Texas State Athletics

Season and Career Bests

ACCOLADES

• 2024 ALL-SUN BELT Second Team (shot put)
• 2024 NCAA West Regional Qualofoer (shot put & discus throw)
• 2023 Sun Belt Indoor All-Conference Second Team (shot put)
• 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
• 2022 Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher in a semester)

2023-24 SEASON (SENIOR)
2024 Outdoor 
Qualified for the NCAA West Regional Meet in the discus throw and shot put... at the SBC Outdoor Championships, placed second in the shot put and set a PR of 16.17m, also placed fifth in the discus throw with a mark of 49.21m... set a PR in the hammer throw (57.35m) and placed fourth... recorded three fourth-place finishes in the hammer throw, discus throw and shot put at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster, also set a PR of 52.85m in the discus throw... competed in seven meets during the outdoor sesaon and recorded 15 top-10 finishes. 

2024 Indoor 
Set a PR in the weight throw at the Dr. MLK Jr. Invite with a mark of 18.52m and placed fifth overall... at the indoor SBC meet, earned an eighth place finish in the shot put... placed fourth in the weight throw at the Jarvis Scott Open... Finished top 10 in both the shot put and weight throw at the Charlie Thomas Invite.

2022-23 SEASON (JUNIOR)
2023 Outdoor 
At the Sun Belt Outdoor Track and Field Championships, placed in the top 10 in both the hammer and discus throw and also competed in the shot put… recorded a PR in the hammer throw (56.27m) at the UTSA Invitational and placed third in the discus throw (46.74m)... set a PR in the discus throw with a throw of 47.69m at the Longhorn Invitational and placed third in the shot put (15.33m)... at the Charles Austin Classic, placed third in the discus throw with a throw of 46.73m… competed in eight meets during the 2023 outdoor season and participated in the hammer throw, discus throw and the shot put… finished 10th or better 12 times during the 2023 outdoor season.

2023 Indoor
Conference runner-up in the women's shot put as she had a career-best throw of 15.92m/52-2.75 at the Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships ... The throw at conference was the seventh-best throw in school history ... Recorded a career-best throw of 17.54m/57-6.5 in weight throw at the Tyson Invitational... Had two top-five finishes in shot put at the TTU Corky Classic and the Red Raider Open... Competed in six meets.

2021-22 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
2022 Outdoor
Scored points at the conference championships with a seventh-place finish in the shot put (14.52m/47-7.75) … Set a season-high in discus with a throw of 45.44m/149-1 and in hammer throw with a throw of 47.67m/156-5 at the Charles Austin Classic 2022... Finished second in both the hammer throw and discus at the Charles Austin Classic ... Competed in seven meets.

2022 Indoor
Recorded two top-10 finishes at the Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships, where she finished eighth in shot put with a throw of 13.76m/45-1.75 and placed 10th in weight throw of 16.63m/54-6.75 … Competed in five meets. 

2020-21 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
2021 Outdoor
Competed at seven meets, with six top-five finishes… set two new season-best measures at the Texas State Bobcat Classic in the shot put and hammer throw, finished first in shot put with a throw of 14.60m/47-11, and finished fourth in hammer throw measuring out to 48.15m/158-0 …finished 10th in the discus throw with a season-best throw of 44.23m/145-1 at the Sun Belt Conference Track and Field Championships.
 
2021 Indoor
Finished seventh in the shot put with a measure of 13.92m/45-8 at the Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL
Competed in the shot put and discus for coach Abel Almendariz at Clear Falls High School...was a regional finalist in both events at the 2019 Region III-6A Championships and a regional finalist in the shot put in 2018...2018 District 24-6A champion in shot put and discus...ranked No. 9 in the shot put among the Texas 2020 class...was the 2017 Area 23/24 shot put champion...was a four-year letterman and two-time All-District 24-6A selection, including First-Team in 2019...First-Team All-County and VYPE MVP runner-up at South Houston Tournament...lettered in volleyball...earned school's Knight Award and American Legion Award.

PERSONAL
Born July 5...daughter of LaKyisha and Darrell Small...her brother, D.J., was a cornerback for Houston (2017-21) ...her father was a distance runner for the Texas Southern track and cross country teams.