Monique Hardy Season 2025
2021 SEC Freshman Field Athlete of the Year (indoors)
2021 SEC All-Freshman Team (indoors & outdoors)
2020-21 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
Top 10 LSU Marks
No. 2 – Weight Throw – 71’ 11.50” (21.93m)
No. 3 – Hammer Throw – 214’ 11” (65.52m)
2021 Outdoor (FRESHMAN)
Competed solely in the hammer throw … claimed gold with a throw of 214’ 11” (65.52m) at the LSU Alumni Gold … throw of 214’ 11” was the third farthest in LSU history … won additional titles at the Louisiana Classics (211’ 6”/64.46m) and LSU Invitational (209’ 4”/63.81m) … placed 10th at the SEC Championships with a mark of 201’ 2” (61.33m) … represented LSU at the NCAA East Preliminaries.
2021 Indoor (FRESHMAN)
Competed solely in the weight throw … became second woman in program history to be named the SEC Women’s Freshman Field Athlete of the Year indoors … finished fourth at the SEC Championships with a heave of 70’ 10.50” (21.60m) … nearly scored for LSU at the NCAA Championships with a ninth place finish (70’ 6.50”/21.50m) … registered the second best throw in LSU history with a toss of 71’ 11.50” (21.93m) to claim gold at the Charlie Thomas Invitational … won titles at the Louisiana Invitational (69’ 7”/21.21m), Wooo Pig Classic (69’ 6”/21.18m) and Purple Tiger Invitational (67’ 4.75”/20.54m).
Prior to LSU – Webster Thomas HS
Moved up to No. 2 on the all-time American prep list in the weight throw with a toss of 66’ 11.25” at the 2020 Millrose Games to claim gold … won three straight New York state titles in the weight throw in 2018, 2019, and 2020 … won the 2020 New York state title with a meet record throw of 63’ 10.50” … dating back to her sophomore season, she won 20 of her 21 weight throw competitions … owns a PR of 43’ 5.75” in the shot put that she set at the 2019 New York outdoor state championships to claim silver … tossed the discus a personal best of 133’ 4” at the 2019 New York section state qualifier to claim gold … 2019 New Balance Nationals indoor champion in the weight throw with a toss of 64’ 7.25” … took sixth at the 2019 New Balance Nationals outdoor meet in the hammer throw (159’ 3”) … 2018 USATF Junior Olympic champion in the hammer throw with a mark of 170’ 5.25”.