Naval Academy Athletics

Joy Nameth

Career Honors - 2008 Second-Team All-Patriot League (Indoor: Shot Put) Career-Best Marks Shot Put 44'4-1/4' (13.52m) Weight Throw 49'10-1/2' (15.20m) Discus 130'9' (39.86m) Hammer 152'7' (46.51m) Javelin 111'3' (33.91m) In the Navy Record Books - Shot Put - Indoor (7th - 13.52m; 10th - 13.34m) 2009-10: - Scored in the weight throw in the Patriot League Indoor Championships with a sixth-place throw of 49'10½'' - a career best - Placed seventh in the shot put at the indoor league championship - Finished fourth in the shot put and weight throw at the indoor Star Meet - Scored in the outdoor league championships with a fifth-place showing in the shot put - Placed eighth in the outdoor league championships in the discus throw - Finished third in the discus throw at the Kloiber Invite - Posted a season-best 111'3'' javelin throw in the outdoor league championship - Won the javelin throw event at the outdoor Navy Lidlifter 2008-09: - Ranked among team's top throwers for second-straight year - At the indoor league meet, took fifth in the weight throw courtesy of a career-best 49'5-3/4' toss - Added another scoring effort at the outdoor league meet, placing third in the discus - Uncorked a 130'9' PR toss to finish in scoring position at that meet - Took seventh in the shot put at the indoor league championship - Established career-bests in both the hammer and javelin at the Morgan State Legacy Meet 2007-08: - Made an immediate impact as a first-year thrower, leading team's shot put efforts - Placed second in the shot put at the indoor league meet with career-best 44'4-1/4' toss - Finished as runner-up in the shot put during indoor Star Meet victory - Took seventh in the shot put at the outdoor league championship High School: - A 2007 graduate of North Park High School in Walden, Colo. - Three-sport athlete, earning four letters in track - Team won district title her junior year, regional crown the following year in '07 - Two-time first-team all-conference forward on basketball team - All-State Honorable Mention as outside hitter on volleyball team Personal: - Full name is Joy Ruth Nameth - Daughter of Ivan Leroy Edmonds Jr. and Polly Ann Leroy - Born May 27, 1988 in Pueblo, Colo. - Majoring in ocean engineering - Named to Commandant's List after spring of sophomore year