2017-18
Indoor Track – Redshirted during the indoor season
Outdoor Track – Redshirted during the outdoor season
HIGH SCHOOL
Bests
Discus – 129-8 // Shot Put – 38-3
NOTEWORTHY
- 2017 MSHSSA Class 1-2 State Champion – Discus
- Four-time All-State selection
- 2017 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships qualifier
Sydney threw for West Platte High School in Weston, Mo., under the direction of coaches Dave Rozak and Steve Feiden … Was a three-sport athlete in high school, also excelling in basketball and softball where she earned Academic Honors … TRACK & FIELD … Had a breakout sophomore campaign, earning All-Conference, All-District, All-Sectional and All-State honors after third-place finishes in the shot put and discus at the MSHSAA Class 1-2 State Track & Field Championships … Earned All-Conference, All-District, All-Sectional and All-State honors again as a junior in 2016 … Finished seventh in the shot put and third in the discus at the 2017 State Meet … For the third straight year, earned All-Conference, All-District, All-Sectional and All-State honors in 2017 … Set a personal record in the shot put at the Class 1 Sectional 4 meet, finishing second with a throw of 38-3 … Finished fifth in the shot put and won a State Title in the discus at the 2017 State Meet, recording a personal record in the discus with a toss of 129-8 … Qualified for the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships in the shot put and discus, finishing 32nd and 33rd, respectively.
PERSONAL
Parents are Gary and Shelley Oberdiek … Born on May 29, 1999 … Plans to major in Biochemistry at Mizzou ... Many relatives, including father and brother, are Mizzou alums