Tinisha Wesley

Tinisha Wesley

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Houston

High School:
Klein

Height:
5-9

Event:
Throws

Birthdate:
04/19/1983

Experience:
3L

Major:
Education

2004
Indoor: Finished fifth in the weight throw at the Conference USA Indoor Championship...had the best shot put mark on the team with 47-1.75. Outdoor: Finished fourth in the shot put at the C-USA Championships with a season-best throw of 46-11.75...registered a 15th-place finish at the Midwest Regionals in the shot put with a throw of 46-6.25...won the shot put at the Sam Houston Tune Up...finished 16th at the C-USA Championships in the discus...finished in fifth place in the javelin at the C-USA Championships.

2003
Indoor: Had the best shot put mark on the team with 44-1.50...had a fifth place finish at the C-USA Champion-ships...registered a ninth-place in the weight throw at the C- USA meet in the weight throw with a season best mark of 47-9. Outdoor: Finished second in the javelin and the shot put at the Houston Invitational with a season best throws of 123-8 and 46-6.75...had a third-place finish in the discus at the LSU Alumi Gold with a season best mark of 147-8...registered a fourth-place finish in the shot put, sixth-place finish in the discus and a 10th-place in the javelin at the C-USA Championships.

2002
Indoor: : Finished in sixth place in the shot put at the Conference USA Championships with a season-best of 44-3.25...best performance was a fifth-place at the Air Force Open...Outdoor: : Finished in sixth place in the discus at the C-USA Championships...had a season-best discus throw of 144-5 at the RunSport/Rice All-Comers Meet...finished ninth in the shot put at the C-USA meet with a season-best mark of 44-4.25...best performances in the shot put was a second-place finish at Longhorn Invitational and a fourth-place at the UTEP Invitational...qualified to compete in the shot put and discus at Palo Alto, Calif., in the Junior Championships.

High School
Was voted the Most Valuable Player of the Klein track team...was the Texas high school Class 5A state champion in the shot put with a mark of 43-4.50...finished third in discus behind teammate, Allie Booker, with a throw of 138-10 at the state meet...was named first team All-District in basketball...member of the National and Spanish Honor Societies.

Personal
Born April 19, 1983, in Houston, Texas...daughter of Rick and Tula Wesley of Spring, Texas...brother, Rickey, played football at Texas Southern...enjoys listening to music and shopping...also recruited by Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin, State and Rice...majoring in education.