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Personal Bests
Indoor
Weight Throw 18.78 (62 ft)
Outdoor
Hammer 63.70 (209 ft)
Discus 55.37 (182 ft)
2006-07: INDOOR - At the Rod McCravy Classic placed eighth in the discus with a throw of 50.63 and had a distance of 16.25 in the weight throw ... At the Gladstein Invitational had a distance of 16.61 meters in the weight throw ... Placed second at the McDonald's Invitational in the weight throw with a distance of 18.02 meters ... Took first at the Red Hawk Invitational with a throw of 59-5 ¾ in the weight throw ... At the C-USA Championships placed third in the weight throw with a distance of 18.78. OUTDOOR - Grabbed two first place finishes at the Rhodes Invitational with a throw of 54.54 meters in the discus and 61.68 meters in the hammer ... Took home two first place finishes at the Lynx Invitational in the hammer and discus with distances of 64.36 meters and 54.11 meters ... Won both the discus and hammer at the Mississippi State Bulldog Classic with throws of 54.49 meters and 59.99 meters ... Placed first in the discus throw at the Ole Miss Invitational with a distance of 55.37 meters ... Won the hammer at the ASU Mini Meet with a throw of 61.22 meters ... At the C-USA Championships won the hammer throw with a distance of 60.59 meters and took fourth in the discus with a distance of 50.19.
Prior to Memphis
Was a Norwegian Junior Champion in the hammer throw ... Took fourth in the hammer at the Florida State High School Meet while competing for Lawton Chiles HS in Tallahassee, FL ... Has thrown 209-7 (63.89m) and 174-8 (53.26m) in the discus.
Personal
Born February 22, 1985 in Bergen, Norway ... Nickname is Enly, which stands for "Viking Power" ... Parents are Willy Nerdal and Signe Steinkopf ... Both parents hold a PH.D. in chemistry ... Hobbies are fishing and skiing ... Likes to listen to music, sleep and watch movies ... Majoring in business.
