Tamaiah Koonce

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HONORS

AS A JUNIOR (2024-25)
OUTDOOR

At the NCAA Championship (6/11-14/25) she earned All-American Honorable Mention in the discus throw, finishing 17^th with a throw of 54.85m.
Qualified for the NCAA Championship in the discus throw with her best performance of the season at the NCAA West Prelims (5/28-31/25) with a distance of 55.99m in 6^thplace.
During the Big 12 Championship (5/15-17/25) she competed in the discus throw with a 9^th place finish at 52.88m.
Finished runner-up in the discus throw at the Ward Haylett Invite (5/9/25) with a distance of 52.49m. She also competed in the hammer throw for the first time this season with a new personal best distance of 46.75m.
At the Drake Relays (4/23-26/25) she competed in the discus throw championship division with a throw of 46.39m in 7^th place.
Competed in the Oregon Team Invite (4/19/25) finishing runner-up in the discus with a throw of 51.75m.
Won the discus at the KT Woodman Classic (4/11-12/25) with a distance of 54.24m.

INDOOR

Recorded two personal bests at the Big 12 Championship (2/28-3/1/25) in the weight throw at 17.58m, finishing 12^th and in the shot put at 14.15m in 17^th place.
During the Tyson Invite (2/14-15/25) she competed in two events, the weight throw with a distance of 16.46m and the shot put with a throw of 13.41m.
At the Steve Miller Invite (2/7/25) she competed in the weight throw with a distance of 17.05m in 10^th place.
Competed in two events at the Red Raider Invite (1/24/25) finishing top-5 in the weight throw (5^th; 17.29m) and also throwing the shot put (15^th; 12.71m).
Starting the season with the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/17/25) she finished 3^rd in the weight throw at 17.43m and also competed in the shot put for the first time with a distance of 13.58m, finishing 4^th.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
OUTDOOR

At the NCAA West Preliminary (5/22/25/24) she competed in the discus throw where she finished 17^th with a distance of 55.15m.
Competed in the discus throw at the Big 12 Championship (5/9-11/24) with a distance of 45.00m. finishing 14^th.
Won the discus throw at the Ward Haylett Invitational (4/26/24) with a new personal best distance of 56.14m, over five feet better than her previous best, where she jumps to no. 4 in the K-State all-time top-10.
During the Mt SAC Relays (4/17-20/24) she competed in the elite discus throw with a 7^th place distance of 53.50m.
At the Jim Click Shootout (4/5-6/24) she competed in the discus throw with a distance of 51.00m.
Competed in two events at the Shocker Spring Invitational (3/29-30/24), finishing 3^rd in the discus throw at 50.90m, and in the hammer throw for the first time at 45.84m in 6^th place.
To start the season at the Hurricane Invitational (3/15-16/24) she competed in the discus throw with a 4^th place distance of 54.47m, over a foot better than her previous.

INDOOR

During the Big 12 Championship (2/23-24/24) she competed in the weight throw with a distance of 17.13m in 12^th place.
In the Tyson Invitational (2/9-10/24) she competed in the weight throw with a distance of 17.02m in 13^th place.
Competed in the weight throw at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (2/1-3/24) with a 6^thplace throw of 16.83m.
At the Texas Tech Corky Classic (1/19-20/24) she finished 8^th in the weight throw with a distance of 16.39m.
During the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/12/24) she competed in the weight throw with a distance of 15.70m in 6^th place.
To start the season at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2/23) she competed in the weight throw with a distance of 16.82m in 6^th place, 10 feet further than her previous best.

AS A FRESHMAN (2022-23)
OUTDOOR

During the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24-27/23) she finished 24^th in the discus throw with a distance of 51.26m.
Medaled in the discus throw at the Big 12 Championships (5/12-14/23) with a 4^th place throw of 51.71m.
Finished 4^th in the discus throw at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/29/23) with a distance of 54.12m.
Showed huge improvement in the discus throw at the Bobcat Invitational (3/31-4/1/23) with a distance of 51.12m, 24 feet farther than her previous, finishing 7^thagainst 41 competitors.
In her first outdoor collegiate meet at the UTSA Invitational (3/17-18/23) she competed in the discus throw with a 6^th place distance of 43.68m.

INDOOR

In her first collegiate meet, and only one of the season, at the K-State Winter Invitational (12/10/22) she recorded a weight throw distance of 13.78m.

PRIOR TO K-STATE

In 2022 she won the FHSAA 4A state championship in discus with a distance of 48.72m.
Won the 2022 FHSAA 4A district and regionals for 4kg shot put.
Her senior year in 1kg discus she won the 2022 won FHSAA 4A district and regionals.

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