Alina Joaca-Bine Class: Senior Hometown: Roman, Romania High School: Roman-Voda College Last College: University of Bacau Height: 5-9 Event: Throws

Miner Nuggets: Rates third in the indoor 20-pound weight throw (17.03; 55-10 1/2) and fourth in the outdoor hammer (56.44; 185-2) in the school record books.

2006 (Junior): Outdoor: Took sixth in the hammer at the Romania National Championships with a best of 170-6 (53.87) on July 24 ... fifth at the C-USA Championships in the hammer with a season-best 176-9 (53.87) on May 11 ... placed 12th in the hammer (52.27; 171-10) at the Drake Relays on April 29 ... seventh in the hammer (53.55; 175-8) at the UTEP Invitational on April 15 ... 16th in the hammer (53.75; 176-4) at the Texas Relays on April 6. Indoor: took fifth in the 20-pound weight throw with a personal-best 55-10 1/2 (17.03) at the C-USA Championships ... competed in the weight throw at the Lobo Invitational, Husker Invitational and ISU Classic.

2005 (Sophomore): Outdoor: Placed fourth in the hammer at the Romania National Championships with a throw of 184-4 (56.20) on July 2 ... eighth at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a season-best mark of 186-7 (56.88) on May 28 ... throw was the fourth best in school history ... fourth at the WAC Championships in the hammer (179-10; 54.82) ... fifth at the Drake Relays (65.21/184-5) ... runner-up at the Spira Invitational (56.12; 184-1) ... placed sixth at the Texas Relays (55.30/181-5) ... fifth at the Springtime Invitational (55.78; 183-0). Indoor: Tenth at the WAC Championships in the 20-pound weight throw (15.23; 49-11 3/4) ... competed at both the ISU Classic and the Husker Invitational ... won the Texas Tech Six Way with a throw of 51-0 1/4 (15.55), which ranks as the fifth-best throw in school history.

Before UTEP: Transferred from the University of Bacau ... third at the 2004 Romanian National Championships in the hammer ... threw a personal best of 196-1 (59.76) during the 2004 season ... fifth at the 2003 Romanian National Championships in the hammer ... competed at the 2003 European Junior Championships ... fifth at the 2002 Romanian National Championships and second at the Romanian Junior Championships ... trained with coaches Flordiu Emiuan and Agachi Teodoru ... graduated from Roman-Voda College in 2002.

Personal: Full name is Alina Ionela Joaca-Bine ... majoring in kinesiology ... daughter of Gheorghe Joaca-Bine and Anisoara Beleus ... has one sister ... born March 19, 1983 in Roman, Romania.