2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Tahj'nee Thurston
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Anatol Rodgers
- Hometown:
- Nassau, Bahamas
Sixth Year (2022)
Outdoor: Placed fourth in the hammer at the Mountain West Championships, landing a throw of 60.43m/198-3 ... competing in the discus for the first time since 2019, finished eighth in the with a personal best mark of of 47.28m/155-1 ... qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round, placing 29th in the hammer (58.83m/193-0) ... finished runner-up in three straight meets to open the season ... threw a personal best mark of 60.90m/199-10 at the West Coast Relays which ranks No. 6 in program history.
Indoor: Competed in five meets, placing in the top six in the weight throw at each ... placed sixth at the Mountain West Championships with a toss of 18.11m/59-5 ... earned win at the WSU Open with a throw of 18.03m/59-2 ... landed a personal best mark of 18.46m/60-6.75 at the Husky Classic.
Senior (2021)
Outdoor: Qualified for NCAA West Preliminary Round in the hammer, finishing 45th with a mark of 54.47/178-8 ... landed a four-meter personal best in the hammer at the Fresno State Invitational to place third in the event ... her throw of 58.96m/193-5 moved her up to No. 7 in program history ... placed sixth in the hammer at the Mountain West Championships (58.38m/191-6).
Indoor: Placed sixth in the weight throw in the season opening Air Force Collegiate Open (16.24m/53-3.5) ... landed a season-best mark of 16.53m/54-2.75 a week later to finish eighth at the Championships at the Peak.
Junior (2020)
Outdoor: Season canceled due to coronavirus pandemic.
Indoor: Competed in three meets ... landed a personal best mark of 17.66m/57-11.25 in the weight throw at the UW Invitational to place sixth ... finished 13th in the weight at the Mountain West Championships (16.57m/54-4.5).
Redshirt Sophomore (2019)
Outdoor: Competed eight times during the spring in the discus and hammer throw … landed top marks of the season in both events at the Mountain West Championships … qualified for the finals in the discus, posting a top mark of 47.27m/155-1 … placed 10th in the hammer with a toss of 50.35m/165-2 … recorded six top 10 results with a season-best third-place finish in the hammer throw at the UNLV Invitational.
Indoor: Qualified for the finals in the weight throw at the Mountain West Championships … finished ninth with a season best of 17.30m/56-9.25.
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Sophomore (2018)
Outdoor: Did not compete.
Indoor: Did not compete.
Freshman (2017)
Outdoor: Competed in the discus at seven meets and the shot put and hammer throw at five meets … set a season-best and third-best team mark with a throw of 45.74m in the discus at the Fresno State Invitational … also set season-bests of 12.22m and 44.43m in the shot put and hammer throw, respectively.Â
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in the shot put at two meets … set a PR and the third-best team mark with a throw of 13.64m … also competed in the weight throw at two meets … threw 13.07m at the New Mexico Team Invitational which set a PR.
Personal: Born in New Providence, Bahamas ... daughter of Thomas and Tricene Thurston ... has six siblings ... majoring in sports marketing.
