Nalis Mbianda
	Class: Junior Hometown: Newton, Mass. High School: Newton South Height: 5-4 Event: Throws

IN THE UMASS RECORD BOOK

--OUTDOOR--
Shot Put; 2nd (45-03.75)

--INDOOR--
Shot Put; 2nd (44-08.25)

2010-11 (Sophomore): Outdoor Track: Grabbed the second all time mark at UMass in the Shot Put at the Larry Ellis Invitational with her toss of 45-03.75...Finished in third place in shot put at the New England Championship Meet with a throw of 44-05.25...Finished in fourth place at the Atlantic 10 Championship Meet with a throw of 44-05.50...Had a season high throw in the discus at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (118-06). Indoor Track: Grabbed the second all-time mark at UMass in the shot put with her toss of 44-11.50 at the Valentine Invitational, which qualified her for both the NECs and the ECACs. Had the second best team mark in the weight throw with a toss of 41-02.50, which she threw at the A-10 Championship meet.

2009-10 (Freshman): Outdoor Track: Set a UMass top five all-time mark and was a New England Championship qualifier in the shot put...Competed at the ECAC Championships (5/16), taking 20th place in the shot put with a mark of 42-05.00...At the New England Championships (5/8), placed fourth in the shot put with a throw of 42-04.00...Threw for a mark of 41-01.50 and placed tenth in the shot put at the A-10 Championships (5/2)...Also added an 18th overall placing in the discus at the meet (97-08)...Placed second in the shot put (44-03.25) at the UNH Pre-Conference Meet (4/24)...Also took sixth with a mark of 110-10 in the discus at the meet...At the Larry Ellis Invite (4/17), set the third highest all-time mark at UMass in the shot put (44-04.25) and grabbed fifth place overall at the meet...At the UMass Nine-Way Meet (4/10), took second in the shot put with a toss of 42-11.00...Qualified for the New England Championships in the shot put at the UConn Invite (4/3), posting a mark of 41-09.75 and sixth place overall...Notched a mark of 77-09 in the hammer throw at the meet, good for 12th place...Indoor Track: Burst onto the throwing scene as a freshman... Set a UMass top five-all time mark in the shot put in her first collegiate track and field meet... Was an ECAC and New England Championship qualifier in the shot put... Took 21st overall in the shot put at the ECAC Championships (3/6) with a mark of 41-04.50... At the New England Championships (2/26), placed seventh and threw for a mark of 43-09.75 in the shot put... Placed ninth (41-10.00) in the shot put at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/19)... Grabbed third place in the shot put (44-04.00) at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games (1/29)... Set the second highest all-time mark at UMass in the shot put (44-08.25) at the Great Dane Invitational (1/22)... Qualified for the ECAC and New England Championships with the throw.

Before UMass: A 2009 graduate of Newton South High School where she was a Boston Herald all-star as a senior in 2009 ... Helped team to all-state championship in 2008 ... Boston Globe all-scholastic selection in 2009 ... Team won back-to-back Dual County League and Division I state titles in 2008 and 2009 ... Owns school indoor and outdoor shot put records.

Personal: Nalis Njaiteh Mbianda ... Born August 14, 1991 in Bamenda, Cameroon ... Daughter of Alexander and Josephine Mbianda ... Has five siblings, Rabbi, Kizito, Kizita, Parkie and Julvet ... Majoring in Kinesiology.