Personal Bests
2018 CAA Champion (discus)
2018 All-CAA (discus)
2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Honorable Mention
2017 All-CAA (discus, shot put)
2016 All-CAA (discus, shot put)
2015 CAA Outdoor Champion Discus
2015 All-CAA
2017-18
Indoor: Set a new school-record during the season in the shot put with a mark of 50' 3.5" (15.33m) at the 2018 ECAC Indoor Championships where she finished as the runner-up...Also set the school-record in the weight throw with a mark of 54' 6.75" (16.63m) at the UCS Invitational...Was second overall at the weight throw at the JDL Team Challenge with a mark of 50' 10.25" (15.50m).
Outdoor: CAA champion in the discus after throwing a mark of 163' 5" (49.81m) at the CAA Championships (5/5)…Won the discus throw at the Mount Olive Final Qualifier (5/13) with a toss of 168' 1" (51.24m)…Named the CAA's Field Athlete of the Week twice this season on April 24 and April 3...Broke her own school-record in the shot put with a throw of 51' 1.5" (15.58m) at the Raleigh Relays and was the runner-up...Had a season-best throw of 170' 11" (52.11m) at the Duke Invitational to take medalist honors at the meet.
2016-17
Indoor: Threw a personal-best mark of 47’ 6.5” (14.49m) in the shot put at JDL College Team Challenge…Won medalist honors in the shot put at the Darius Dixon Invitational with a mark of 46’ 4.75” (14.14m)…Threw a season-best mark of 47’ 6.5” (14.49m) in the weight throw at the JDL College Team Challenge…Competed at the ECAC Indoor Championships in the shot put and threw a distance of 45’ 7.25” (13.90m).
Outdoor: Earned honorable mention accolades as Elon’s first athlete qualifier at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the discus…Received All-CAA honors in both the discus and shot put…Broke her school-record in the discus five times during the season…Threw a personal-best mark of 174’ 6” (53.20m) in the discus at the NCAA Southeast Prelims and finished 11
th overall…Also broke her school-record in the shot put with a mark of 49’ 1” (14.96m) at the Aggies Last Chance meet…Finished second in the shot put at the CAA Outdoor Championships with a mark of 48’ 0” (14.63m)…Was also the runner-up in the discus as the CAA Championships with a toss of 172’ 6” (52.57m).
2015-16
Indoor: Qualified for the ECAC Indoor Championships in the shot put and had a toss of 43’ 2.5” (13.17m) at the meet…Had a season-best throw of 44’ 5.5” (13.55m) in the shot put at the Penn State Tune-Up…Also threw a heave of 41’ 7” (12.67m) in the shot put at the SPIRE NCAA Division I Challenge.
Outdoor: Earn All-CAA honors in the shot put and the discus at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships…Broke her own school-record in the discus with a runner-up finish at the CAA Championships with a heave of 171’ 6” (52.27m)…Had a season-best toss of 45’ 7.75” (13.91m) in the shot put at the CAA Championships and finished third…Became the first Elon thrower in program history to qualify for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the discus and threw a 169’ 3” (51.59m) at the meet.
2014-15
Indoor: Won the shot put at the High Point Team Challenge with a toss of 44' 6" (13.56m), the second-best throw in school history...Had a throw of 42' 5.25" (12.93m) in the shot put at the ECAC Indoor Championships...Was fourth in the shot put at the Liberty Open with a mark of 40' 7.5" (12.38m).
Outdoor: Captured the CAA Outdoor Championship in the discus with a school-record throw of 158' 1 (48.19m)...Also set the school-record in the shot put at the CAA Outdoor Championships with a throw of 46' 6.75" (14.19m) and was the runner-up...Won the discus at the Aggie Invitational with a heave of 148' 9" (45.35m).
High School: Competed at Myers Park High School under head coach John Cline and throwing coach Geoff Emerson...Named the Mustang Athlete of the Year in 2014...Became the North Carolina state record holder in the discus and NC No. 2 All Time...Named a New Balance All-American in the Discus in 2014...2014 State champion in the discus and took third place holder in 2012 and 2013 in the discus...NCHSAA 4A Indoor shot put runner-up in 2013...Four-time all-conference performer in indoor and outdoor in shot put and discus track and field....South Charlotte Athlete of the Year (2014)...Team MVP from sophomore to senior year...Lettered all four years...USATF Junior Olympic Champion/All-American... Four-time USATF Junior Olympic Qualifier...Member of the National Society, Math National Honor Society and Science National Honor Society... Honor Roll all four years of high school.
Personal: Born April 1, 1996...Daughter of Lem and Shannon Hames...Mother played basketball at Queens University...Is a marketing and a strategic communications major.
