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5'
Class
Junior
Hometown
Newport,
Oregon
Last School
Newport High School
Roster Years
2008-2010
Personal
- Born in Vancouver, Washington
- Parents are Luke Forester and Juliann Dammeier
- Enjoys singing, surfing and cooking
- Majoring in Spanish
Before BYU
- Lettered two years in soccer, basketball and track
- Two-time district champion in shot put
- District champion in javelin
- In 2007 finished third at the state championships in shot put
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Student body president three straight years
- Valedictorian of Newport High School
Stats
PERSONAL BESTS: Weight Throw- 44-4.75; Shot Put- 45-7.00
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2008
Indoor:
- Placed fourth at the BYU Cougar Indoor Meet in the shot put with a distance of 41 feet 8.75 inches
- At the Big 12 vs MWC Challenge competed in the shot put with a distance of 40 feet 2.75 inches and the weight throw with a distance of 43 feet 0.75 inches
- At the NWU Invitational placed fifth in the shot put with a distance of 42 feet 3.25 inches
- At the Air Force Invitational placed ninth in the shot put with a distance of 43 feet 4.25 inches
- Placed first at the Mountain State Games in the shot put with a distance of 44 feet 2.0 inches
- Competed in the shot put at the Boise State Games and placed third
- Placed 13th in the shot put at the MWC Indoor Track and Field Championship with a distance of 40 feet 9.5 inches
Outdoor:
- Placed sixth at the Arizona State Invitational at the shot put with a distance of 44 feet 4.0 inches
- At the Willie Williams Classic competed in the shot put and placed eighth and second in the shot put
- At the 12th Annual Tom Botts Invitational competed in the hammer throw with a distance of 123-04 and in the shot put with a distance of 41 feet 1.75 inches
- Competed at Azusa Pacific University in the weight throw with a distance of 44 feet 4.75 inches
Sophmore Year
2009
Indoor:
- Started the indoor season with a sixth place finish at the Bengal Shootout with a shot put throw of 12.34m
- Took fifteenth place at the UNM Cherry and Silver Invitational with a shot put distance of 12.38m
- Placed fourteenth at the UW Indoor Invitational with a shot put throw of 12.93m
- Finished indoor season with a season-best shot put throw of 13.05m
Outdoor:
- Did not compete
Junior Year
2010
Indoor:
- Began indoor season with season bests in the shot put (13.36m) and weight throw (9.93m) at the BYU Indoor Invitational
- Finished sixth at the Bronco Invitational with a shot put throw of 13.35m
- Placed ninth at Air Force with a toss of 12.42m in the shot put
Outdoor:
- Opened outdoor at the Spring Break Classic, finishing seventh in the shot put (12.84m) and 20th in the discus (26.82m)
- Competed in the shot put (12.13m) and javelin (37.62m) at the BYU Cougar Invitational
- Placed sixth in the javelin (35.37m) and eighth in the shot put (12.32m) at the Mark Faldmo Invitational
- Finished season at the Robison Invitational, placing sixth in the shot put (13.15m)
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year