Marvalyn Vernon Season 2015
Events: Discus Throw (39.88m/130-10), Hammer Throw (51.34m/168-5), Weight Throw (18.61m/61-0.75)
2018 OUTDOOR (SENIOR)
Finished sixth in the hammer throw at the Battle on the Bayou with a toss of 46.81 meters (153-7).
2018 INDOOR (SENIOR)
Placed fourth in the weight throw at the Purple Tiger Invitational with a mark of 16.99 meters (55-9).
2017
Lettered during the indoor season with an appearance in the 20-pound weight throw at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships held in Nashville, Tennessee … Placed 17th in qualifying at the SEC Indoor meet with a series-best mark of 58 feet, 5 3/4 inches … Threw a personal best of 61-0 3/4 for a second-place finish in the weight throw at the LSU Twilight, moving to No. 7 on LSU’s all-time indoor performance list in the event … Finished third in the weight throw at the Purple Tiger Invitational with a season-opening mark of 58-2 1/2 and fourth at the Bayou Bengal Invitational with a top throw of 55-11 3/4 … Also threw the weight indoors at the Commodore Invitational (57-6 1/2), Auburn Invitational (57-3 1/2) and Iowa State Classic (58-9 1/2) … Appeared in the hammer throw four times during the outdoor season … Threw her personal best of 168-5 in an eighth-place finish at the Battle on the Bayou … Opened the outdoor season with a fourth-place finish at the Louisiana Classics where she threw 164-6 … Also placed 57th at the Beach Invitational (163-1) and 13th at the SEC Relays (160-11) during the outdoor season.
2016
Lettered for the first time as a Lady Tiger after throwing the weight at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships … Threw a personal best of 57-4 1/4 for 12th place in weight throw qualifying at the SEC Indoor Championships … Finished the indoor season just over one foot from cracking LSU’s all-time Top 10 performance list in the weight throw … Placed fourth in the weight throw at both the LSU High Performance Meet (55-0 1/4) and LSU Twilight (56-1) during the indoor season … Also threw the weight at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, throwing a season-opening 55-5 3/4 for fifth place … Raised her hammer throw PR by 33 feet over the course of the outdoor season … Threw a lifetime best of 166-8 for 10th place in the hammer throw at the LSU Alumni Gold meet … Opened the outdoor season with back-to-back ninth-place finishes at the Hurricane Twilight (160-9) and Battle on the Bayou (162-6) … Finished 10th in the hammer at the Texas Invitational with a throw of 154-2 and 11th at the LSU Invitational with a mark of 156-10.
2015
Ended her debut season indoors by throwing a personal best of 51-7 in a sixth-place finish in the weight throw at the LSU Twilight … Opened the indoor season by throwing 48-5 ½ in an eighth-place finish at the LSU Indoor Invitational … Also posted matching throws of 46-7 ½ for eighth place at the LSU High Performance Meet and 17th place at the Razorback Invitational during the indoor season … Competed in both the discus and hammer throws during the outdoor season … Wrapped up her freshman season by throwing personal bests in both events with marks of 130-10 for sixth place in the discus and 133-9 for ninth place in the hammer throw in the team’s regular-season finale at the LSU Invitational … Earned back-to-back seventh-place finishes in the hammer throw at the Louisiana Classics (132-11) and Battle on the Bayou (128-6) … Also placed ninth in the event at the Jim Click Shootout (130-11) … Threw the discus at the Battle on the Bayou (115-4), Jim Click Shootout (122-7) and LSU Alumni Gold (126-4) … Recognized for her performance in the classroom with a selection to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
PRIOR TO LSU
A standout shot putter and discus thrower during her prep career at Ponchatoula High School … Crowned district champion in the shot put during her senior season in 2014.
PERSONAL
Full name is Marvalyn Allenesha Vernon … Born on March 10, 1996 … Parents are Marvin and Centry Vernon … Has five siblings, Gilbert, Miranda, Coco, Leon and Marvin, Jr. … Was an honor roll student at Ponchatoula High School … Served as Vice President of her senior class at Ponchatoula High School … A member of the Key Club and Bible Club during her prep career … Majoring in biology.