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2023-24 Women's Track and Field Roster

Troy L. Sayles

Hollie Thurgood

Hollie Thurgood

  • Position:
    Multi-Events
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Bay House Sixth Form
  • Hometown:
    Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom
  • Major:
    Exercise Science

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests

Personal
  • Daughter of Daniel and Faye Thurgood

Honor and Awards
  • 2022 All-CAA (heptathlon)

2024 Outdoor
  • Multi-eventer for Elon
  • Set a new personal best in javelin at the Raleigh Relays with a distance of 123-feet-10 (37.74m), which ranks eighth in school history
  • Posted season-best marks at the Phoenix Invitational in the 100 hurdles (16.20 seconds) and long jump (16-feet-2.5 | 4.94m)
  • Cleared 4-7 (1.40m) in high jump at both the VertKlasse Meeting and the Wake Forest Invitational
 
2023-24 Indoor
  • Competes in the multi-events for the Phoenix
  • Scored 3,164 points in the pentathlon at the CAA Championships to place seventh overall
  • Posted a 60 hurdle PR time of 9.34 seconds at the Camel City Invitational
  • While competing in pentathlon at the Brant Tolsma Invitational, set a new personal best in the high jump at 4-feet-11.75 (1.52m)

2023 Outdoor
  • Competed in the heptathlon and multi-events for Elon
  • Did both the heptathlon and the javelin at the CAA Championships, placing seventh in the heptathlon
  • Posted a point total of 4,177 points at the CAA Championships for seventh
  • Recorded personal bests in the 100 hurdles (15.76 seconds) and the shot put (39-feet-3.25 | 11.97m) during the event
  • Won both the shot put and the javelin among heptathletes at the CAA Championships
  • Finished 10th overall in javelin at the CAA Championships with a distance of 108-6 (33.08m)

2022-23 Indoor
  • Competed in multi-events for Elon, placing seventh at the CAA Championships in the pentathlon
  • Scored a career-best 3,168 points in the pentathlon at the CAA Championships, good for fourth in school history
  • Ran a personal best time of 8.68 seconds in the 60 at the Mondo College Invitational
  • Ran the 60 hurdles in a PR time of 9.47 seconds at the JDL DMR Invitational
 
2022 Outdoor
  • Finished third overall in the heptathlon at the CAA Championships with 4.296 points, third-most in school history.
  • Threw a personal-best in the javelin throw with a toss of 115' 6" (35.21m) at the CAA Championships.
  • Had a season-best leap of 16' 9.25" (5.11m) in the long jump at the VertKlasse Meeting.
  • Cleared the bar at 4' 11.5" (1.51m) in the high jump at the VertKlasse Meeting.

2021-22 Indoor
  • Competed at one meet on the season at the JDL DMR Invitational.
  • Member of the Phoenix's 4x400-meter relay team that won the event with a time of 4:15.78.
  • Ran a time of 9.78 in the 60-meter hurdles.
  • Cleared the bar with a jump of 4' 11" (1.50m) in the high jump.

2021 Outdoor
  • Had a throw of 109' 1" (33.25m) in the javelin throw at the Bill Webb Multi/Bob Davidson Invite.
  • Was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fifth at the Wendy's Teal Seahawk Invitational with a time of 4:04.23.

2020-21 Indoor
  • Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Prep Career
  • Attended Bay House Sixth Form
  • Coached by Andy Fisher and Bronwin Carter

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Multi-Events
    5'7"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Multi-Events
    5'7"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Multi-Events
    5'7"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Multi-Events
    5'7"