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2021 Track & Field Roster

Cierra Chenault

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Exp. 3L
  • High School Alamogordo HS
  • Hometown Alamogordo, N.M.

Biography

C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

2020 OUTDOOR
  • Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
2020 INDOOR (RS JUNIOR)
  • Recorded a personal best 14.64m (48’0.5”) in the weight throw at the Conference USA Championships.
  • Competed in the shot put at the C-USA Championships, recording an 11.35m (37’3”) toss.
  • Tallied a season-best 11.92m (39’1.25”) mark in the shot put at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.

2019 OUTDOOR (RS SOPHOMORE)
  • Placed fourth in the hammer throw with a toss of 48.72m at the UTEP Springtime.
  • Heaved a season-best 49.20m at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational.
  • Placed ninth (47.94m) in the hammer throw at the Texas A&M Triangular/.
  • Competed in the hammer throw at the Desert Heat Classic and Conference USA Championships.
  • Competed in the shot put at four events, including the C-USA Championships and recording a season-best 12.42m.
  • Placed fifth in the high jump at the UTEP Springtime with a leap of 11.94m.  

2019 INDOOR 
  • Redshirted.

2018 OUTDOOR
  • Redshirted.

2018 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
  • Recorded a personal best of 14.31m in the weight throw competition at the New Mexico Classic.
  • Took 18th overall with a 13.60 (44-7.5) throw and a 11.52m (37-9.5) shot put at the Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
  • Opened the 2018 season at the Commodore Invitational with a seventh place finish in both shot put (12.23m (40-1.5)) and weight throw (13.11m (43-0.25).
  • Registered a throw of 13.61m (44-8) at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational.
  • Competed at the Texas Tech Classic to secure eighth place in shot put with a mark of 11.80m (38-8.75).
  • Competed at the Don Kirby Elite in both weight throw and shot put.

2017 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Notched an 11.95m (39-2.5) in the shot put at the Brutus Hamilton.
  • Topped off the season with a personal best of 46.38m (152-2) in the hammer at the Conference USA Championships.
  • Recorded a throw of 11.74m at the conference meet.
  • Claimed a fifth-place finish in the hammer at the UTEP Invitational.
  • Registered a third-place finish at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open in the shot put.

2017 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
  • Opened the indoor season with a personal best of 12.57m (41-3.00) in the shot put and a 13.22m (43-4.50) in the weight throw at the Commodore Invitational.
  • Competed at the C-USA Championships in the weight throw and shot put.

HIGH SCHOOL
  • Competed at the varsity level at Alamogordo HS for three years in the Shot Put and Discus.
  • Had a personal-best in the Shot Put with a throw of 12.67m (41’ 7.00) at the Las Cruces Invitational.
  • Won first-place at the NMAA 6A State Championships throwing 12.394m (40’ 8.00) and placed fifth overall (12.44m) at the Great Southwest Classic.
  • Competed at the Bob Sepulveda Invitational launching a personal-best 35.28m (115’ 9.00) in the Discus.
  • Placed third at the NMAA 6A State Champs (35.027m) and tenth overall (32.817) at the Great Southwest Classic.

PERSONAL: Political science major. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

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  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2019Junior

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  • 2020Senior

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  • 2021Senior

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