Class: SO
Position: Throws
Height: 5-11
Previous School: Huntley HS
Hometown: Huntley, Ill.

Middle Tennessee:
Played volleyball during 2002 season for the Lady Raiders before concentrating solely on track.

2002-03
Indoor:Finished fifth in shot put and sixth in weight throw at Middle Tennessee Invitational ... Came in seventh in shot put and set school-record in weight throw with mark of 38-7.5 at Kentucky Invitational ... Placed fourth in shot put and tied school record in weight throw at Blue Raider Invitational ... Won shot put with season-best mark of 42-4.75 and bettered own school record in weight throw with mark of 40-8.25 at Blue Raider Classic ... Placed second in shot put and again set school record in weight throw with mark of 45-2 at Middle Tennessee Classic ... Finished eighth in shot put and sixth in weight throw at Sun Belt Championships.
Outdoor: Finished second with personal-best 43-6 in shot put at Mississippi State Invitational ... Also placed seventh in discus at MSU ... Came in third at Boston-Moon Classic and fifth at Vanderbilt Invitational in shot put ... Finished fourth in shot put and eighth in hammer with season-best 106-10 at Murray State Invitational ... Also placed eighth in hammer and had season-best mark with 119-11 in discus at Sun Belt Championships.

High School:
Three-year letterwinner in volleyball and basketball and four-year letterwinner in track and field at Huntley HS ... Named All-Area in volleyball in 2000-01 and All-Conference in 2000-01 ... Had 96 blocks and a .350 hitting percentage in 2001 ... Named All-State in track and field in 2001.

Personal:
Meaghan Marie Byrd ... Born November 14, 1983 ... Daughter of Larry and Donna Byrd ... Undeclared major.