Central Washington University Men's Track

Aanstad, a former NCAA Division II national champion, joined the Central Washington University track and field coaching staff as a full-time assistant coach in December 2013. Aanstad, who most recently served as a graduate assistant coach at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky., was a standout student-athlete at Seattle Pacific University from 2008-12. She was a three-time All-American in the women's javelin, including a national championship in the event during her senior season in 2012, when she set a personal record with a throw of 168 feet, 1 inch. She later participated in the U.S. Olympic Trials in the javelin. In addition to her standout status in the javelin, she was an all-conference performer -- and a Great Northwest Athletic Conference champion in the indoor high jump -- in multiple events. She earned all-GNAC honors in the heptathlon, high jump, pole vault, long jump in addition to her success in the javelin. As a prep at Lake Stevens High School, Aanstad was a three-time state champion -- twice in the javelin and once in the heptathlon -- during her four-year career with the Vikings. Aanstad, who turns 25 in January 2014, lives in Ellensburg. Started at CWU: December 2013 Experience: 2013-Present: Central Washington University (Ellensburg, WA) -- Assistant Track and Field Coach 2012-2013: University of the Cumberlands (Williamsburg, KY) -- Graduate Assistant Track and Field Coach Education: Seattle Pacific University, 2012 -- B.A. in Physical Education (emphasis in exercise science) Lake Stevens High School (WA), 2007 Hometown: Lake Stevens, WA