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2016-17 Women's Track and Field Roster

Jim Agnew

Rochelle Evans

  • Position Throws
  • Indoor Elig. R-Sr.
  • Outdoor Elig. R-Sr.
  • Hometown Christiansburg, Va.
  • High School Christiansburg

Biography

Indoor Mark Date
Shot Put 14.68m (48-2) 1/17/14
Weight Throw 17.18m (56-4.5) 2/19/16
Outdoor Mark Date
Shot Put 14.38m (47-2.25) 5/7/16
Discus 46.14m (151-4) 5/7/16
Hammer Throw 51.38m (168-7) 4/15/16

2016-17
Indoor: Began the year with ECAC qualifiers in both throws ... Won the shot put at 14.20m (46-7.25) ... Runner-up in the weight at 16.66m (54-8).
Outdoor:

2015-16
Indoor: Named All-East in both the shot and the weight, after finishing eighth in both events ... Put the shot 13.40m (43-11.75) and threw the weight 16.68m (54-8.75) ... Had a lifetime-best in the weight throw of 17.18m (56-4.5) at Virginia Tech in February ... Season-best shot put of 14.43m (47-4.25) came at GMU in January ... Won three events during the season.
Outdoor: Earned All-East honors in the shot put, after finishing seventh overall ... Also qualified in both the discus (12th) and hammer (15th) ... Named All-CAA in all three throws ... Runner-up in both the shot and the hammer, and third in the discus ... Set lifetime-bests in the shot (14.38m (47-2.25)) and the discus (46.14m (151-4)) at the CAA Championships ... Set her all-time best in the hammer of 51.38m (168-7) at CNU in mid-April ... Won the discus at CNU and both the shot and the discus at the Tribe Invitational.

2014-15
Indoor: Redshirted.
Outdoor: Redshirted ... CAA Commissioner's Award for having a GPA over 3.2.

2013-14
Indoor: Earned All-East honors after placing fifth at the ECAC Championships in the shot put ... Put the shot 14.47m (47-5.75) to reach that standing ... Qualified after breaking the school record with her put of 14.68m (48-2) at Virginia Tech in January ... Threw the weight 15.16m (49-9) the next week at CNU ... Won the shot at CNU as well ... Began the year with massive personal-best efforts in both the shot put and the weight throw ... Took second in the shot at CNU with a put of 14.18m (46-6.25) ... Was sixth in the weight throw with a toss of 15.04m (49-4.25).
Outdoor: Runner-up at the CAA Championships in both the shot put and the discus ... Put the shot 13.90m (45-7.25), and threw the discus a season-best 41.36m (135-8) ... Best put of the year came at Richmond, at 14.09m (46-2.75) ... Set a lifetime-best in the hammer at Richmond as well, with a throw of 44.08m (144-7) ... Won the hammer at the Tribe Invitational and at CNU in April ... Also won the shot put at the Tribe Invitational.

2012-13
Indoor: Competed in the shot put in every meet, and the weight throw all but once ... Closed the year on a high note, putting the shot a personal-best 13.33m (43-9) ... In the weight, Best of 14.83m (48-8) came at the Armory ... Won the weight at CNU in late January with a throw of 14.79m (48-6.25).
Outdoor: CAA Champion in the shot put with a personal-best effort of 45-4.25 (13.82m) ... Qualified for the ECAC Championships ... Also took fourth in the discus at 43.22m ... Threw the discus a lifetime-best 43.36m (142-3) at the UVA Challenge to end the year ... Season-best in the hammer throw came at the CAA Championships, where she threw 38.91m (127-8).

Prep: Six-time Virginia AA state champion ... Won the indoor shot put as a sophomore and again as a junior ... Won both the shot put and the discus in back-to-back years in 2011 and 2012 ... Prep All-American after finishing sixth in the nation indoors in 2012 ... Named the girls’ track and field Performer of the Year by the Roanoke Times each of the past two years ... Coached by W&M record-setter Cassidy (Harris) Jones ‘05 ... Graduated top-10 in her class ... Member of the National Honor Society and the French Club.

Personal: Daughter of Shelby and George Evans ... Father played football at Virginia Tech ... Brother, Zachary, also played football at Virginia Tech ... Enjoys fishing, watching scary movies, and knitting.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

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  • 2013-14Sophomore

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  • 2014-15Junior

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  • 2015-16Senior

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  • 2016-17Senior

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