Virginia Commonwealth University

PERSONAL BESTS
Hammer: 43.82 meters
Weight Throw: 16.51 meters

2017: OUTDOOR

• Set a personal record in the hammer throw at the Fred Hardy Invitational with a throw of 43.82 meters.
• Placed eighth at the VCU Rams Invitational in the hammer throw.

2017: INDOOR

• Placed fourth at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships in the weight throw.
• Set a personal record in the weight throw with a toss of 16.51 meters at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships.

2016: INDOOR

• Placed sixth in the weight throw at the Father Diamond Invitational, throwing 14.04 meters.
• Set a personal record in the weight throw at the Akron Invitational, throwing 14.48 meters.

2015: OUTDOOR 

• Threw 37.60 meters to set a personal record in the hammer throw at New Captain’s Classic where she placed fifth.

2015: INDOOR

• Tossed 11.94 meters in the weight throw to earn eighth place at the Father Diamond Invitational.
• Secured seventh in the weight throw after throwing 12.73 meters at the Liberty Open.

2014: OUTDOOR

• Top 30 finish in the discus throw at the MSU Legacy
• Finished 16th in the discus at the VCU Ram Invite

PRIOR TO VCU

• Participated in Varsity basketball, volleyball, and track & field at Osbourn Park High School.

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Staci Pettas and Herbert Banks Jr.
• Born: April 30, 1995
• Sibling(s): Elizabeth and Olivia
• Major: Health and Exercise Science Pre-Med
• Singer on VCU’s Black Awakening Gospel Choir.
• Member of National Society of High School Scholars.