BVU Outdoor Invite on Saturday, and Dakota Wesleyan dialed several impressive first-place finishes along with an NAIA 'B' standard and a meet record.
YANKTON, S.D. – Just one week away from the 2022 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) indoor track and field championships, the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field program leaped into action this weekend at the SDSU Indoor Classic as well as the Mount Marty Last Chance Invite. The men’s distance medley relay, comprised of Caleb Sayler, Justin Sorensen, Hunter Shanks and Wyatt Baldauf, secured a new program record on Friday while eight different Tigers secured top-3 finishes in their respective events on Saturday.
VERMILLION, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University track and field program, just two weeks out from the Great Plains Athletic Conference Indoor Championships, faced stiff competition including NCAA DI, DII, and NAIA challengers at the University of South Dakota Alumni Meet in Vermillion, S.D. Highlighting the day, senior throws specialist Caden Milmine captured a third-place finish in the men’s shot put field while several other Tigers registered impressive performances on Saturday afternoon from Mildred J. Hillenbrand Memorial Track.
YANKTON, S.D. – Two members of the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field program came away with first-place finishes as the Tigers competed at the Mount Marty Invite on Saturday from the Ruth Donohoe First Dakota Fieldhouse in Yankton, S.D. Sophomore thrower Katlyn Briggs continued her dominance with a victory in the women’s weight throw while senior Lia Guigui captured the event title in the women’s high jump.
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa –In its first competition in 2022, the Dakota Wesleyan University track and field program threw on the spikes while several Tigers captured first-place performances against fellow Great Plains Athletic Conference competition at the Dordt Open on Saturday afternoon in Sioux Center, Iowa.
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