South Carolina Gamecocks

Mamee Groves Class: RS Senior Hometown: Anderson, SC High School: Belton-Honea Path Height: 6-1 Event: Throws Experience: 3L Major: Experimental Psychology

OUTLOOK — Should contend for All-America honors in the weight this year ... Last year she was 19th in the country and placed fourth at the SEC Championships ... Missed most of the outdoor season in 2002 due to a hip flexor injury and was plagued by the injury through the SEC meet ... Started her career as a walk-on athlete ... Has developed into one of the top weight throwers in the country.

RS-JUNIOR — During Indoor season, placed fourth in the weight throw at the Meet of Champions ... Finished second at the UNC Early Invitational in the weight throw ... Placed fourth in the shot put at the UNC Early Invitational ... Finished 12th at the Five Way SEC Meet in the shot put with her longest throw of the season, with a mark of 13.08m ... Finished fourth in the 20lb. weight at the SEC Championships, hitting a mark of 63’ 4 1/4 - putting her at No. 4 on USC’s all-time list ... Battled injuries throughout the outdoor season ... Finished fourth in the hammer at the Miami Invitational ... Placed 12th in the discus at the Miami Invitational ... Competed in the discus (19th), shot put (18th), and the hammer throw (22nd) at the SEC Championships ... Sits at No. 9 in the hammer all-time and No. 9 in the shot put as well.

RS-SOPHOMORE — Threw 59’6 1/4 at University of Florida “Fast Times” ... NCAA Qualifier ... Indoors, had seven top five finishes ... Was fourth at SEC Indoor Championships in weight throw ... Won the weight throw at the SEC Quad meet with a distance of 55’06 1/2 ... Outdoors, had nine top five finishes in hammer throw, discus and shot put ... Best finishes were third place in both hammer throw and shot put ... Competed in the hammer, shot put and discus at the SEC Outdoor Championships.

RS-FRESHMAN — Indoors, at the SEC Four-Way, placed second in the shot put and second in the 20lb weight ... Finished first in the 20lb weight at the ETSU Invitational ... Placed third in the same event at the Five-Way Meet and second at the Virginia Tech Invite ... Won the weight at the Gamecock Indoor ... Participated in the SEC Championships where she came in third in the 20lb. weight ... Outdoors, at the SEC Four-Way, placed second in the shot put ... Placed fourth in the shot put at the Raleigh Relays ... Participated in the S. C. State Championships, finishing third in the shot put ... Competed at the National Team Championships in Austin, Texas ... Placed ninth in the discus at the SEC Championships ... Also competed in the hammer and the shot put ... Won Most Improved award.

FRESHMAN —  Redshirted Indoors and Outdoors.

HIGH SCHOOL — Lettered in basketball and track five times at Belton-Honea Path High School ... Holds the school record in the shot put ... Won the shot at the upstate meet in 1997 .... Runner-up in the discus at the state championship ... Team won the region five times ... Team was the runner-up at the state championship three times and won the Up-State meet twice.

PERSONAL —  Psychology major ... Enjoys watching TV and dancing in her free time ... People she admires most are her grandparents ... Parents are Joe and Daisy Groves ... Has two siblings ... Born Sept. 25, 1980 in Anderson, SC.