2017-18 Women's Track & Field Roster
Gabrielle Figueroa
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Youngstown, Ohio
- Prev School:
- LSU
- High School:
- Austintown Fitch
| - Holds the third best mark in school history in the indoor weight throw at 66" 10.75' (2016) |
| - Holds the third-best mark in school history in the outdoor hammer throw at 197' 8" (2016) |
| PRs | |
| Indoor | Outdoor |
| • WT: 66' 10.75" | • HT: 198' 5" |
2018 SEASON
INDOOR
• First Team All-MAC (Weight Throw)
2017 Season
INDOOR
• All-MAC First Team
• MAC Champion in the weight throw with a season-best mark of 64' 3"
• Took first-place in four weight throw events
OUTDOOR
• Took third-place in the hammer throw at the MAC Championships with a mark of 188' 7"
• Threw a career-best 198' 5" at the Jesse Owens Classic, taking fourth-place
• Finished 19th in the hammer at the NCAA East Region Prelims with a mark of 186' 9"
2016 Season
INDOOR
• Finished 1st at the Kent State Tune Up with a mark of 63' 1.25" in the weight throw
• Placed 2nd in the weight throw at the Mid-American Indoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 19.35m.
• Recorded her best mark of 20.39m in the Kent State Doug Raymond Invite in the weight throw
OUTDOOR
• Finished runner-up in the hammer throw at the MAC Championships with a mark of 190' 2"
• Finished 18th in the hammer at the NCAA East Regional (189' 1")
• Recorded a personal-best mark of 197' 8" in the hammer to cpature first place at the Northeast Ohio Quad
• Second Team All-MAC
2015 Season
• Recipient of The Joy Scholarship for Athletics
Prior to Kent State
• Competed at LSU
• Named to the All-SEC Indoor Freshamn team for the weight throw
• Placed first and threw a seasonal best in the hammer throw at the Penn Relays with a distance of 184-1
• Finished third in the weight throw at the LSU Twighlight meet with a mark of 61' 1-1/4"
• National Champion in high school in the weight throw at the 2014 New Balance Indoor Nationals
• 3-time New Balance All-American in the indoor weight throw and 2-time New Balance All-American in the outdoor hammer throw
• Ohio High School state record holder in the weight throw with a mark of 64' 11"
• 3-time New Balance All-American in the indoor weight throw and 2-time New Balance All-American in the outdoor hammer throw
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Carlos and Cheryl Figueroa
• Has two sisters, Juliana and Katherine
• Majoring in English
