Karen Freberg's Life in track & Field


Hi! Everyone asks about my life in track and field. What was it like? How did I do? Was it fun? Where did I go? Well, I thought the best thing to do was put all of my newsletters and a few of my pictures, training films and results on one page with links to most of it. So here it is! -- Karen :) Complete Meet by meet results since high school 9th grade!
Year of Competition	K-Mails -- my on-line Newsletter
2006 -- 4th year University of Southern California TROJANS!	TRACK VOLUME EIGHT - Issues 1- 9 -2006 USC OUTDOOR SEASON! June 27th, 2006 -- USA Nationals! June 12th, 2006 -- NCAA Runner-Ups! May 29th, 2006 -- NCAA Western Regionals May 16th, 2006 -- Pac 10 C April 30th, 2006 -- USC vs. UCLA April 17th, 2006 -- Mt. SAC Relays! April 10th, 2006 -- TEXAS RELAYS! -- April 2nd, 2006 -- Cardinal & Gold Invitational - My LAST HOME MEET!! March 27th, 2006 -- Trojan Invitational!	TRACK VOLUME SEVEN -- Issues 1--11-- 2005 My USC Life begins! 2006 INDOOR SEASON March 13th,2006 -- the 2006 NCAA INDOOR March 5th, 2006 -- Last Chance meet February 26th, 2006 -- It's "HAMMA" time! February 22nd, 2006 -- USC Track banquet February 13th, 2006 -- Tyson Invitational Janurary 30th, 2006 - Washington State January 23rd, 2006 -- New Mexico January 5th,2006 -- PRE- USC Indoor November 28,2005 -- Thanksgiving, November, 2005 -- Southern Cal! August 24th, 2005 -- My Graduation K-Mail April 30th, 2005 -- USC Graduate School
My experiences at USC have been wonderful! Here are some of the Highlights: 4th time All-American and this time as a Trojan! Pac 10 Runner-Up NCAA Western Regional's Runner-up PAC 10 Conference Athlete of the Week! Southern California Trojan Record holder 57-7.5 in the shot! Victorious over UCLA! ( 3 PR's!) (1st time in this signature event) Oh Yes... I earned a Masters In Strategic Public Relations!
NCAA Runner-Ups! NCAA Regionals Champions! 3rd in Pac 10 awesome team performances!	No ... UCLA did not like losing in their signature event! oh well -- throw farther!	Thank you, Trojans!
Year of Competition
2005 On my own at Florida		NOTE: I petitioned the NCAA to complete my last year of eligibility at Southern Cal. It was granted and I began to train again in the fall of 2005.
	2005 was a year of transition for me. I wasn't on the Florida track team for reasons that I have explained further on this site and I hold no grudges as the NCAA reinstated my eligibility the following year. However, I did have the opportunity to work on my academic tasks and gained admission to a number of wonderful Masters Programs in Public Relations. I chose to attend the University of Southern California's Annenberg School in Communication. I completed the two year program and gained a Masters degree in Strategic Public Relations. I am now at the University of Tennessee working on my Ph.D..
2004 OLYMPIC TRIALS	K-Mails -- my on-line Newsletter
9th At the Olympic trials!	*TRACK VOLUME FIVE -- ISSUES 1 -- 3 --- On My Own!* 2004 Olympic Trials!** September 2004... Hurricane Frances & MY Olympic Drug Test Results! August 22, 2004.... Back to School K-Mail! Check out my $ 1000 check from USATF! July 20,2004 ...Here is Olympic Trials K-Mail! RIGHT: yep, another workout day in San Luis Obispo, California
Year of Competition	K-Mails -- my on-line Newsletter	Achievements & milestones
2004 - 3rd year University of Florida Gators	TRACK VOLUME FOUR -- ISSUES 1- 7 -- 2004 OUTDOOR SEASON June 2004.......Championship May 2004......... NCAA East Regional! May 2004......... SEC Championships!! April 25,2004 ...Penn Relays April 13,2004 Arizona/Mesa C.C. April 3, 2004 U.S.F. Invite March 24 -27, 2004 Florida Relays TRACK VOLUME THREE -- ISSUES 1- 18 - 2004 INDOOR SEASON March 15, 2004 NCAA Championships March 6, 2004 FLORIDA FAST TIMES Invitational (last chance meet ) March 1, 2004 SEC Conference February 21, 2004 Hoosier February 14, 2004 Tyson February 9, 2004 Husker February 2, 2004 Gator January 25, 2004 SEC INVITATIONAL January 18,2004 January 1, 2004 Vacation December 15, 2003 X-Mas Party December 7, 2003 FIRST MEET ! November 30, 2003 Pre-Season October 26, 2003 Special Issue!! October 20,2003 Coach and Mrs. Jones Host a 'Gator Football Party!' October 10, 2003 2 month Countdown September 08, 2003 August 31, 2003 BACK TO SCHOOL LEFT: Me on ESPN!!!	Indoors: NCAA All American 6th Place in the Shot SEC Conference-- 3rd in the Shot Seasonal Bests: 55-05.5/66-0.25 We were NCAA Runner-ups TWICE!
Year of Competition	K-Mails -- my on-line Newsletter	Achievements & milestones
2003 -- 2nd year University of Florida Gators	frame-by-frame 54-9 NCAA 2003 August 03,2003 Explosive Training!	Outdoors: NCAA All American 8th Place SEC Conference--Champion Seasonal Bests: 54-10.75/61-02.25 Indoors: NCAA All American 7th Place SEC Conference--Champion Seasonal Bests: 55-09.75/151/172-11
Here I am being interviewed after winning the SEC Championship for the first time. ( I won twice)	June 16,2003 ....NCAA RESULTS!! June 08,2003 ....NCAA PREVIEW! June 02,2003 ....NCAA Regional Championships @ George Mason University May 19, 2003 ...SEC CHAMPIONSHIP @ Tennessee! May 11, 2003 ...FSU Twilight Meet May 05, 2003 ...Florida Women's Classic April 27, 2003 ...PENN RELAYS! April 20, 2003 ... Gator at Home Training! April 14, 2003 ...Mesa Classic & Angel Classic April 6, 2003 .....SEC Quad Meet! March 30, 2003..Florida Relays March 21, 2003..FSU Relays TRACK VOLUME ONE - ISSUES 1-11- 2003 INDOOR SEASON March 17, 2003 NCAA INDOOR March 10, 2003... Alex Wilson Invitational March 3, 2003... SEC Championships February 23, 2003... Hoosier Hills Open February 16, 2003... Tyson Invitational February 10, 2003... Gator Invitational February 2, 2003... Carolina Fast Times January 27, 2003 ... SEC Challenge East January 20, 2003 December 15, 2002... December 8, 2002...Kent State University...Kent, Ohio	Yep, I gave it all I had
Year of Competition		Achievements & milestones
2002 - 1st year Southern Methodist University Mustangs
		Outdoors: red shirt, then transfer to Florida Indoors: NCAA 12th place--50-10.5 WAC Conference--Champion -- 52-04.5 WAC Freshman of the Year! Seasonal Bests: 52-04.5
Year of Competition		Achievements & milestones
2001 San Luis Obispo High School -- Senior
		California State Shot Put Champion and 6th place in Discus 2001 National Scholastic Indoor Champion & record holder 52-04.25 CIF Masters Champion in the Shot Put CIF Div. III Champion in the Shot Put & record holder 51-10.25 3-time Mt Sac Invitational Champion in the Shot Put 3-time LA Invitational Champion in the Shot Put Seasonal Bests: 53-07.5/145-05
Year of Competition		Achievements & milestones
2000 San Luis Obispo High School -- Junior
		California State Shot Put Champion 50-07.5 CIF Masters Champion in the Shot Put CIF Div. II Champion in the Shot Put Golden West Champion in the Shot Put Footlocker Outdoor Runner-up in the Shot Put, All-American 2-time Mt Sac Invitational Champion in the Shot Put 2-time LA Invitational Champion in the Shot Put 2000 National Scholastic Indoor Champion in the Shot Put, All-American Seasonal Bests: My PRs are now 50'10.25" in the shot (Northern League Meet on 5/4/00) and 140'0.5" in the discus (Arroyo Grande Dual Meet on 4/13/00). My shot mark ranks #5 on the California All-Time List and #13 on the National All-Time List.
Year of Competition		Achievements & milestones
1999 Arroyo Grande High School - Sophomore
	I set 4 National Federation records in weightlifting as a 15 and a 16 year old. Here's my power lifting page!	California State Shot Put Runner-Up 48-0.25 CIF SS Masters Meet Champion in the Shot PutCIF SS Division II Champion in the Shot PutMt. SAC Invitational Champion in the Invitational Shot Put LA Invitational Champion in the Shot Put ,Runner-up in the Discus Arcadia Invitational 3rd Place in the Invitational Shot Put Named to the 1999 National Track and Field Honor Roll Seasonal Bests: My PR in the shot is 48'5" (3/18/99) and 132' 1" in the discus (5/6/99). #1 Shot mark in the US this year for a High School Sophomore#5 US Shot mark overall for 1999
Year of Competition		Achievements & milestones
1998 Arroyo Grande High School - Freshman		California State Shot Put 12th place--41-04 USATF Junior Nationals 22nd place--41-10.5 Seasonal Bests: 43-0.25/123-03 League: runner-up in shot and 5th in the discus
Year of Competition		Achievements & milestones
1997 -- 8th grade Laguna Middle School		San Luis Obispo County Champion 42'2"
Year of Competition		Achievements & milestones
1996 -- 7th grade Laguna Middle School		San Luis Obispo County Champion
	What happened to me one fateful March day in 1996 was to change my life forever. I was entered into a County Championship Track & Field meet by my P.E. Teacher Mrs. Schimke. I was fairly reluctant to go to the meet, but my mother was insistent that I honor my pledge to attend. She reminded me of something her father would say to her," there's this little thing called responsibility!" I went but I wasn't happy. I had a few 'lessons' before the meet that I promptly forgot and threw with my left hand. The strange thing was that I won! I threw about 31 feet. They hung a gold medal around my neck and took the picture ( and wrote the inscription) you see on the left and placed the picture in the schools Glass trophy case. It stayed there for months and gave it to me when the year ended! I was hooked!
1995	I have added 1995 not for any track & field reason, but to mention that this was the year I first put up a web site. It was a Val Kilmer fan site and it contained a little bit about my self as well. Over the years there was less and less about poor Val and more and more about Track, Weightlifting and me!
If you are a young athlete working towards a college scholarship or just trying to become a better thrower, I wish you the best of luck on your journey! I hope some of the lessons of my experience will help you become better in all that you do! Karen :)