2018-19 Track Roster
Evans, Lauren
EmpowHER - Ally Henson
Wednesday, February 07
EmpowHER: Ally Henson
Thursday, November 30
Passing the Baton from Geiger to Henes
Thursday, June 15
Wolfpack Women's Top Moments - Track & Field
Wednesday, March 09
Lauren Evans
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, N.C.
- High School:
- Pine Forest HS
Bio
2019 ACC Outdoor Shot Put Champion
2019 ACC Indoor Shot Put Champion
1x All-American
2019 Indoor, shot put
5x All-ACC Performer:
- 2019 Outdoor Shot Put (1st place)
- 2019 Indoor Shot Put (1st place)
- 2018 Outdoor Shot Put (4th place)
- 2018 Indoor Weight Throw (5th place)
- 2018 Indoor Shot Put (4th place)
5x NCAA East Preliminary Qualifier:
- 2019 - Shot Put
- 2018 - Shot Put
- 2017 - Hammer Throw
- 2017- Shot Put
- 2016 - Shot Put
Collegiate-Best Marks
2019 Outdoor Track & Field
- ACC Shot Put Champion, throwing for 55'7.75" (16.96m) for a new PR
- Opened the season with a first-place finish in shot put at Raleigh Relays with a 51'1.5" (15.58m) mark
- Followed up the season-opening title with the hammer throw title at the Phoenix Invitational (184'9", 56.32m)
- Claimed the shot put title at the Liberty Twilight with a 55'5" (16.89m) mark
- Qualified for her fourth consecutive NCAA East Preliminary in shot put
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field:
- 2019 ACC Shot Put Champion
- earned First Team All-ACC status
- Second Team All-American, shot put
- Set a school record in shot put, throwing for 55'0.75" (16.78m) at the Clemson Opener
- Named ACC Women's Field Performer of the Week three times
- claimed 13 event titles combined in shot put and weight throw
- placed on the podium 16 times
- set the school shot put record twice: at the Clemson Opener (55'0.75") and at the Virginia Tech Elite (55'3.75")
- competed in weight throw and shot put at ACC Championships
- threw for a personal-best 68'11.25" (21.01m) mark at the JDL Kick-Off in weight throw
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Picked up two wins in the shot put during the regular season, placing first at the Virginia Challenge and the Liberty Twilight
- Garnered All-ACC status for the first time in her outdoor track and field career, earning a spot on the Second Team with the best throw of her regular season that was marked at 52' 6" (16.00m)
- Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the shot put, where she placed ninth with a PR of 53' 10.25" (16.41m) to advance to the NCAA Championships
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field
- Set a personal best in the shot put at the Power Five Invitational with a 52’ 11.5” (16.14m) throw
- Won the shot put at the UCS Invitational and the JDL College Kickoff
- Earned Second Team All-ACC Honors in both the weight throw and the shot put
2017 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Broke the all-time NC State women's hammer throw record at the Gamecock Invitational with a distance of 190' 7"
- Placed 14th in the women's shot put at the NCAA East Preliminary Round with a personal-best throw of 53' 0.25"
- Qualified for her second-consecutive NCAA East Regional, representing the Wolfpack in the women's hammer throw and shot put
- At the ACC Championships, placed eighth and 10th in the women's shot put and hammer throw, respectively
- Earned her second first-place finish of the season at the ECU Bill Carson Invitational with a 180' 4" hammer throw performance
- Placed sixth at the Florida Relays with a hammer throw distance of 185' 5"
- Began outdoor season with a hammer throw win at the Dennis Craddock Carolina Relays
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:
- Scored two points for NC State at the ACC Indoor Championships with a seventh-place finish in the women's weight throw
- Posted an indoor shot put PR at the Doc Hale VT Elite Invite with a mark of 49' 9.25", good for the third-best throw in program history
- Placed second in the weight throw and shot put at the Clemson Bob Pollock Indoor Invitational
- Threw a personal-best distance of 61' 10.25" to place fourth in the women's weight throw at the Hokie Invitational
- Earned second-place finishes in both the weight throw and shot put at the Dick Taylor UNC Challenge
- Opened the season with a first-place finish in the women's weight throw at the CNU Holiday Open
2016 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Saw action in her first NCAA competition, as she advanced to the NCAA East Preliminary in the shot put
- Recorded top-15 finishes in the shot put and hammer throw at the ACC Championships
- Set her hammer throw PR of 173’3” at the Charlotte Invite
- Recorded a PR of 49’2.25” in the shot put and earned NCAA qualifying mark to advance to the NCAA East Preliminary
2015-16 Indoor Track & Field:
- Opened her Wolfpack career with top-10 finishes in the shot put and weight throw at the Carolina Cup
- Took fifth in both the weight throw and shot put at the Kent Taylor Invite
- Set a weight throw PR of 56’4.50” at the Carolina Cup
2015 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Redshirted the season
- Competed unattached in the shot put at the Raleigh Relays, notching a mark of 36' 8.25"
2014-15 Indoor Track & Field:
- Redshirted the season
Prep/Personal:
- 2012-13, 2013-14 MVP Track & Field, First Team All-Regional, First Team All-Conference (shot put)
- Father, Vincent Evans, played football at NC State (1981-1985)
- National Honor Society member
- Live United community service group member