2020-2021 Central Missouri Jennies Track & Field Roster

Alisha Straws

Alisha Straws

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    Raytown HS
  • Hometown:
    Raytown, Mo.

Summary

Biography

UCM Awards & Honors
• All-MIAA, Indoor Shot Put (2020)
• MIAA Scholar-Athlete (2020)
• MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020)

2019-20: Made her first All-MIAA team by placing third in the shot put at the conference meet throwing 45-11.25 ... Set a new PR in the event at the UCM Mule Relays, throwing 46-6.25 which moved her to fourth all-time at UCM ... Hit an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the shot put and ranked 27th in the nation ... Set a new PR in the weight throw in her first meet of the season, the UCM Invitational, throwing 48-2.75 ... Made the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and was an MIAA Scholar-Athlete ... Outdoor season was canceled due to COVID-19. 

2018-19:(Indoor): Started off the season by improving her personal best in the weight throw to 46’6.75 at the UCM Mule Relays...Placed second in the shot put at the UCM Classic with a personal best mark of 43’5.25…Went on to compete at the MIAA Indoor Championships placing 27th in weight throw and 11th in shot put…(Outdoor): Started the outdoor season strong at the Emporia State Relays finishing fourth in both shot put and Discus throw…Had a personal best performance in the Hammer throw at the Central Methodist Invite with a mark of 143’10 placing fifth…Competed in the discus throw and shot put at the MIAA Championships and placed ninth in both events but earning a new personal best in the discus throw of 147’4”...Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

2017-18: Threw the shot put and weight throw indoors in her first season as a Jennie...Threw a season best in the shot put with a throw of 41-0.25 where she placed third at the Mule Relays...Threw a season best in the weight throw of 44-7.5 placing twelfth at the MSSU Lion Open...Competed at the MIAA Indoor Conference meet where she placed eighteenth in both the weight throw 44-4, and the shot put 39-2.5...(Outdoors): Came out with a personal best in the hammer throw with a toss of 135-8 at the Wendy's/PSU Invitational placing eighth...Competed at the MIAA Outdoor Conference meet in the shot put placed seventeenth with a throw of 38-3.5, in the discus throw placed twelfth with a throw of 130-11, and in the hammer throw placing twenty-fourth with a toss of 125-1...Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In High School: Competed in track and field at Raytown High School ... Named All-Conference in 2017 ... Was Shot Put champion at both Districts and the Suburban Red Conference Meet ... Named All-State in Shot Put her senior year ... Participated in the 2017 Mo-Kan All-Star track meet ... Also played four years of Volleyball and competed two years of Varsity Swimming ... Made All-Conference in the 100 breast stroke.

Personal: Daughter of Dwayne and Theresa Straws ... Undecided major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-2018Freshman

  • 2018-2019Sophomore

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  • 2019-2020Junior

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  • 2020-2021Junior

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