Kansas State University Athletics
2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Ward, Shaelyn
Shaelyn Ward
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lincoln Christian
- Hometown:
- Sapulpa, Okla.
Bio
| Personal Bests | |
|---|---|
| Indoor | |
| Weight Throw | 20.32m/66-08 (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 2021) |
| Shot Put | 12.91m/42-04.25 (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 2020) |
| Outdoor | |
| Hammer Throw | 62.60m/205-04 (Jim Click Shootout, 2021) |
Accolades
2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier – Hammer Throw
2020 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award (Big 12’s highest academic honor)
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2021 Big 12 Indoor Weight Throw Runner-Up
2019 Big 12 Outdoor Hammer Throw Runner-Up
K-State All-Time Top 10-Performers List
#7 Indoor Weight Throw – 20.32m/66-08 (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 2021)
#7 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 62.60m/205-04 (Jim Click Shootout, 2021)
NCAA Championships
2021 Outdoor Hammer Throw - Foul
NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2021 Hammer Throw – 61.52m/201-10 (12th)
2019 Hammer Throw – 56.38m/185-0 (36th)
Big 12 Championships
2021 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 62.06m/203-07 (3rd)
2021 Indoor Weight Throw – 19.89m/65-03.25 (2nd)
2020 Indoor Weight Throw – 20.11m/65-11.75 (3rd)
2020 Indoor Shot Put – 12.78m/41-11.25 (15th)
2019 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 57.95m/190-01 (2nd)
2019 Indoor Weight Throw – 19.08m/62.07.25 (3rd)
2018 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 55.96m/183-07 (5th)
2018 Indoor Hammer Throw – 19.08m/62-07.25 (5th)
2020-21
Outdoor – Season bests: Hammer Throw (62.60m/205-04).
Earned her first-ever trip to the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw with a 12th-place finish at the NCAA West Regional (5/29/21) with a toss of 61.52m/201-10… Did not record a mark in the hammer at the NCAA Championships (6/10/21)… Finished third in the hammer at the Big 12 Championship (5/16/21) with a throw of 62.06m/203-07… Competed in the hammer in six regular-season meets, connecting on better than 60 meters or better in each of the last four… Placed second or third in the hammer in five meets, including runner-up finishes at the UTSA Invitational (3/18/21), Michael Johnson Invitational (4/16/21) and Ward Haylett Invitational (5/8/21)… Threw a season-best 62.60m/205-04 at the Jim Click Shootout (4/10/21).
Indoor – Season bests: Weight throw (20.32m/66-08).
Was the runner-up in the weight throw at the Big 12 Championship (2/26/21) with a throw of 19.89m/65-03.25… Claimed the weight throw title in five of seven meets, including KSU-KU-WSU Triangular (1/16/21), Jayhawk Classic (1/22/21), DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/29/21), Arkansas Qualifier (2/5/21) and Steve Miller Open (2/20/21)… Threw a season-best 20.32m/66-08 at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/29/21).
2019-20
Outdoor
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Indoor – Season bests: Weight throw (20.11m/65-11.75), Shot Put (12.91m/42-04.25).
Competed in both the weight throw and shot put at Big 12 Championship (2/28-29/20), finishing third in the weight throw with a season-best toss of 20.11m/65-11.75… Placed 15th in the shot put with a mark of 12.78m/41-11.25… Won the weight throw at the Iowa State Classic (2/15/20) with a toss of 19.84m/65-01.25… Threw a season-best 12.91m/42-04.25 in the shot put at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/25/20).
2018-19
Outdoor – Season bests: Hammer Throw (60.00m/196-10).
Qualified for the NCAA West Regional (5/24/19) in the hammer throw, placing 36th with a mark of 56.38m/185-0… Was the runner-up in the hammer at the Big 12 Championship (5/11/19) with a toss of 57.95m/190-01… Also placed second in the hammer at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/4/19) with a mark of 58.14m/190-09… Threw a season-best 60.00m/196-10 to win the hammer title at the Michael Johnson Invitational (4/20/19).
Indoor – Season bests: Weight Throw (19.45m/63-09).
Placed third in the weight throw at the Big 12 Championship (2/22/19) with a toss of 19.08m/62-07.25... Collected four top-3 finishes in the weight throw, including to help the Wildcats score points in the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18/19)… Threw a season-best 19.45m/63-09 in the weight throw at the Steve Miller Open (2/16/19)...
2017-18
Outdoor – Season bests: Hammer throw (56.90m/186-08).
Placed fifth in the hammer throw at the Big 12 Championship (5/13/18) with a throw of 55.96m/183-07… Threw a season best 56.90m/186-08 at the Texas Tech Corky/Crofoot Shootout (4/27/18), where she placed fourth overall… Won the hammer title at the Kansas Relays (4/20/18) with a toss of 56.77m/186-03.
Indoor – Season bests: Weight Throw (19.08m/62-07.25).
Placed fifth in the weight throw at the Big 12 Championship (2/24/18) with a season-best toss of 19.08m/62-07.25… Finished as the runner-up in the weight throw in five meets, including to help the Wildcats score points in the KSU-KU-WSU Triangular (1/13/18).
High School
Competed at Lincoln Christian Academy in Sapulpa, Okla. … Was an OGBCA and OCA All-State basketball player – the first-ever in the school's history – while averaging 15 points per game… Helped lead Lincoln Christian to the 2016 Class 4A state title in track and field… Was the 2016 Class 4A state champion in the shot put and discus... Finished second in shot put and third in discus in 2015... Took third place in the shot put in both 2014 and 2013.
Personal
Born on October 9, 1997... Daughter of Matthew and Kimberly Ward... Has two brothers, Jace and Tyson... Earned dual bachelor’s degrees in Kinesiology and Nutrition and Kinesiology and Gerontology in May 2021.
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