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Tarleton State University Athletics

2022 Track & Field Roster

Katina Stephens

  • Position Throws
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Killeen, TX

Biography

Career Accolades 
Owns the sixth-best mark in school history in the discus (135’ 11”). 

Freshman (2022) 
Threw the discus at four meets … Was Tarleton’s No. 2 performer in the event and ranked 15th in the WAC … Concluded her freshman year with a personal record of 135’ 11” and seventh-place finish at the UTA Invitational … Placed third at the SFA Invite … Finished seventh at the North Texas Classic … Made her collegiate debut at the Baylor Invitational. 

Ellison High School 
Lettered all four years in track and field under coach Kevin Polk … Primary events were the shot put and discus … Was the 2021 TX UIL 6A District 12 Discus Champion … Two-time Area and Regional qualifier in the event … Her prep personal record in the discus was 124’ 5” … Top high school mark in the shot put was 37’ 5” … Also earned a varsity letter in powerlifting … Academically, made Ellison’s “Distinguished Honor Roll” throughout high school. 

Personal 
2021 graduate of Ellison HS in Killeen, Texas … Daughter of Timothy and Sharon Stephens … Has two brothers, Christopher and Timothy … Majoring in nursing … Born Sept. 8.