Junior thrower Megan White capped off an accolade heavy indoor season with a bronze medal in the women’s weight throw at the Big East Championships.
But that medal was just a glimpse into the career indoor season that White had. A campaign that also included making an appearance on the All-Big East team and recording a top 10 throw all-time in the indoor women’s weight throw.
She stamped her name in the history books by increasing her personal best throw to 17.81m, which moved her to eighth all-time in program history, a feat she claims wouldn’t be possible without the help from her teammates.
“Having my teammates around, they’re my best friends,” White said. “They were hyping me up.”
One of those teammates that also finds herself on Marquette’s all-time top 10 list for the women’s weight throw is sophomore thrower Ally Broaddus.
Broaddus has seen a stark increase in her distance, going from a personal best of 15.31m in her first-year campaign to 17.57m in 2026, the 10th longest indoor women’s weight throw in program history.
Broaddus said her improvement has come in large part to practicing with White throughout their two seasons as teammates.
“In high school, I never had anyone to look to on how it’s done,” Broaddus said. “Megan especially, I’ll watch her throw and be like, ‘Oh that’s what it looks like.’”
The thing that stands out the most to Broaddus about White is how consistent her technique is, especially when it comes to her posture, something necessary to throwing well.
“She is so consistent in every turn in the ring,” Broaddus said. “If I feel like I’m falling out of the throw, I’ll kind of watch how she does it.”
Like Broaddus, White has seen a significant jump in production since stepping on Marquette’s campus in 2023. After a first-year that saw her personal best sit at 14.99m, White found nearly three more meters to achieve the 17.81 PR.
White’s summer training has been key to the improvement that she has seen in her throwing distances over the course of her college career.
Using the training that her coaches have provided for her, while also going back to throw at her high school, in Ohio, White has continued to see her numbers rise.
“Lifting has the biggest impact (in the offseason),” White said. “As long as I stay strong over the summer it works out.”
All the summer workouts, practices and meets built up to the Big East Championships in Chicago, where White was able to cap off the indoor season with a bronze medal in the women’s weight throw.
“It feels great,” White said. “I walked out of there feeling really happy.”
But White’s goal wasn’t bronze; it was gold. Falling short gave her all the motivation that she needed as the Golden Eagles head into the outdoor season this week.
“The practice coming back after Big East, I was ready to actually kill it,” White said. “I’m really motivated this year, probably the most out of my last two years.”
But White again credits her teammates and fans for helping her stay confident even when things don’t go as planned. That’s part of the reason why both White and Broaddus agree that they are the most tight knit team in the Big East.
“We are very close; we have a lot of positive energy for everybody,” White said. “We kind of just always sit together whenever we have free time.”
The comradery of the Golden Eagle track team has helped both athletes achieve their career best season in 2025-26. A campaign they will look to build from as they head to St. Louis this Thursday for the beginning of the outdoor season.
This article was written by Lukas Schulze. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @LukasschulzeMU.
