Maria Schofield
Availability Status: Committed
University: Franklin Pierce University
Country: United Kingdom
Date of birth: 8th September 2000
Height: 5 feet 11 inches
Weight: 175 lbs
Sex: Female
School: Askham Bryan College
Graduation Year: 2019
College Enrollment Year: 2021
Qualifications:
High School Grades: Maths: A, Physics: A, Chemistry: A, Art: A, English Language: B, English Literature: B, Geography: B, Biology: B, Spanish: C;
SAT: 1220
Personal Bests:
Hammer Throw (4kg): 50.73m
Shot Put (4Kg): 12.32m
Accomplishments & Titles:
1st place 2015,2017 & 2018 Yorkshire County Championships (Hammer Throw)
2nd place 2018 Yorkshire County Championship (Shot Put)
3rd place 2018 Northern Athletic Outdoor (Shot Put)
3rd place 2018 Northern Athletics Indoor (Shot Put)
3rd place 2016 Northern Athletics Outdoor (Shot Put)
Additional Information:
Team Selections: West Yorkshire Schools Team, North Yorkshire Schools Team
Awards: Athlete of the Year at Pontefract Athletic Club (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2016)
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
determined, driven, hard-working, independent, mature
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
My 50m with a 3kg in Hammer! Nearing my last competition of the season and at 3kg I threw 50.09m, it was a great achievement after trying for 4 years.
Goals:
To continue to improve, then to gain a GB vest and to qualify for the Olympics. Academically, I would like to get a good degree, have a stable career and good income!
Anything else we should know?
As far as interests go, for 10 years I have competed in athletics for Pontefract Athletics Club and transferred to City of York Athletics Club to join an elite throwing squad in 2015. As part of ‘Team First Throwers’ I have been able to participate in a warm weather training camp, travelling to Portugal at the end of the winter training season as preparation for the summer throwing and competition season. I really enjoy it and I can see myself possibly taking it up as a career. I go to athletics training 3 times a week and I am very committed to it. I also enjoyed a variety of other sports in high school such as netball, basketball, volleyball, rounders and dance.