2021-22 Track and Field Roster
Biography
Southern Illinois (2017-2021): Scored five team points after placing sixth in the javelin throw at the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor T&F Championships (5/10/19-5/12/19)...Took third in the javelin at the Billy Hayes Invite (5/3/19)...Took third in the javelin throw with a personal-best mark of 138'-5" to place third at the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor T&F Championships (5/11/18-5/13/18)...Threw for a PR of 119'-2" in the hammer throw at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic (3/23/18-3/24/18)...Took third in the javelin at the Billy Hayes Invite (5/4)...Threw for 42'-11.5" as an unattached participant at the Don DeNoon Invite (2/2/18-2/3/18).
Prep: Played softball in high school, as she helped the Trojans win a program record 30 games in 2016 and claim the MSHSAA Class 4A state title...Took up throwing in April 2017, and her potential was almost immediately evident as she broke the school's javelin record in just her fourth meet with a toss of 111-10...Four-time Scholar Athlete award recipient.
Personal: Daughter of Terry and Meg Sexton...Father, Terry, works in sheet metal construction while her mother, Meg, is a stay at home mom...Has three siblings...Majoring in Agribusiness: Animal Science at Southeast.