Missouri Southern Hall of Famer Jessica Selby-Tallman will be inducted into the MIAA Hall of Fame in June, the league announced today.
Selby-Tallman will be one of 11 going into the Hall of Fame in June as part of the MIAA Awards Ceremony presented by Husch Blackwell, on Monday, June 3, 2019, in the Truman Forum Auditorium at the Kansas City Public Library - Plaza Branch, 4801 Main Street in Kansas City, Mo. Reservations for the event can be made by completing the form, available here. Reservations will be confirmed on a first come, first served basis. The event will begin at 5:30 pm with a reception with the program starting at 7 pm.
The most decorated female thrower in MSSU history, Selby-Tallman was an eight-time NCAA Division II All-American and finished her career with a National Championship in the hammer throw in 2008. She was also a two-time national runner-up in the shot put. Selby-Tallman dominated the MIAA in the throws, winning four outdoor MIAA shot put titles, four indoor MIAA titles, three MIAA hammer throw titles, and one weight throw championship.
She was a three-time MSSU Female Athlete of the Year winner and holds the school record for the outdoor shot put, as well as the hammer throw. Selby-Tallman also owns the facility records for the indoor and outdoor shot put. She was the USTFCCCA National Outdoor Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2008 and was a two-time Academic All-American. In her career, Selby-Tallman was an 11-time MIAA Champion, a two-time Academic All-American, the 2008 MIAA Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, 2008 Ken B. Jones Finalist and earned multiple MIAA Academic Honors.
Selby-Tallman currently owns her own business in Lenexa, Kan. where she is a chiropractor. She is married to Jamie Tallman and the couple has three children: Josie, Julia and Janna.
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