2015-16 Women's Track and Field Roster

Sharonda Bryant

  • Position Throws
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.

Biography

 

ACADEMIC:

 

  • Spring 2016 Dean's List

OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD 2015
Competed in five meets before injury ended season prematurely...Won the discus at USF Bulls Invitational with first-place throw of 45.13m (148-1)...Had throw of 44.94m (147-5) at Florida Relays to finish ninth...Was third at UGA with a 44.81 distance (147-0)...Threw shot one time at UFA with toss of 12.21m (40-3/4).

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD 2015
Threw the shot put, topped by a best of 13.66m (44-9 3/4) in finishing sixth at ETSU....Tossed 13.53m (44-4 3/4) at BUC Invite at ETSU in placing seventh...At Sun Belt Indoor Championships, finished 11th with distance of 13.34m (43-9 1/4).

JACKSON STATE 2013 and 2014
Was the 2014 SWAC outdoor champion in the discus with 47.35 meters (155-4)...Had season-best shot put distance of 12.84m (42-1 1/2) at SIUE Gateway...Indoor best throw was 13.15m in shot put (43-1 3/4)...Best weight throw was 13.87m (45-6 1/4).

In 2013 indoor season was second in SWAC Championships in shot put in 12.92m (42-44 3/4)...Season-best indoor shot put was 13.39m (43-11 1/4) in finishing second at TSU Invite and was named SWAC Athlete of Week as a result...

2013 outdoor season included SWAC discus championship with 43.21m (141-11 1/2) throw, a best shot put of 12.78 (41-11 1/4) and a javelin toss of 22.53m (73-11).

PREP
Competed at Miami Jackson High School in Florida..Finished third in state meet in shot put and discus in 2012...Graduated in top five percent of high school class with a 4.3 GPA...Was honor student in their Academy of International Business and Finance.

PERSONAL
Born Oct. 28, 1993, Sharonda Bryant is the oldest of six children...The first to attend college, she seeks to be role model for younger siblings to be get a college degree, too...Will major in criminal justice with a goal to work for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Junior

    Throws
    5'7"
  • 2015-16Senior

    Throws
    5'7"