Chelsea Curry
Chelsea Curry

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.

High School:
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet

Height:
6-0

Event:
Shotput, Discus


02/02/2013

Terriers Wrap Up Weekend of Competition

BU had athletes at the Collegiate Invitational and Tufts Stampede

01/25/2013

Matthews Shatters School Record in 5,000m Run at Terrier Invitational

Graduate student broke her own school record by over six seconds

01/17/2013

Matthews Sets NCAA Pace in 3000m Run as BU Opens Indoor Season

Graduate student's time of 9:14.71 is currently the top time in the country

06/21/2012

131 Terriers Named to Winter/Spring 2012 America East Academic Honor Roll

59 Terriers receive additional recognition on the Commissioner's Honor Roll

05/13/2012

Barwise Qualifies for U.S. Olympic Trials at ECAC Championships

Junior set the second-best mark in the NCAA in the high jump (1.87m)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2012-13

Finished fourth in the weight throw at the BU Make Up Meet with a season-best toss of 14.33m ... Had a third-place finish in the shot put (12.29m) at the Tufts Stampede on Feb. 2 ... Placed in the top 10 in shot put with a personal-best mark of 13.67m at the Terrier Invitational on Jan. 25 ... Finished first in the shot put with a distance of 12.52m at the Mutli-Team Meet on Jan. 17.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011-12

During the outdoor season, competed in the hammer throw (45.05m) at the New England Championships ... Was second in the shot put (13.21m) and seventh in the hammer throw (44.26m) at the America East Championships ... Finished fifth in the shot put at the Brown Springtime Open ... Won the shot put (13.25m) and was second in the hammer throw (41.86m) at the MIT Invitational ... Finished fifth in the shot put (12.16m) and was sixth in the hammer throw with a personal-best of 45.45m at the George Davis Invitational ... Was fourth in the shot put (12.27m) and also competed in the discus (31.41m) and the hammer throw (37.82m) at the Snowflake Classic ... Had a personal-best mark of 32.24m in the discus and also competed in the shot put (13.22m) at the Shamrock Invitational ... During the indoor season, finished second in the weight throw with a personal-best mark of 16.54m and also placed third in the shot put (13.13m) at the America East Championships ... Competed in the weight throw (14.95m) at the ECAC Championships ... Finished fifth in the shot put at the New England Championships ... Was ninth in the weight throw (15.68m) and fourth in the shot put (13.16m) at the Valentine Invitational ... Finished second in the shot put (12.99m) and seventh in the weight throw (13.93m) at the Battle of Beantown ... Placed sixth in the shot put (12.98m) and also competed in the weight throw (14.67m) at the Terrier Invitational ... Was second in the shot put (13.28m) and fourth in the weight throw at the BU Multi-Team Meet.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010-11

Earned five top- five finishes throwing shot put during the indoor season ... Finished in 9th place at the ECACs and third at the AE Championships ... During the outdoor season, placed second at the AE Championships with a 13.15m throw.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Member of the 2010 state championship squad with Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School ... In 2010, won the shot put title and placed second in the discus ... Upon graduation, held school records in shot put and discus.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Amro and Ayesha Ibrahim ... Has four siblings: Krishna, Gabriel, Yasmeen, Yusef ... Enrolled in the University's College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in international relations ... Born on Jan. 5, 1992, in Denver, Colo.