2017-18 Track and Field Roster
Sian Person
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Carbondale HS
- Hometown:
- Carbondale, Ill.
TFRRS BIO
PERSONAL BESTS
Shot Put - 49'-11.25"
Hammer Throw - 140'-9"
Weight Throw - 56'-8.5"
2020 OUTDOOR SEASON
Canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak.
2019-20 INDOOR SEASON
Scored team points after finishing sixth in the shot put with a mark of 47'-5.25" at the 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor T&F Championships (2/29-3/1) ... took fifth at the EIU Friday Night Special (2/21) in the shot put ... competed five times for the Salukis.
2019 OUTDOOR SEASON
Took 11th in the shot put at the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor T&F Championships ... highest finish of the season came at the Bill Cornell Classic (3/22-3/23), where she placed third with a mark of 46'-4.75" in the shot put ... competed in six outdoor meets.
2018-19 INDOOR SEASON
Earned team points after placing sixth in the shot put at the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor T&F Championships (2/23-2/24) ... placed in the top-six five times ... competed in seven meets.
2018 OUTDOOR SEASON
Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminaries and took 46th in the shot put ... threw for a personal-best mark of 49'-11.25 to take first in the shot put at the Lenny Lyles Invite (4/27-4/28) ... took third at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic (3/23-3/24) with a shot put mark of 45'-6.5" ... competed in seven outdoor meets.
2017-18 INDOOR SEASON
Earned a sixth-place finish in the shot put at the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor T&F Championships (2/24-2/25) ... won the shot at the EIU Friday Night Special (2/16) with a mark of 45'-8" ... threw for a lifetime-best mark of 56'-8.5" in the weight throw to take fifth at the Saluki Fast Start (12/9) ... competed in eight indoor meets for the Salukis.
2017 OUTDOOR SEASON
Finished 16th in the shot put at the 2017 MVC Outdoor Championships (5/14)…Threw a personal-best 46’-2.5” (14.08m) at the Joey Haines Invitational (4/1) to claim runner-up honors … finished third in the shot put at the Kansas Relays (4/22) … placed eighth in the shot put at the Ole Miss Classic (5/6) … competed at eighth outdoor meets.
2016-17 INDOOR SEASON
Took eighth in the shot put at the 2017 MVC Indoor Championships (2/25) with an indoor PR of 45’-10.75” (13.99m) … finished sixth in the weight throw and seventh in the shot put at the Saluki Fast Start (12/10) … placed sixth in the weight and eighth in the shot at the Illini Classic (1/14) … competed at eight indoor meets.
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time state qualifier in the shot ... finished fourth at the 2015 IHSA Class 2A State meet ... won back-to-back South Seven Conference shot put titles ... twice finished in the top-8 at the Illinois Top Times Championships, Illinois’ unofficial state championship meet ... broke the 19-year old school shot put record.
PERSONAL
Born on Dec. 19, 1997 ... daughter of James and Chasity Person ... has two siblings ... majoring in sports administration.
