Alean Frawley
Alean participated in track and field and the Panther weight room from 1999-2003. She was one of the hardest workers in the weight room, participated in elective strength and speed class, and won many weight training events. That all carried out to the track where she was outstanding throwing the shot and disc.
She went on to the U of M where she continued her strength training and broke many stadium records during her career. Below is an excerpt from the newspaper:
Now, in her fifth year at Minnesota, Frawley is a senior captain providing leadership to the youthful Gophers - all while posting first-place finishes in the shot put.
"I told her, 'When you're 65 and you're a doctor, you'll either have been a doctor for 30 years or a doctor for 29 years,' " Wilson said. "But you'll never have the chance to be a collegiate thrower again."
By returning for an extra year, Frawley is now able to do more than just tend to unfinished business in the throwing pits.
She provides senior leadership for a team consisting of 44 freshmen and sophomores. Gophers throwing coach Lynne Anderson describes Frawley as a liaison between coaches and players.
"Being a captain and people looking up to her - both figuratively and literally - that's really helped set the stage for these young kids," Wilson said. "She's been a great role model."
Alean graduated with a medical degree and is currently a doctor.