2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster

Dianna Boykin

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Four Oaks, N.C.
  • High School South Johnston

Biography

PR's
Indoor: WT - 14.20m (46' 7.25")
Outdoor: DT - 40.94m (134' 4") ... HT - 42.77m (140' 4")

2024-25
Indoor
  • Recorded a personal best of 14.20m (46’ 7.25”) to round out the top-25 in the weight throw at the SBC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25) 
  • Placed in the top-15 in the weight throw with a toss of 14.10m (46’ 3.25”) at the Orange & Purple Invitational (Jan. 24-25) 
  • Rounded out the top-25 in the weight throw with a toss of 13.30m (43’ 7.75”) at the Virginia Tech Invitational (Jan. 17-18)
  • Took ninth in the weight throw with a toss of 12.03m (39’ 5.75”) at the John Weaver Invitational (Dec. 7) 
 Outdoor
  • Placed first with a personal best of 40.94m (134’ 4”) in the discus and took sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of 38.79m (127’ 3”) at the App State Open (Apr. 18-19) 
  • Recorded a personal best of 42.77m (140’ 4”) in the hammer throw at the Sunday Night Qualifier (May 18) 
  • Competed at the SBC Outdoor Championships (May 8-10) in the discus and hammer throw 
  • Took second in the discus with a throw at 38.72m (127’ 0”) and sixth in the hammer throw with a mark of 37.31m (122’ 5”) at the LR Open (Apr. 26) 
  • Placed third in the hammer throw with a mark of 40.82m (133’ 11”) at the Mountaineer First Chance (Mar. 21) 
2023-24
Indoor
  • Posted a season best of 12.87m (42’ 2.75”) in the weight throw at the Doc Hale Meet (Feb. 2-3)
  • Took 13th with a toss of 12.00m (39’ 4.5”) in the weight throw at the VMI Winter Classic (Feb. 9-10)
  • Rounded out the top-20 in the weight throw with a toss of 12.80m (42’ 0”) at the Camel City Invitational (Jan. 26-27) 
  • Appeared in five meets during the indoor season for the Mountaineers
Outdoor
  • Competed in three meets for the Mountaineers during the outdoor season
  • Posted a toss of 33.64m (110’ 4”) to place fifth in the discus and recorded a season best of 38.84m (127’ 5”) to place ninth in the hammer throw at the Lenoir-Rhyne Open (Mar. 16)
  • Recorded a season best of 35.15m (115’ 4”) in the discus and a toss of 36.01m (118’ 2”) in the hammer throw at the Weems Baskin Relays (Mar. 22-23)
  • Rounded out the top-25 in the discus with a toss of 33.09m (108’ 7”) at the Duke Invitational (Apr. 11-13)
High School 
  • Ranked eighth in the state of North Carolina and led the NCHSAA 3A East Region in the discus
  • Three-time NCHSAA Quad-County discus champion
  • 2020 NCHSAA 3A Greater Neuse discus champion
  • Two-time NCHSAA Quad-Country 3A shot put runner-up
  • 2022 NCHSAA 3A Eastern Regional silver medalist in the discus
  • Two-time state finalist 
  • Three-time NCHSAA 3A Quad-Country all-conference track selection
  • Also competed in volleyball and basketball
Club 
  • Played for the Carolina Shockwave Volleyball Club team from 2017 to 2022
Personal
  • Daughter of Sara and Chris Boykin
  • Has two siblings: Noah and Meredith 
  • Has a relative who attended App State
  • Enjoys traveling and fishing
  • Was a summer camp counselor at Camp Dixie
  • Has been coached by Olympian Alex Young, who competed in the hammer throw at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

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  • 2024-25Sophomore

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  • 2025-26Junior

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