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Karen Chastain, All-American

Karen Chastain

  • Class
  • Induction
    2001
  • Honors
    Women's Track & Field (2001)
Chastain Hughes was a three-time Heptagonal champion in discus (1999, 2000 and 2001) and was a four-time All-East and All-Ivy honoree. As of April 2011, her placement among the top 10 Cornell records is as follows: her discus throw of 163-11 in 2000 remains the second best throw in school history. She also currently ranks fifth in the indoor shot put (46-0 in 2000) and the outdoor shot put (45-5 3/4 in 2000); and sixth all-time in the hammer throw (170-0 in 2001). In the javelin, she currently ranks eighth in the new javelin throw (120-8 in 1999) and 10th place in the pre-1999 (123-3 in 1998). Chastain Hughes was a two-time co-captain (as a junior and senior).
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