 Reese at the 2024 United States Olympic trials | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 4 December 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hammer throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Hammer: 73.47m (Oxford, 2023) Weigh throw: 25.73m (Albuquerque, 2023) |
Erin Reese (born 4 December 1995) is an American hammer thrower. In 2024, she became national indoor champion in the weight throw achieving the second furthest all-time throw worldwide. [1]
Reese is from Mount Prospect, Illinois. [2] She attended Prospect High School. [3]
On 17 February 2024, she became national champion in the weight throw with a distance of 25.73 metres in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This distance placed her second all-time in the discipline. [4] [5]
In June 2024, she placed third at the 2024 United States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon in the hammer throw. [6] [7]
Erin attended the University of Dayton in the fall of 2015. As a Flyer, Reese eventually broke both the school records in the discus and the hammer throw, competing at the national level in both events. Reese is an Indiana State University psychology graduate and worked in 2024 in behavioral health with school children with various needs. Erin married former Indiana State Track & Field teammate Joseph Barnes in October of 2023 [8]
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