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GENOA – For a stretch in the middle of this season it seemed as if every time Carly Fischer threw a discus, a Genoa-Kingston record fell.
Fischer added a pair of first-place finishes in her final meet at Genoa-Kingston on Saturday, clearing 37 feet in the shot put and 115 in the discus as the Cogs won their home meet.
“With discus, I had a pretty successful year, I’d say,” Fischer said. “Getting the 125 a couple meets ago and the school record was a big highlight. There’s been some bumps. I had appendicitis right before we started outdoor stuff, so that was a bit hard to come over.”
Fischer said her mark on Saturday was the first time in the outdoor season she hit 37, which has been her goal since coming back from the appendicitis.
She said her goals at the start of the season were to achieve the Genoa-Kingston record in both throwing events.
“I got one, now my goal is to get 130 for disc,” Fischer said. “My shot goal stays the same – to get at least 39-5 or something (for the school record).”
With her throws, Fischer said consistency has escaped her since coming back from her injury. But coach Barry Schmidt said consistency has been one of her big strengths as of late.
“She’s been very consistent the last couple weeks,” Schmidt said. “She’s finally healthy, which has been big. Last year she was hurt all year with back issues, had appendicitis earlier in the year so had to recover from that. She’s had to battle back from a lot of different things, and it’s good to see that she’s been very consistent.”
Fischer has a chance at becoming the third Genoa-Kingston athlete from the Class of 2016 to play at the NCAA Division I level. Brady Huffman signed his letter of intent to play baseball at Illinois State, and Erika Hansel will play volleyball at Tulane. Fischer will walk on to the track program at East Carolina next year.
“There are many this year, actually, and I’m proud to be one of them,” Fischer said. “We have a lot of amazing athletes there, and I’m proud to be one of them.”