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2017-18 Women's Track & Field Roster

Makenzi Holmes-DiGiovine

  • Position Throws
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Desert Vista (Auburn)
  • Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.

Biography

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TFRRS Profile (for full results and times)

2018 Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the discus, finishing 44th... Earned All-Big South honors after finishing as the runner-up in the discus at the Big South Championships... Broke the school record and placed sixth in the shot put with a mark of 13.34m (43-9.25) at the conference meet... Also placed eighth in the hammer with a season-best throw of 48.34m (158-7) at the conference meet... Posted a season-best mark in the discus of 50.57m (165-11) at the Phoenix Invitational.

2017-18 Indoor: Placed seventh in the shot put with a season-best throw of 12.46m (40-10.5) at the Big South Championships... Also placed ninth in the weight throw with a season-best heave of 15.99m (52-5.5) at the conference meet.

2017 Outdoor: Successfully defended her Big South title in the discus... Also placed fifth in the shot put and ninth in the hammer at the conference meet... Threw a career-best throw in the hammer of 48.50m (159-1) at the Bob Davidson Spring Kick-Off... Won the discus at the Mountaineer Open and Liberty Twilight.

2016-17 Indoor: Posted a season best in the shot put at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a mark of 12.15m... Recorded a mark in the weight throw measuring 14.60m at the Darius Dixon Invitational... Posted a strong mark at the JDL College Team Challenge in the weight throw with a mark of 14.87m... Threw a career best in the weight with a mark of 16.87m (55'4.25") placing 5th at the Big South Championship.

2016 Outdoor: Started off strong at the Raleigh Relays meet with a career best in the hammer throw with a mark of 45.39m (148'11")... Also posted a career best in the shot put with a mark of 12.76m (41' 10.5") at Raleigh Relays... Posted a strong mark in the discus throw at the VertKlasse Meeting with a mark of 48.12m (157'10")... Recorded a 1st place finish at the Big South Triangular in the discus with a mark of 49.27m... Threw a career best in the discus at the 2016 Liberty Twilight with a mark of 51.08m... Won the Big South Championships in the discus with a mark of 49.38m... Qualified and competed in the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round...Millis Scholar-Athlete.

2015-16 Indoor: Finished sixth in the shot put (12.70m/41.8) at the Big South Championship... Posted a season best in the weight throw (15.62m/51-3) at the Buccaneer Invitational... Placed third in the weight throw at the HPU Team Challenge... Place first in the shot put at the HPU Team Challenge.

Prior To High Point: Attended Auburn University.... Opened up her collegiate career placing fourth in the discus with a throw of 154/47.07m at the Alabama Invitational.

Prep: Attended Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, Arizona ... Won discus at the 2014 AIA Division I State Championships... Placed fourth in shot put at the 2014 AIA Division I State Championships... Won discus at the 2013 AIA Divison I State CHampionship... Won the 2014 USATF Region 10 Junior Olympic Championship in hammer with a personal-best throw of 137-11/42.03m... Set a personal-best in the discus with a throw of 151-3/46.30m at the 2013 Arizona Meet of Champions placing first.

Personal: Born November 27, 1996 ... Daughter of Lauriegail Holmes and Victor Digiovine... Has five siblings Bella, Madison, Brooke, Hannah and Carl.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Throws
    5'8" 215 lbs
  • 2016-17Junior

    Throws
    5'8" 215 lbs
  • 2017-18Senior

    Throws
    5'8" 215 lbs