Benedictine University Athletics

Coach McQueen is entering her fourth season as the throws coach at Benedictine. Prior to coaching at Benedictine, she has spent 20 years coaching in the Chicagoland area in the AAU and USATF. Sending countless athletes to the National Junior Olympics, having All-Americans in shot, Discus and Javelin. Including 1 year at East Aurora High School. during her time coaching AAU and USTF she is now the owner and head coach of the Aurora Sundowners Track Club . The club has been around for 55 years. 
 
Athlete Accomplishments While at Benedictine
2023 NACC Indoor shot-put record 14.76
2023 NACC Indoor Championship record 13.95
2023 NACC Outdoor Championship record 14.01 
2023 NACC Outdoor shot-put record 14.81
 
Third Place team in the NACC Championship Outdoor
2023 Women's NACC indoor Champion in shot put
2023 Women's NACC 3^rd place indoor Championship in weight throw 
2023 Men's NACC 2^nd place indoor Championship in shot put
 
2022 women's runner up NACC indoor Championship 
2022 women's champion NACC outdoor Championship
 
men's and women's field athletes of the week for the NACC during the 2022/2023 season 
 
Outdoor 2022 NCAA National Qualifier 
Indoor NCAA 2023 National Qualifier 
Outdoor NCAA 2023 National Qualifier
All-American national runner up indoor 2023
All-American national runner up outdoor 2023 
 
School record broken for Indoor shot-put 13.95 2023
School record broken for outdoor heptathlon 2022 ( coaching shot and javelin) 
school record broken for indoor pentathlon 2022 (coaching shot)