2011-12 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Denise Banda
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Olathe North HS
- Hometown:
- Olathe, Kan.
2012 -- Named to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence. Outdoor: Recorded the third, fourth and fifth furthest throws in UMKC history in the Hammer Throw with marks of 52.18 at the Track-It Buster Invitational (4/28), 51.39 at the Mule Relays (4/20) and 50.48 at the State Farm/ESU Relays (4/7)... ranked No. 208 in the NCAA in the Hammer Throw with a UMKC personal best mark of 52.18 at the Track-It Buster Invitational (4/27), No. 399 in the Discus with a mark of 40.36m at the Track-It Buster Invitational (4/27) and No. 438 in the Shot Put with a mark of 12.43m at The Summit League Championships (5/10)... recorded a UMKC personal best in the Shot Put with a throw of 12.87 at the Mule Relays (4/20)... placed eighth in the Discus at the Track-It Buster Invitational (4/28) and finished seventh at the Track-It Buster Invitational (4/28) and eighth at the Wendy's/PSU Open (3/31) in the Shot Put... won the Hammer Throw at the Track-It Buster Invitational (4/28), while finishing fourth at the Wendy's/PSU Open (3/31), fifth at the Mule Relays (4/20), seventh at the State Farm/ESU Relays (4/7) and eighth at the Missouri Relays (3/23) and the K.T. Woodman Classic (4/14).
2011 -- Indoor: Finished with four top-five finishes in the weight throw events... recorded a personal best in the weight throws event at the UCM Classic (2/18) with a mark of 54-05.25 (16.59)... placed in the top 10 three times in the shot put event... recorded a personal best in the shot put event at the ISU Classic (2/12)with a mark of 39-10.00 (12.14)... Outdoor: Placed in the top 10 four times in the shot put event... recorded a personal best in the shot put event at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/7) with a mark 39-10.75 (12.16)... placed in the top 10 seven times in the discus event... recorded a personal best in the discus event at the K.T. Woodman Invitational (4/16) with a mark of 133-01 (40.56)... placed in the top 10 five times in the hammer events... recorded a personal best in the hammer event at the K.T. Woodman Invitational (4/16) with a mark of 157-03 (47.92).
Coffeyville CC -- Competed from 2008-2010... holds the school record in the hammer throw at 153-0... was a second team all-American in the hammer.
High School -- Competed for Olathe North HS and is the school record holder in the shot put at 39-0... was the Sunflower League shot put champion as a senior... also earned two varsity letters in basketball.
Personal -- Maria Denise Banda was born Aug. 21, 1990 in Zimbabwe... parents are Bernard and Winnie Banda... has one sibling, Jamie... majoring in nursing.
CAREER-BEST MARKS
INDOORWeigth throw: 54-05.25 (16.59) at UCM Classic, 2/18/11Shot put: 39-10.00 (12.14) at ISU Classic, 2/12/11OUTDOOR Discus: 133-01 (40.56m) at K.T. Woodman Invitational, 4/16/11
Hammer: 171-2.33 (52.18m) at Track-It Buster Invitational, 4/28/12
Shot Put: 40-00.00 (12.87m) at Mule Relays, 4/20/12
