University of Utah




  Vanessa Mortensen
Vanessa Mortensen

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Fredensborg, Denmark

High School:
Rungsted Gymnasium

Height:
5-8

Event:
Throws

Birthdate:
09/15/1982

Utah: Holds the school record in the hammer throw (198-6) for outdoor and ranks second in the weight throw (58-7.25) for indoor.

2004-05: Finished 25th in the hammer throw at the NCAA Championships (177-7)...finished fifth in the hammer (198-2) at the NCAA West Regional Track and Field Championships...finished first in the hammer (191-6) at the Weber State Twilight Invitational...finished first in the hammer (198-6), a new personal and school record at BYU Cougar Invitational.

2003-04: Finished second in hammer at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships ... fifth in the hammer at the Mountain Region Outdoor Championships ... 10th in the weight throw at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships ... 14th in the hammer at the NCAA Championships ... set the Danish National record (195-6).

2002-03: As a freshman, won the hammer throw with a mark of 185-6 at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships ... NCAA regional qualifier ... set eight personal records.

High School: Three-time European Club Championships participant ... five-time Danish Junior Champion in the hammer ... four-time Danish Senior Champion in the hammer ... member of the Danish National team for three years.

Personal: Daughter of Jens and Rita Mortensen ... pre-exercise physiology major ... born Sept. 15, 1982.