2015-16 Track Roster
Chavis, Nicole
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Wednesday, March 09
Nicole Chavis
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Lumberton, N.C.
- High School:
- Lumberton Senior
Bio
6x First Team All-American (Weight Throw) (2014, 2015, 2016)
4x All-ACC Indoor Team (Weight Throw) (2013-16)
2x ACC silver medalist (WT 2014, 2015)
2013 ACC bronze medalist WT
3x NCAA East Regional Qualifier (Discus) (2014, 2015, 2016)
2016 All-ACC Outdoor Team (Discus)
School Record Holder (Weight Throw)
Nicole Chavis' Collegiate Bests
Indoor
WT: 71'10.75" (school-record)
Shot Put: 45' 9.00"
Outdoor
HT: 178'2"
Discus: 170'0"
Shot Put: 45' 10.75"
2016 Outdoor Track and Field
- Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary for the third consecutive year, finishing 25th in the event
- Scored points for the team and earned All-ACC honors in the discus with a throw of 155’5” at the ACC Championships
- Finished third at the Penn Relays discus championships
- Threw the hammer a season best169’10” at the Virginia Challenge, finishing 11th overall
- Took third in the discus at the Florida Relays with a season best throw of 170’0”
- Won the Raleigh Relays and Wolfpack Last Chance Meet discus events to cap off an undefeated home season
2015-16 Indoor Track and Field
- Finished her weight-throw career with her highest ever finish at the NCAA Championships – fifth-place with a toss of 69’8.75”
- Finished 4th for Second-Team All-ACC honors at the ACC Championships
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships and extended her school record with a massive PR of 71’10.75” in the weight throw at the Vanderbilt Invitational
- Concludes her indoor career as a three-time first-team All-American in the weight throw and school record holder in the event
- Finished no lower than fifth in the event all year and earned three event wins during the season
2015 Outdoor Track and Field
- Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the discus
- Recorded a new PR in the discus at the Florida Relays with a throw of 161'6.00"
- Recorded a new hammer throw PR of 177'0 at the Florida Relays
- Earned eight top-10 finishes during the season
- Finished 10th in the hammer throw at the ACC Championships with a throw of 174'1.00"
- Finished 10th in the discus at the ACC Championships with a throw of 145'7.00"
- Improved her throw from the ACC Championships to the NCAA East Preliminary by more than 14'
2014-15 Indoor Track and Field
- Finished in sixth place in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Championships to earn first team All-American honors for the second straight year.
- Won a silver medal and broke the 70' mark for the first time at the ACC Championships with a school record-setting throw of 70'3.75"
- Set the school record two times during the season
- Finished no lower than sixth all season, recording 11 top-10 finishes and seven first-place finishes
- Improved almost four feet from her first throw of the season
- Won the weight throw at several high-profile meets including the SPIRE Invitational and VT Elite
- Opened the season with four straight victories
2014 Outdoor Track and Field
- Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the discus.
- Racked up six top ten finishes on the year, including a first place result in the discus at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier.
- Took third-place finishes in the discus at the Wolfpack Last Chance Qualifier and the Tiger Track Classic, along with a fifth-place result at the ACC Championships.
- Also competed in the hammer throw twice on the year, garnering a season-best eighth place result at the Tiger Track Classic.
2013-14 Indoor Track and Field
- Finished in sixth place in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Championships to earn first team All-American honors.
- Became the first student-athlete in program history, men's or women's, to earn All-American honors in the weight throw.
- Set the NC State school-record in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a throw of 69'08.00".
- Earned All-ACC honors with a second-place finish in the weight throw at the ACC Championships.
- Set seven of the eight all-time top marks in program history in the weight throw over the course of the season.
- Earned five first-place finishes, two second-place results, a fourth-place and one sixth-place finish during the year in the nine weight throw events she participated in.
2013 Outdoor Track and Field
- Competed in the discus, hammer throw and shot put competitions
- Finished second in the discus at NC A&T's Aggie Invitational and the Duke Twilight Meet
- Recorded a new personal best with a 175' 2.00" hammer throw at the UCF Invite
- Notched a new individual-best 160' 5.00" discus throw at the Wolfpack Last Chance Meet
2012-13 Indoor Track and Field
- Finished third with a 62' 3.75" mark in the weight throw at the ACC Championships to garnerAll-ACC honors
- Posted a season-best mark of 64' 8.50" in the weight throw at UNC's Kent Taylor Invite
- Recorded three wins in the weight throw on the season
- Never placed outside of the top five in the weight throw in eight meets
- Notched a personal-best 42' 9.00" mark in the shot put at the Hokie Invitational
2012 Outdoor Track and Field
Redshirted
2011-12 Indoor Track and Field
Redshirted
Prep/Personal
- Attended Lumberton Senior High School, competing under coach Danny Graham
- NCHSAA 4A state runner-up in the shot put as a junior and senior
- Majoring in forensic sciences