Season and Career Results
WSU All-Time Top-10 Lists
#2 Outdoor Shot Put - 14.79m/48-6.25 (2019)
#4 Indoor Shot Put - 19.89m/49-10.25 (2021)
#7 Outdoor Discus - 46.66m/153-1 (2019)
NCAA Outdoor West Preliminaries
2022 Shot Put (35th; 15.27m/50-1.25)
Academic Honors
9x AD Honor Roll - Spring 2022, Fall/Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Fall/Spring 2019, Fall/Spring 2018, Fall 2017
5x Academic All-Conference - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
2022: Indoor – Threw shot put in eight meets…Won the Shocker Prelude, Herm Wilson Invite and Ichabod Mid-Week Challenge…Broke the school record at the Arkansas Qualifier with a throw of 15.86m/52’0.5”…Placed fifth at the AAC Indoor Championships, scoring four points for the team.
Outdoor – Threw shot put in nine meets and discus in one meet…Won the shot put at the ESU Spring Invitational, Shocker Spring Invitational and Shocker Open…Recorded a season-best 15.45m/50’8.25” at the Shocker Spring Invitational…Placed 10
th in the shot put at the AAC Outdoor Championships…Finished 35
th at the NCAA West Preliminaries to cap her Shocker career.
2021: Indoor – Threw the shot put at seven meets … Won the shot put at the Shocker Prelude … Threw a season-best mark of 14.89m/48-10.25 at the Jayhawk Classic … Had four top-three finishes … Finished eighth at the Division I Challenge and Championship at The Peak.
Outdoor – Threw at seven meets … Took seventh at in the shot put at the AAC Championships … Competed in the conference meet in the discus and took 14th … Won the shot put at the Shocker Open and the discus at the KT Woodman Classic … Had 11 top-10 finishes … Threw a season best in the shot put at the AAC Championships with a mark of 14.95m/49-0.75 … Had a season-best mark in the discus of 45.15m/148-1 at the KT Woodman Classic.
2020: Indoor - Threw at eight different meets for Wichita State … Scored team points for the Shockers in the shot put at the AAC Championships in the shot put … Threw a season-best mark in the shot put at the AAC Championships with a toss of 14.75m/48-4.75 … Picked up three victories, all of which came in the shot put (Shocker Prelude, WSU Invitational, Air Force Team Challenge) … Finished in the top five in the weight throw and shot put at the Triangular … Also picked up a fifth-place finish at the Arkansas Qualifier in the shot put.
Outdoor - 2020 season canceled.
2019: Indoor - Competed in weight throw and shot put in all eight meets entered...Recorded two top-5 finishes at the Shocker Prelude on Jan. 19, placed second in the shot put (13.65m/44-9.5) and fourth in weight throw (14.86m/48-9)...First cracked the all-time top-10 finishing fifth in the Air Force Invitational shot put with a mark of 14.07m/46-2, also recorded a personal best weight throw of 15.12m/49-7.25 finishing 11th...Won the Wichita State College Invitational shot put with a personal best toss of 14.57m/47-9.75, the sixth farthest in Shocker history...Placed fourth in the Arkansas Qualifier shot put with a mark of 14.12m/46-4...Competed in the shot put and weight throw at the American Athletic Conference Championships, finished seventh in shot put (14.56m/47-9.25) and 20th in weight throw (14.81m/48-7.25).
Outdoor - Entered eight meets...Opened the season competing in four throws at the Herm Wilson Invitational, placed fifth in the shot put (14.09m/46-2.75), eighth in javelin (37.33m/122-6), 14th in hammer throw (41.14m/135-0) and 15th in discus (38.82m/127-4)...Won the Friends Spring Open discus (43.70m/143-4) and placed second in shot put (13.81m/45-3.75)...Recorded two top-5 finishes at the K.T. Woodman Classic, third in shot put (13.44m/44-1.25) and fifth in discus (41.37m/135-9)...Set two Shocker all-time top-10 marks at the Texas Tech Corky/Crofoot Shootout, No. 2 all-time shot put (14.79m/48-6.25) and No. 7 all-time discus (46.66m/153-1)...Competed in the American Athletic Conference Championships finishing eighth in shot put (14.56m/47-9.25) and 14th in discus (43.31m/142-1).
2018: Indoor - Competed in seven meets, bettering her personal best in the weight throw four different times...Recorded a total of seven top-10 finishes between the shot put and weight throw...Finished third in the shot put at the Shocker Prelude with a mark of 12.82m/42-0.75 and fourth in the weight throw at the Herm Wilson Invitational with a mark of 13.92m/45-8...Finished the indoor season with personal bests at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships, placed 16th in the shot put (13.19m/43-3.25) and 19th in the weight throw (14.61m/47-11.25).
Outdoor - Competed in nine meets, entered a total of 31 events...Threw a personal best 40.08m/131-6 in the javelin to finish fourth at the Emporia State Relays...Won the Friends University Spring Open shot put with a mark of 13.19m/43-3.25...Placed third in the shot put (13.11m/43-0.25) and fourth in the discus (35.02m/114-11) at the K.T. Woodman Classic...Set two personal bests at the Texas Tech Corky/Crofoot Shootout, seventh in the shot put (13.39m/43-11.25) and 10th in the discus (40.76m/133-9)...Recorded a mark of 13.20m/43-3.75 in the shot put to finish third at the Shocker Open...Was the only Shocker male or female to compete in all four throwing events at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships, 15th in javelin (38.49m/126-3), 18th in shot put (13.12m/43-0.5), 18th in hammer (43.51m/142-9) and 20th in the discus (38.08m/124-11).
2017: Indoor - Competed unattached at the Shocker Prelude and Herm Wilson Invitational...Finished seventh in the shot put with an indoor season best 39-9.75/12.13m at the Shocker Prelude.
Outdoor – Recorded nine top-10 finishes, including two top-5 finishes, fourth in the shot put (42-6/12.95m) and fifth in the discus throw (115-11/35.34m) at the Shocker Open.
High School: Lettered four years in track and field, four years in basketball and three years in volleyball...Set school records in the triple jump, shot put, discus, and javelin...Was a two time 1st Team all-league and all-state in basketball her junior and senior seasons...Won the AVCTL II Most Valuable Player award her senior year in basketball...Earned 1st Team all-league honors her junior and senior seasons and was Varsity Kansas all-metro team her senior year in volleyball...Won the Andover Central Wendy's Heisman Award...Earned a total of 13 state medals, including nine top four finishes and three second place finishes...Senior year she won the state shot put which helped her team finish third at the KSHSAA 4A state championships...2014 AAU Javelin National Champion...Won the 2016 Wichita Sports Commission Lynette Woodard Female Athlete of the Year...Personal best – 43-9.5 in the shot put, 120-9 in the discus, 140-5 in the javelin, 37-9.5 in the triple jump, and 17-1 in the long jump.
Personal: Daughter of Bill Kakoulias and Robin Thomas...Has one brother Jesse...Majoring in business
