Suzy Powell-Roos

Suzanne "Suzy" Powell-Roos (born September 3, 1976) is an American discus thrower.

[1][3] She holds the American record at 222 ft 0 in (67.67 m), which she set on March 14, 2007 in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii at the "Big Wind" Discus Challenge.

[4][5] She set the world's best year performance in 2002, with a throw of 69.44 meters at the University of California, San Diego on April 27, 2002,[6] the best throw in the world since 1999.

[7] While in high school at Thomas Downey High School in 1994 she was named the national Girl's "High School Athlete of the Year" by Track and Field News[8] after setting the National High School Record in the discus at 214' 0" As a sophomore, she was on the American team at the IAAF World Junior Championships, finishing tenth.

[9] She was the 1995 Pan American Junior Championships gold medalist.