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Tarleton State University Athletics

2024-25 Track & Field Roster

Sofia DeGroot

  • Class Sophomore
  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Hometown Lubbock, TX
  • High School Lubbock Cooper HS

Biography

TFRRS

Career Accolades
- 2nd in Tarleton in indoor triple jump (12.61 meters)
- 4th in school history in indoor long jump (5.90 meters)
- Ranks fourth in program history in outdoor triple jump (12.31 meters)
- Ranks fifth in school history in outdoor long jump (5.93 meters)

Sophomore (2024-25)
Indoor -
Competed in four meets in the long and triple jump ... Earned a pair of All-WAC First Team honors at the 2025 WAC Indoor Championships ... Earned silver in the long jump (5.90 meters) and in the triple jump (12.61 meters) at the indoor championships ... Finished fourth at the Steve miller Invitational in the triple jump with a best leap of 12.53 meters.
Outdoor - 

Freshman (2023-24)
Indoor - Competed in four meets ... Earned Second Team All-WAC in the triple and long jump ... Fourth place in triple jump (12.33 meters) and fifth place in long jump (5.78 meters) at the 2024 WAC Indoor Championships ... Won the triple jump in her collegiate debut at the SNU Invitational.
Outdoor - Competed in one meet ... Finished fifth in the triple jump and seventh in the long jump at the Clyde Hart Classic ... Posted the at-the-time fourth-best long jump in school history with 5.93 meters.

Lubbock Cooper HS
Ran varsity track four four seasons ... Served as jumps team captain ... Made the state meet in the triple jump as a junior ... Owns both the triple and long jump school records ... Also played varsity volleyball and basketball.

Personal
Born Sofia Jean DeGroot on March 31 in Meridian, Idaho ... Daughter of Michael DeGroot and Lillian Chandler ... One of five siblings, two sisters and two brothers ... Majoring in psychology ... Aspires to be a pediatric psychologist ... Member of Tarleton State SAAC ... Favorite Tarleton activity is the bonfire.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    Jumps
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Jumps