2019-20:
Outdoor (Redshirted): Season canceled due to Covid-19.
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in seven meets in her second year at Western Colorado University. Setting a personal best in the shot put at the Western Colorado Alumni Open where she won the event with a throw of 13.36 meters. Gustason also set a personal best in the weight throw at the Western Colorado Open where she threw 14.59 meters to finish second place in the event. Amber had nine top five finishes in her 2019-20 indoor season.
2018-19:
Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in eight meets for the Mountaineers, setting two personal bests in the discus and hammer. At the Spank Blasing meet she threw the discus 41.50 meters for a personal best and to finish fourth in the event. Throwing the hammer 50.35 meters at the Mines Kit Mayer Invite, she finished second in the event.
Indoor (Freshman): Competed at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships. Placed 11th in the SP and 17th in the WT. Placed 1st at the Western Colorada Alumni Open in the SP.
SP WCAO 12.46m 1st
SP RMAC Championships 11.91m 11th
WT RMAC Championships 12.12m 17th
High School: Attended Mountain Range High School...Participated in Women’s Basketball as a Center/ Power Forward...As for Women’s Basketball: Sixth Woman of the year, Most Valuable Player, Honorable Mention All Conference 2015-16 & 2016-17, 2nd Team All Conference 2017-18, Team Captain 2015-2018...Track and Field: 2nd Team All Conference Discus 2017, 5A Colorado State Championship 2017 8th Place Shot Put, 6th Place Discus, 5A Colorado State Championship 2018 3rd Place Discus, 8th Place Shot Put, Shot Put and Discus School Record Holder, Team Captain 2018...Mountain Range High School Most Athletic Female Award 2018...Shot Put School Record 2018 40’ 2”...Discus School Record 2018 127’ 1”
Academic: Academic All State First Team Basketball and Track 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2017-2018...Academic Honorable Mention Basketball and Track 2016-2017...Honor Roll 2014-2018...National Chinese Honor Society Member...National Technical Honor Society Member...Academic Letter 2014-2015...Five Star Diploma.
Why did you choose Western? I’ve always felt at home in the mountains, whether that was camping or just driving through. Like every student, I wanted to peruse higher education in an atmosphere that truly made me happy. As soon as I stepped on campus, I immediately knew that I belong in Gunnison. The atmosphere, the people, and the unique opportunity to study in one of the most beautiful places in the nation, made it easy to chose Western as my home for the next few years.
Personal: Daughter of Christy and Doug.
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