Nikki Freeman

Photo by: Will Becque

Class:
Senior
High School:
Cary-Grove HS
Hometown:
Fox River Grove, Ill.

TFRRS BIO

PERSONAL BESTS

Shot Put - 47'-2.5"
Discus Throw - 167'-2"
Hammer Throw - 174'-8"
Weight Throw - 59'-5.5"

AWARDS

2018 All-MVC, Discus (Outdoor)
2017 USATF Junior Championship Qualifier, Hammer Throw, Discus (Outdoor)

2020 OUTDOOR SEASON

Canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak.

2019-20 INDOOR SEASON

Took 11th at the 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor T&F Championships (2/29-3/1) after throwing for 53'-11.75" ... took sixth in the weight throw at the Don DeNoon Invite (1/24-1/25) ... threw for a season-best mark of 57'-2.75" in the weight throw to take fifth at the season-opening Saluki Fast Start (12/7) ... competed in six indoor meets.

2019 OUTDOOR SEASON

Advanced to the NCAA West Region Preliminaries (5/23-5/25) and placed 42nd in the discus throw ... earned a third-place finish at the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Championships (5/10-5/12) with a toss of 165'-3" ... set a personal-best in the discus with a throw of 167'-2" at the Billy Hayes Invite (5/2) ... competed in six outdoor meets.

2018-19 INDOOR SEASON

Set a PR in the weight throw with a mark of 59'-5.5" at the Eastern Illinois Friday Night Special (2/15) ... threw for a season-best 46'-1.5" in the shot put to take eighth at the Don DeNoon Invite (2/1-2/2) ... competed in eight indoor meets.

2018 OUTDOOR SEASON

Threw a personal-best 162’-6” in the discus to finish second and earn All-MVC at the 2018 MVC Outdoor Championships (5/12) … also scored in the shot put at the MVC Championships with a PR of 47’-2.5” (14.39m) … took third in the discus and sixth in the shot put at the Billy Hayes Invitational (5/4) … set a PR in the hammer throw at 174’-8” (53.25m) to finish seventh at the Jesse Owens Classic (4/21) … competed in seven outdoor meets.

2017-18 INDOOR SEASON

Finished 10th in the weight throw and 11th in the shot put at the 2018 MVC Indoor Championships (2/25) … set a PR in the weight throw with her toss of 57’-.75” at the EIU Friday Night Special (2/16) … recorded an indoor PR in the shot put with a toss of 46’-5.25” to finish third at the Saluki Fast Start (12/9) … competed at eight indoor meets.

2017 OUTDOOR SEASON

Finished ninth in the hammer throw and 12th in the discus at the 2017 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships…Scored team points with a fifth place finish in the discus and an eighth place showing in the shot put at the 2017 MVC Outdoor Championships (5/14)…Recorded the 10th-farthest discus throw in program history at the Joey Haines Invitational, taking second with a mark of 163’-9” (49.92m)…Took second in the discus and fourth in the hammer throw at the Gibson Invitational (4/15)…Finished fourth in the discus and seventh in the hammer at the Ole Miss Classic (5/6)…Competed in nine outdoor meets.

2016-17 INDOOR SEASON

Finished ninth in the shot put at the 2017 MVC Indoor Championships (2/25) … set a PR in the weight throw with a toss of 48’-8.75” (14.85m) at the Indiana Relays (1/27) … recorded a personal-best in the shot put at the Don DeNoon Invitational (2/3) to place third … took third in the shot put at the Saluki Fast Start (12/10) … competed at eight indoor meets.

HIGH SCHOOL

Won the 2016 IHSA Class 3A state title in the discus and finished fifth in the shot put ... one of only two female athletes in Cary-Grove HS history to win a state title ... selected as the Northwest Herald’s Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year ... four-time Team MVP ... four-time all-conference ... highest point scorer in female track and field history at Cary-Grove ... also competed on Cary-Grove’s volleyball team.

PERSONAL

Born on Jan. 4, 1998 ... daughter of William and Stacy Freeman ... brother is Josh Freeman, who was a five-time All-American thrower at SIU ... intends to major in therapeutic recreation.