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2023-24 Women's Track Roster

Caitlin Bela

Elizabeth Jordan

  • Position Throws
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • High School Bishop Lynch H.S.
  • Hometown Dallas, Texas

Biography

2023 Track & Field (Junior):
College Sports Communicators Division III academic all-district...United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division III All-Region for indoor...Helped McMurry win third-straight women's American Southwest Conference title...Two-time ASC weekly honoree...Finished second in discus behind Division 2 thrower at McMurry Invitational...In Pittsburgh State University Gorilla Classic, finished 15th out of 41 competitors from NCAA Division 2 and 3, NAIA and National Junior College Athletic Association schools in shot put.

2022 Track & Field (Sophomore):
Threw shot put 34 feet 8.92 inches for personal record and hammer 101 feet 2.56 inches, also for personal record, at D3 Challenge in Seguin…Set new personal record of 35 feet 5.19 inches in shot put at Angelo State University’s David Nobles Relays…Got personal record of 112 feet 3.63 inches in discus at East Texas Invitational in Commerce, good for third on team and sixth in conference…Set personal record in discus with toss of 114 feet 8.77 inches and got fifth in shot put with throw of 37 feet 4.03 inches at conference meet…Helped McMurry win second-straight women’s conference title.

2021 Track & Field (Freshman):
Academic All-Conference...Competed in four meets following swim season...Set three personal records and scored twice at the ASC Championships...Finished fifth in the discus (33.91m) and eighth in the hammer throw (29.71m) at the ASC meet for five points...Had a pair of fifth place finishes at the 2021 War Hawks Classic (30.71m - Discus and 25.03m - Hammer).

High School:
A 2020 graduate of Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas…Competed in throws for John Searson…Two-time state qualifier…Competed in swimming for Griffin Marshall…Three-time state qualifier…Two-time team captain…A/B honor roll…Bishop Lynch Ambassadors…Best Buddies Club.

Club:
The Dallas Mustangs for swimming for six years.

Personal:
Born November 12, 2001 in Dallas, Texas…From Dallas, Texas…Daughter of Ronny and Velvet Jordan…Has one sister, Jessica…Majoring in criminology and sociology…Delta Beta Epsilon sorority president…Aspires to become a parole officer or work in social services.

Indoor Track & Field Personal Best Marks
Event Mark
SP 12.30m 40' 4.25"

Outdoor Track & Field Personal Best Marks

Event Mark
SP 12.22m 40' 1.25"
DT 37.65m 123' 6"
HT 36.60m 120' 1"

Complete Outdoor Track & Field Results

Date Meet Event Mark Place
   May 4- 6, 2023 2023 American Southwest Conference Track & Field Champions SP 12.00m 39' 4.5" 3rd (F)
   May 4- 6, 2023 2023 American Southwest Conference Track & Field Champions DT 36.86m 120' 11" 4th (F)
   May 4- 6, 2023 2023 American Southwest Conference Track & Field Champions HT 36.60m 120' 1" 6th (F)
   Apr 27, 2023 Oliver Jackson Twilight SP 11.76m 38' 7" 8th (F)
   Apr 27, 2023 Oliver Jackson Twilight DT 35.72m 117' 2" 12th (F)
   Apr 22, 2023 McMurry Invitational SP 11.72m 38' 5.5" 3rd (F)
   Apr 22, 2023 McMurry Invitational DT 37.65m 123' 6" 2nd (F)
   Apr 22, 2023 McMurry Invitational HT 35.30m 115' 10" 7th (F)
   Apr 14-15, 2023 2023 War Hawk Classic SP 11.92m 39' 1.25" 2nd (F)
   Apr 14-15, 2023 2023 War Hawk Classic DT 36.68m 120' 4" 4th (F)
   Apr 14-15, 2023 2023 War Hawk Classic HT 34.04m 111' 8" 14th (F)
   Apr 7, 2023 David Noble Relays SP 11.31m 37' 1.25" 12th (F)
   Apr 7, 2023 David Noble Relays DT 34.54m 113' 4" 15th (F)
   Apr 7, 2023 David Noble Relays HT 34.22m 112' 3" 22nd (F)
   Mar 25, 2023 D3 Challenge SP 11.80m 38' 8.75" 2nd (F)
   Mar 25, 2023 D3 Challenge DT 34.47m 113' 1" 8th (F)
   Mar 17-18, 2023 Wes Kittley Invitational SP 12.22m 40' 1.25" 7th (F)
   Mar 17-18, 2023 Wes Kittley Invitational DT 36.06m 118' 4" 13th (F)
   Mar 3- 4, 2023 2023 Trinity Invitational SP 11.79m 38' 8.25" 4th (F)
   Mar 3- 4, 2023 2023 Trinity Invitational DT 35.11m 115' 2" 10th (F)
   Feb 25, 2023 HSU Invite SP 11.78m 38' 7.75" 1st (F)
   Feb 25, 2023 HSU Invite DT 35.04m 114' 11" 4th (F)
   Feb 17, 2023 TTU Matador Qualifier SP 11.32m 37' 1.75" 11th (F)
   Feb 10-11, 2023 8th Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic SP 11.89m 39' 0.25" 15th (F)
   Jan 21, 2023 Washburn Rust Buster SP 12.30m 40' 4.25" 8th (F)
   Dec 10, 2022 Crimson & Gold Invitational SP 11.74m 38' 6.25" 14th (F)
   May 5- 7, 2022 American Southwest Conference Track & Field Championships SP 11.38m 37' 4" 5th (F)
   May 5- 7, 2022 American Southwest Conference Track & Field Championships DT 33.96m 111' 5" 8th (F)
   Apr 21, 2022 HSU Invitational SP 10.85m 35' 7.25" 3rd (F)
   Apr 21, 2022 HSU Invitational DT 35.54m 116' 7" 5th (F)
   Apr 15, 2022 2022 War Hawk Classic SP 10.37m 34' 0.25" 9th (F)
   Apr 15, 2022 2022 War Hawk Classic DT 34.97m 114' 9" 6th (F)
   Apr 9, 2022 2022 East Texas Invitational SP 10.60m 34' 9.5" 12th (F)
   Apr 9, 2022 2022 East Texas Invitational DT 34.23m 112' 4" 9th (F)
   Mar 31-Apr 2, 2022 Angelo State David Noble Relays SP 10.80m 35' 5.25" 16th (F)
   Mar 31-Apr 2, 2022 Angelo State David Noble Relays DT 31.48m 103' 3" 23rd (F)
   Mar 26, 2022 D3 Challenge SP 10.59m 34' 9" 6th (F)
   Mar 26, 2022 D3 Challenge DT 33.08m 108' 6" 8th (F)
   Mar 26, 2022 D3 Challenge HT 30.85m 101' 2" 9th (F)
   Apr 29-May 1, 2021 American Southwest Conference Track & Field Championships SP 9.60m 31' 6" 10th (F)
   Apr 29-May 1, 2021 American Southwest Conference Track & Field Championships DT 33.91m 111' 3" 5th (F)
   Apr 29-May 1, 2021 American Southwest Conference Track & Field Championships HT 29.71m 97' 6" 8th (F)
   Apr 17, 2021 2021 Warhawk Classic DT 30.71m 100' 9" 5th (F)
   Apr 17, 2021 2021 Warhawk Classic HT 25.03m 82' 1" 5th (F)
   Apr 9-10, 2021 UIW Invitational DT 30.80m 101' 0" 17th (F)
   Feb 27, 2021 Hardin-Simmons Invitational SP 8.99m 29' 6" 15th (F)
   Feb 27, 2021 Hardin-Simmons Invitational DT 27.94m 91' 8" 15th (F)

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    Throws
  • 2022Sophomore

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  • 2022-23Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Junior

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