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Personal Bests

Indoor

WT – 22.63m/74’3″

Outdoor

HT – 65.72m/215’7″

DT – 49.17m/161’4″

In The Record Book:

• Holds the school record in the weight throw with a mark of 21.64m/71-0.00 set in 2025
• Holds the freshman record in the weight throw  with a throw of 68’3″/20.80m set in 2024
• Holds the freshman record and ranks 3rd all-time in the outdoor hammer throw with a throw of 215’7″/65.72m set in 2024

Career Accolades 

• SEC Women’s Freshman Of The Week – 4/28/24
• 2025 SEC Indoor Weight Throw Gold Medalist
• 2025 Indoor All-SEC First Team
• 2025 USTFCCCA Indoor All-American
• 2025 SEC Outdoor Hammer Throw Bronze Medalist
• 2025 Outdoor All-SEC Third Team

Academic Accolades 

• USTFCCCA Academic All-American – 2025
• SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2025
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete – 2024
• SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2024

2024-25 (Sophomore)

Outdoor

• Finished the season with a 23rd placement in the women’s hammer throw final at the NCAA Championships
• Qualified for nationals at the NCAA East First Rounds by placing ninth in the hammer throw semifinal with a mark of 63.91m
• Earned her first career bronze medal with a 65.05m mark in the women’s hammer throw final at the SEC Championships
• Won the hammer throw event (60.29m) and placed fifth in discus (44.60m) at the Jim Green Invite
• Finished ninth in the hammer throw and 10th in discus at the Tom Jones Invite
• Posted a personal-best mark of 49.17m in the discus throw event and placed second in hammer throw at the Jim Click Shootout
• Made her outdoor season debut at the Texas Relays, placing 13th in the hammer throw event

Indoor

• Placed 15th in the weight throw event at the NCAA Championships
• Won the gold medal in the women’s weight throw final with a mark of 22.13m at the SEC Championships
• Placed second in weight throw at the Tiger Paw Invite
• Finished second at the Razorback Invite in weight throw
• Posted a personal-best distance of 22.63m in weight throw at the Vanderbilt Invite, placing fourth
• Won the McCravy Memorial weight throw, breaking the school record with a winning throw of 21.64m
• Made season debut at Louisville Opener, winning the weight throw with a personal best throw of 21.51m

2023-24 (Freshman)

Outdoor

• Won the hammer throw with a freshman record throw of 207’6″/63.26m at the USF Alumni Invitational
• Placed 7th in the discus throw with a mark of 159’2″/48.51m at the USF Alumni Invitational
• Placed 5th in the hammer throw with a mark of 194’10″/59.39m at the Battle on the Bayou
• Placed 13th in the discus throw with a mark of 157’7″/48.03m at the Battle on the Bayou
• Placed 5th in the hammer throw with a mark of 207’0″/63.10m at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational
• Won the hammer throw and improved her freshman record in the hammer throw to 210’2″/64.05m at the Jim Green Invitational
• Placed 2nd in the hammer throw and improved her freshman record to 211’1″/64.34m at the Drake Relays
• Placed 4th in the discus throw with a mark of 157’10″/48.11m at the Drake Relays
• Placed 4th in the hammer throw with a mark of 207’7″/63.27m at the SEC Outdoor Championships
• Placed 21st in the discus throw with a mark of 144’2″/43.95m at the SEC Outdoor Championships
• Advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships after throwing a mark of 209’10″/63.97m at the NCAA East First Rounds
• Placed 9th in the hammer throw with a personal best throw of 215’7″/65.72m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
• Finished 20th in the hammer throw first round with a throw of 206’7″/62.98m at the U.S. Olympic Trials

Indoor

• Placed 2nd in the weight throw with a mark of 61’8.25″/18.80m at the Indiana Early Bird meet
• Placed 2nd in the weight throw with a personal best and freshman record mark of 65’0″/19.81m at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet
• Placed 5th in the weight throw with a mark of 64’3.75″/19.60m at the Vanderbilt Invitational
• Placed 8th in the weight throw with a personal best and freshman record mark of 65’8.25″/20.02m at the Razorback Invitational
• Placed 6th in the weight throw with a joint personal best and joint freshman record mark of 65’8.25″/20.02m at the Tiger Paw Classic
• Placed 5th in the weight throw with a personal best and freshman record mark of 68’3″/20.80m at the SEC Indoor Championships

High School 

• Won the Discus championship at the Bay State Games in July 2023
• Won the Discus and Hammer championship at the USATF New England Open in July 2023
• 2022 New Balance of USATF indoor All-American in weight throw 
• 2022 USATF champion in weight throw 
• Hopkinton High School record holder in discus, hammer and weight throw 
• Massachusetts state record holder in hammer and weight throw 
• 2021 Milrose Games champion in weight throw 
• Massachusetts Division 2 volleyball champion and Player of the Year 
• 2021 & 2022 Bay State Games champion in discus and hammer (2022) 
• 2022 USATF New England discus champion