2019 Lady Demon Track & Field Roster

Jameria Smith
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Gary Hardamon
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Destiney Myers

Destiney Myers

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Hometown:
    Duncanville, TX
  • Highschool:
    Duncanville HS

Summary

Biography

Performance List
 
 
Career Best:
      Shot Put
            Indoor              47' 8 1/2" (14.54m), SLC Indoor Championships, 2/23/17
            Outdoor           48' 10 1/4" (14.89m), SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/13/17
      Discus Throw
            Outdoor           140-1” (42.69m),
                                    MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge, 3/10/18
      Weight Throw
            Indoor              48' 11 3/4" (14.93m), SLC Indoor Championships, 2/22/17
      Hammer Throw
            Outdoor           132' 6" (40.40m), McNeese Cowboy Relays, 3/12/16
 

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the shot put and discus across eight meets during the season…earned seven top-10 finishes in the shot put in eight meets with three podium finishes total…placed second at both the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (44-9 ½) and ULM Warhawk Invitational (44-6 ¼)…finished third at the SFA Skecher’s Performance Carl Kight Invitational (45-5), fourth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (43-7 ¾), and fifth at the TCU Invitational (45-10)…finished seventh at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 45-11 ¼…had three top-10 finishes in the discus event with her best placement and throw coming at the MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge earning third overall with a career best throw of 140-1 (42.69m)…finished sixth at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (131-6) and seventh at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (126-6)
 
2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the shot put and weight throw during the season…earned three top-10 finishes in the shot put with a pair of fifth place spots at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (43-1/4) and LSU Bayou Bengal (44-8)…took 10th overall at the SLC Indoor Championships with a mark of 43-11 ¾”…best throw of the season of 47-7 ¾” came at the UA Tyson Invitational where she took 14th overall…competed I the weight throw at two meets on the year with a 14th finish at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (47-3/4) and 25th at the Pittsburg State Invitational (47-5 ¼)

2017 Outdoor Season: Participated in the shotput and discus throw in nine meets… placed second in the SLC Outdoor Championships in the shotput (48-10 1/4) as a team season-best and personal record and ninth in the discus throw (126-10)… finished in the top-five in four events all in the shotput including second place at the SLC Outdoor Championship (48-10 1/4), third place at the UH Tom Tellez Invitational (44-8), fourth place at the TCU Invitational (45-6 1/2) and fifth place at the Baylor Invitational (45-3 3/4)… maintained her personal records in the discus (131-8) and hammer throw (132-6).
 
2017 Indoor Season: Competed in the shotput and weight throw in five meets… placed third in the SLC Indoor Championships in the shotput (47-8 1/2) and 12th in the weight throw (48-11 3/4) both resulting as personal records and her shotput performance resulting as a team season-best… had three top-five finishes overall in the season in the shotput.
 
2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw in nine meets … had seven top-six finishes in the shot put, including a win in the Leon Johnson Invitational (44-04.00) … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships, where she was sixth overall (45-09.25) … in the discus throw, she had four top-12s, including finishing eighth in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational (116-01.25) … qualified for the SLC Outdoor Championships, where she claimed 19th (114-02.00).
 
2016 Indoor Season: Participated in the shot put and weight throw in four meets … had three top-five finishes in the shot put, including a win in the LSU Bayou Bengal (46-03.25) … qualified for the SLC Indoor Championships, where she was 15th overall (40-03.50).
 
High School: Graduated in 2015 from Duncanville High School with a 3.5 GPA … lettered four years in track and field … was coached by Yvette Green.
 
Personal: Daughter of Angel and Michael Myers… born Nov. 19, 1996… has one brother, Michael… has one sister, Kchulyer… majoring in natural science.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    Throws
    5'7"
  • 2017Sophomore

    Throws
    5'7"
  • 2018Junior

    Throws
    5'7"
  • 2019Senior

    Throws
    5'7"