2023-24 Women's Track & Field Roster

Katherine Jamtgaard

Daiyanna Cooper

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Carrollton, GA
  • High School Temple HS

Biography

PR's
Indoor: SP – 13.46m (44' 2") … WT – 17.70m (58' 1”)
Outdoor: SP – 13.61m (44’ 8”) … HT – 56.86m (186’ 6”) ... DT - 34.84m (114' 4")

2023-24
Indoor
  • Tallied nine top-10 finishes over the course of the indoor season
  • Recorded a personal best toss of 17.70m (58’ 1”) in the weight throw to place ninth at the SBC Indoor Championships (Feb. 19-20)
  • Recorded a pair of second place finishes at the VMI Winter Classic (Feb. 9-10) in the shot put (13.46m (44’ 2”)) and weight throw (16.85m (55’ 3.5”))
  • Took second in the shot put with a toss of 13.36m (43’ 8”) and rounded out the top-five with a toss of 16.44m (53’ 11.25”) in the weight throw at the Brant Tolsma Invitational (Jan. 18-20)
Outdoor
  • Totaled eight top-10 finishes, including a trio of first place finishes, on the outdoor season
  • Clinched first in the shot put (12.67m (41’ 7”)) and hammer throw (53.25m (174’ 8”)) at the Lenoir-Rhyne Open (Mar. 16)
  • Placed first in the hammer throw with a toss of 53.26m (176’ 1”) and fifth in the shot put with a toss of 12.30m (40’ 4.25”) at the App State Open (Apr. 26-27)
  • Took sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of 54.84m (179’ 11”) and rounded out the top-15 in the shot put with a toss of 12.32m (40’ 5”) at the SBC Outdoor Championships (May 9-11)
2022-23 
Indoor 
  • Competed in three meets during the indoor season
  • Recorded a personal best toss of 17.00m (55’ 9.25”) in the weight throw, placing first at the Mondo College Invitational (Jan. 14). Also placed second in the shot put with a mark of 11.75m (38’ 6.75”)
  • Finished third in the shot put with a personal best toss of 13.27m (43’ 6.5”) and in the weight throw with a mark of 16.61m (54’ 6”) at the John Weaver Invitational (Dec. 2-3)
Outdoor 
  • Tallied 11 top-10 finishes during the outdoor campaign, including five first-place finishes
  • Recorded the Randy Marion Track & Field facility records in the shot put (13.61m (44’ 8”), PR) and hammer throw (56.86m (186’ 6”), PR) at the App State Open (Apr. 28-29)
  • Clinched first in the shot put (12.64m (41’ 5.75”)) and hammer throw (55.93m (183’ 6”)), in addition to a fourth-place finish with a PR of 34.84m (114’ 4”) in the discus at the Southside Power & Fitness Invitational (Apr. 14-16)
  • Posted a toss of 52.16m (171’ 1”) to take first in the hammer throw at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational (Mar. 24-25)
  • Placed eighth in the hammer throw with a mark of 53.61m (175’ 11”) at the Sun Belt Championships (May 11-13)

2021-22
Indoor 
  • Recorded personal best in the shot put (12.62m, 41’ 5”) and weight throw (16.41m, 53’ 10.25”), placing second in both events at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational (Jan. 14-15)
  • Cliched first in both the shot put and weight throw at the App State Split Open (Jan. 28) 
  • Recorded a third-place finish in the weight throw at the Appalachian Open (Dec. 3-4)
  • Posted a toss of 15.52m (50’ 11”) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (Feb. 21-22)
Outdoor
  • Took tenth with a personal best toss of 50.60m (166’ 0”) in the hammer throw at the War Eagle Invitational (Apr. 15-16)
  • Placed tenth in the shot put with a mark of 11.43m (37’ 6”) at the VertKlasse Meeting (Apr. 1-2)
  • Posted a mark of 47.02m (154’ 3”) in the hammer throw at the Sun Belt Championships (May 12-14) 

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

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  • 2022-23Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Junior

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