Renee Reives at DirectAthletics
Career Highlights
School record holder in the discus throw
2014 Big South Shot Put Champion (outdoor)
Three runner-up finishes in the Big South shot put (2013 indoor/outdoor, 2014 indoor)
Earned two podium finishes in the 2015 SoCon shot put championships (2nd outdoor, 3rd indoor)
Nine-time ECAC qualifier between discus and shot put (6X outdoor, 3X indoor)
Finished fourth at 2014 indoor ECAC's in the shot, placed fifth the following year
2014-15: Became a nine-time ECAC qualifier during her final season...finished in the top four in both the discus (fourth) and shot put (second) at the SoCon outdoor meet, which would prove to be her final collegiate event...had a seasonal best of 44.03 meters in the discus at the HPU Vertklasse meet, which she finished third...finished third indoors in the shot and was fifth in the ECAC in that event.
2013-14: Earned her first conference championship with a win in the outdoor shot...also won the VCU Ram Invite meet that opened the outdoor season...qualified for outdoor ECAC's in both the discus and the shot, bumping her career ECAC qualifications for six...set a new personal best at the indoor ECAC Championships to finish fourth overall...finished second at the indoor conference meet...placed third at the Liberty Quad...continues to be the #2 ranked shot putter in VMI history...reset her own school record in the discus at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier (47.58 meters).
2012-13: Season was highlighted with a school record throw in the discus at the Big South Championships (46.48 M/152'6"), where she finished fifth...was also second in the shot put at that event with an outdoor best toss of 13.92 M/45'8"...qualified for the ECAC Outdoor meet in both the shot (17th) and the discus (22nd)...won a crowded shot put field at the UNF Invite...also victorious at the W&L Carnival...indoors, finished second in the shot put at the Big South Indoor Championships (13.91 M/45'7 3/4")...came within a foot of Mildred Cooper's school record in the shot with a 14.33 meter (47'0 1/2") heave at the VMI Winter Relays...second at the YSU Invitational...11th at the ECAC indoor meet..joined the College Orientation Workshop (COW) Cadet Counselor team, as she and teammate Rachel Sing were the first COW female counselors in 26 years of the program.
2011-12: Had a podium finish in the shot put at her first collegiate event, the Liberty Kickoff, finishing third (12.68 M/41'7 1/2")...finished 11th in a crowded field at the Armory's Great Dane Classic...won the VMI Collegiate Invitational for her first collegiate win (12.56 M/41'2 1/2")...went on to finish sixth in the shot put at the conference indoor meet (12.93/42'5 1/4")...outdoors, placed seventh at the Big South Championships (12.77 M/41'10 3/4")...also was 12th in the discus...best discus throw of her freshman year came in her outdoor debut, when she earned a win with a 41.03 meter toss (134'7") at the VMI/W&L Carnival...was fifth in the shot put at the Patriot Open.
High School/Personal: New Balance Indoor National High School Emerging Elite Division Champion 2011...National District Champion Discus 2010 & 2011...Northern Region Shot Put and Discus Champion 2011...All State Indoor and Outdoor 2011...All-Met Indoor Track and Basketball 2011...Top 10 VA State Shot Putter personal best 40'11 1/4”...Top 5 VA Discus Thrower personal best 133'4".
Personal Bests:
Discus Throw: 46.48 M (152'6") - VMI School Record (2013 BSC Outdoor Champs)
Shot Put: 14.33 M (47'0 1/2") - 2013 VMI Winter Relays
