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Personal Bests

Long Jump	6.44m (21' 1.50")(0.7) (NCAA West Preliminary, 5/28-31/25)
Triple Jump	13.45m (44' 1.50")(3.0) (NCAA West Preliminary, 5/28-31/25)

HONORS

AS A SENIOR (2024-25)
OUTDOOR

Earned Second Team All-America honors in two events at the NCAA Championship (6/11-14/25) finishing 12^th in the triple jump at 13.02m and with a 15^th place finish in the long jump at 6.14m. She is the first K-State woman to earn two honors in individual events in the same season since 2015.
Qualified for two events in the NCAA Championship with two new personal bests at the NCAA West Prelims (5/28-31/25). First in the long jump with a distance of 6.44m in 9^th place, now the no. 4 mark in the K-State outdoor records, and then qualified in the triple jump in 11^thplace at 13.45m.
Medaled twice at the Big 12 Championship (5/15-17/25) the first time in the long jump at 6.30m in 6^th place and then in the triple jump in 4^th place at 13.14m, the no. 9 jump in the K-State outdoor all-time top-10.
Won the long jump at the Ward Haylett Invite (5/9/25) with a distance of 6.21m.
Finished in 2^ndplace in two events over the weekend, in the triple jump at the Oregon Open (4/18/25) with a jump of 13.04m and then at the Oregon Team Invite (4/19/25) in the long jump with a distance of 6.09m.
Started the season at the KT Woodman Classic (4/11-12/25) finishing runner-up in the triple jump with a distance of 12.54m.

INDOOR

Medaled in two events at the Big 12 Championship (2/28-3/1/25) finishing runner-up in both the triple jump, with a new indoor best of 13.35m, the no. 7 mark in the K-State all-time records, and in the long jump at 6.33m.
Jumped her best indoor long jump during the Tyson Invite (2/14-15/25) with a jump of 6.35m, up to no. 6 in the K-State all-time top-10.
Won the triple jump at the Steve Miller Invite (2/7/25) with a leap of 13.29m.
Finished 3rd in the long jump at the DeLoss Dodds Invite (1/31-2/1/25) with a distance of 6.32m.
At the Red Raider Invite (1/24/25) she finished 5^th in the triple jump with a distance of 12.91m.
At the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/17/25) she competed in two jumping events from short approach, including runner-up in the triple jump at 12.55m and the long jump (5^th; 5.71m).

AS A SENIOR (2023-24)
OUTDOOR
Did not compete during the season.

INDOOR

Competed in the Big 12 Championship (2/23-24/24) in the long jump, finishing 17^th with a distance of 5.73m.
Jumped her season best in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational (2/9-10/24) with a distance of 6.20m in 3^rd place.
During the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (2/1-3/24) she competed in the long with a 5^th place distance of 5.89m.
At the Texas Tech Corky Classic (1/19-20/24) she finished 3^rd in the long jump with a distance of 6.16m.
Won the long jump during the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/12/24) with a distance of 5.84m and also competed in the triple jump finishing 2^nd in 11.87m.
Finished 2^nd in the long jump at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2/23) with a jump of 5.59m.

AS A JUNIOR (2022-23)
OUTDOOR

During the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24-27/23) she competed in two events, the long jump with a distance of 6.12m, in 13^th place, and the triple jump at 12.9m, finishing 29^th.
Medaled in the long jump at the Big 12 Championships (5/12-14/23) with a 3^rdplace distance of 6.41m, and also competed in the triple jump with a jump of 12.24m, finishing 12^th.
Finished 2^nd in the long jump at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/6/23) with a distance of 6.13m.
At the Michael Johnson Invitational (4/21-22/23) she competed in the triple jump with a 7^th place distance of 12.67m, also competing in the long jump at 6.14m in 7^th place.
Competed in two events over a weekend, at the Bobcat Invitational (3/31-4/1/23) she competed in the triple jump with a distance of 12.24m, and at the Texas Relays (3/29-4/1/23) she took 6^th in the long jump at 6.04m.
In the first outdoor meet of the season at the UTSA Invitational (3/17-18/23) she finished 2^nd in the long jump with a distance of 5.78m.

INDOOR

Medaled at the Big 12 Championships (2/24-25/23) with a 3^rdplace finish in the long jump with a distance of 6.18m, also competing in the triple jump at 12.24m.
At the Texas Tech Open & Multis (1/26-28/23) she competed in the long jump where she finished 6^th with a distance of 6.11m.
During the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/20-21/23) she competed in the long jump with a 2^nd place distance of 5.47m.
In her first meet as a Wildcat in the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13/23) she competed in two events, winning the triple jump at 12.54m and finishing 6^th in the high jump at 1.65m.

AS A SOPHOMORE AT ORU (2021-22)
OUTDOOR

Went to the NCAA West Preliminary (5/25-28/22) where she competed in the long jump placing 15^th with a distance of 6.18m.
Recorded a new personal best at the Summit League Championships (5/12/22); the high jump at 1.71m finishing 4^th.
Won the triple jump at the Arkansas Twilight (5/6/22) with a distance of 12.40m.
In the Sooner Invitational (4/15-16/22) she took 1^st in the long jump with a distance of 6.23m.
At the ORU Invite (3/25-26/22) she placed in the top-3 in two events, winning the long jump at 5.95m and 2^nd in the triple jump at 12.06m.

INDOOR

Competed in the Summit League Championships (2/25-26/22) where she competed in three events, winning the triple jump at 12.27m and the long jump at 5.83m.
During the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/21-22/22) she took 1^st in two events, the triple jump at 11.53m and the long jump at 5.76m.
Won the long jump at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/4/21) with a distance of 5.73m.

AS A FRESHMAN AT ORU (2020-21)
OUTDOOR

At the Summit League Championships (5/13/21) she took 3^rd in the triple jump with a distance of 12.22m.
Competed in two events at the Masked Rider Open (4/9-10/21) finishing 5^th in the long jump at 6.09m and with her 4x100 relay team at 47 seconds.
Ran in her first 4x100 relay team at the UT Arlington Invitational (4/2-3/21) her team placing 6^th with a time of 49.76 seconds.
Recorded her first triple jump attempt at the ORU Invite (3/26-27/21) with a distance of 11.49m placing 5^th, also competed in the high jump placing 4^th at 1.62m.

INDOOR

At the Summit League Championships (2/27-28/21) she competed in two events, the high jump with a height of 1.63m, placing 6^th, and in the long jump with a distance of 5.73m, placing 7^th.
Finished in the top-3 in two events at the Wichita State Herm Wilson Invitational (2/4-5/21), 1^stplace in the high jump at 1.66m and 2^nd place in the long jump at 5.39m.
In her first meet at the Dakota Realty Meet (1/23/21) she finished 3^rd in two events, the high jump at 1.61m and the long jump at 5.24m.

PRIOR TO K-STATE