Virginia Commonwealth University

PERSONAL BESTS/RECORDS

• Shot put: 15.25m
• Discus: 51.83m
• Hammer throw: 51.54m
• Weight throw: 18.93m

2022 OUTDOOR

• Atlantic 10 Field Performer of the Week (March 29, April 12)
• Named to Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• Qualified to the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, placing 16th in the discus with a personal best of 51.83m
• Won the shot put and discus at the VCU Final Qualifier, setting a personal best of 15.25m in the shot put
• Won the shot put and placed second in the discus at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships, named Most Outstanding Field Performer
• Placed third in the discus with a mark of 51.08m at the Georgia Tech Invitational, also placing fifth in the shot put
• Won the shot put and discus at the South Florida Invitational
• Placed second in the shot put and sixth in the discus at the Texas State Invitational
• Secured top-10 finishes in the shot put and discus at the Black and Gold Invitational

• Named to Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• Placed second in the shot put and eighth in the weight throw at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships
• Placed second in the shot put and third in the weight throw at the Kenneth Giles Invitational
• Secured a third-place finish in the weight throw at the Doc Hale Elite Meet
• Collected runner-up honors at the Brant Tolsma Invitational in the shot put
• Earned top-10 finishes in the shot put and weight throw at the Virginia Tech Invitational

2021 OUTDOOR

• Named to Atlantic 10 All-Academic team
• Named to VaSID All-State Second Team
• Named Most Outstanding Field Performer at the Atlantic 10 Championships
• Won the shot put and finished third in the discus at the VCU Final Qualifier
• Competed at the Atlantic 10 Championships, winning the shot put and finishing runner-up in the discus, while also finishing fifth in the hammer throw with a personal best of 51.54m
• Finished third in the discus and fifth in the hammer throw at the George Mason University Spring Invitational
• Secured runner-up finishes in the shot put and discus at the USF Invite
• Won the shot put and secured top-five finishes in the discus and hammer throw at the USF Bulls Invite

2021 INDOOR

• Won the shot put and weight throw at the Mason Winter Track Fiesta, setting a school record of 18.93m in the weight throw
• Earned a runner-up finish in the weight throw and finished third in the shot put at the Virginia Tech Challenge
• Secured top-10 finishes in the weight throw and shot put at the Brant Tolsma Invitational
• Won the shot put and placed third in the weight throw at the VMI Keydet Invitational

2020 OUTDOOR

• Named to Atlantic 10 All-Academic team
• Won the discus at the Bobcat/Shark Relays
• The NCAA canceled the remainder of the 2020 outdoor season

2020 INDOOR

• Competed at the Atlantic 10 Championships, winning the shot put and setting a school record with a throw of 15.21m, also taking second in the weight throw
• Placed fourth in the shot put at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invite
• Won the weight throw and finished fifth in the shot put at the Carolina Challenge
• Placed 10th in the shot put at the Virginia Tech Invitational
• Earned top-10 finishes in the shot put and weight throw at the Nittany Lion Challenge

2019 OUTDOOR

• Did not compete

2019 INDOOR

• Did not compete

2018 OUTDOOR

• Finished second in the discus at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a toss of 45.81m
• Earned first place in the shot put at the George Mason Spring Invitational recording a throw of 14.75m
• Placed second in the discus at the A-10 Outdoor Championship posting a throw of 49.20m

2018 INDOOR

• Finished first at the Father Diamond Invitational for shot put
• Earned fourth place in shot put at the Liberty Kickoff, recording a throw of 14.41m
• Placed fourth in shot put at the A-10 Indoor Championship recording a toss of 13.77

2017 OUTDOOR

• Placed fourth in the shot put at the Atlantic 10 Championship with a throw of 14.38 meters
• Set a personal record in the shot put with a mark of 14.41 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational to place third in the event
• Placed fourth in the shot put at the IC4A/ECAC Championship with a throw of 14.31 meters

2017 INDOOR

• Placed eighth in the shot put at the Atlantic 10 Championship with a throw of 12.95 meters
• Threw to a mark of 13.57 meters to place second at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational

PRIOR TO VCU

• 2015 Virginia state champion in the shot put
• 2014 Loudon County Female Athlete of the Year
• Region II shot put champion from 2013-2016

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Duane and Montee McGowan
• Born on May 7, 1998
• Majored in Fashion Merchandising and is pursuing a Master of Supply Chain Management