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Tarleton State University Athletics

2016 Track & Field Roster

Danyelle Dillard

  • Class Graduate Student
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  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Hometown Loraine, TX
  • Prev School Loraine HS

Biography

Junior (13-14)
   Competed in six meets for the TexAnns as a junior… Best recorded personal in the shot put of 13.48m (44’ 2.75”) and weight throw 11.91m (39’ 1”) at the Texas Tech Indoor Open… Won an LSC title in the shot put with a throw of 13.71 (44' 11.75")… Earned all-LSC honors… Received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors…
 
Sophomore (12-13):
    Competed in eight track meets for the TexAnns… Competed in three events – shot put, hammer, discus… Recorded four NCAA provisional marks throughout the season… Qualified for the NCAA Division II track and field championships with a provisional mark, new school record, and meet winning throw of 14.42m (47’ 3.75”) in shot put at the David Noble/Angelo State Relays… Competed in three events at the LSC Championships finishing 11th in the hammer 34.29 (112’ 6”) 14th in the discus 35.04m (114’ 11”) and second in the shot put with a provisional mark of 13.51m (44’ 3”)… Finished 18th at the  NCAA Division II track and field championships in shot put 13.44m (44’ 1.25”)
 
Loraine High School:
    Lettered all four years in basketball, volleyball, powerlifting and track and field... As a freshman in track, finished third in district in discus and won a district championship in shot put... As a sophomore in track, won the district shot put championship en route to a third place area, second place regional and fifth place state finish... She also finished second in district in discus... As a junior in track, won the district, area, regional and state championships in shot put as well as a district discus championship... As a senior, repeated as champion in shot put at all levels and added an area championship in discus... Named team track MVP... All-state shot put... Earned all-star track team honors... As a senior in powerlifting, finished fifth in the regional meet... Named first-team all-district in basketball as a sophomore and the district Defensive MVP as a junior... In volleyball, she was a two-time tournament MVP and the team's Defensive Player of the Year as a senior... Member of the National Honor Society... Member of FFA, the yearbook staff, One Act Play and was a class officer.
 
Personal:
    Is a 2011 graduate of Loraine High School... Daughter of Kelli and David Dillard... Has a brother, Chayse... Majoring in Kinesiology... Born Aug. 24, 1993.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Senior

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  • 2016Graduate Student

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