Francesca Chambers

Trent Zelden

Throws

/ Track & Field

STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.04.30 - Maroon and White Invite

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.03.26 - Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays

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Photo by: Walt Beazley/Arkansas

Photo by: Walt Beazley/Arkansas

Position:
Throws
Height:
5-8
Class (Indoor):
Sr.
Class (Outdoor):
Jr.^
Hometown:
Upper Marlboro, Md.
High School/Previous School:
Riverdale Baptist School / UAB

2022 Outdoor Season
Placed fifth in the hammer throw at the LSU Battle on the Bayou to achieve a new personal best of 53.35m (4/2).

2022 Indoor Season
Placed 17th in the weight throw at the UAB Blazer Invitational at 15.54m (1/14)... Placed sixth in the weight throw at the Samford Open at 15.35m (1/22).

2021 Outdoor Season

Finished in fourth in the hammer at the Bulldog Relays with a PR of 52.49m (3/26) ... At the Florida Relays, she fouled in the hammer (4/3) ... Had a 15th-place finish in the hammer at the War Eagle Invitational (4/16) ... Threw to a tie for 11th in the hammer at the Maroon & White Invite (4/30) ... Competed at the SEC Championships in the hammer, finishing in 18th (5/14).

2021 Indoor Season

Competed in the weight throw at the Commodore Indoor to kick off the season, finishing in 10th with a personal best of 16.48m (1/15) ... Had a new personal best at 18.05m in the weight throw at the Carolina Challenge, finishing in third and placing her at No. 3 all-time at MSU (1/23) ... Came in first place in the weight throw at the Razorback Invitational with a throw at 16.97m (1/30) ... Came in tenth in weight throw at the Music City Challenge (2/12) ... Came in fourteenth in the weight throw at SEC Championship (2/25).

2020 Outdoor Season

Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season

Did not compete.

2019 Outdoor Season

Threw the hammer and shot put at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/23), recording a personal-best 12.09m throw in the shot … Broke her personal-best in the hammer at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/11) with a throw of 44.31m and also competed in the shot put … Threw the hammer 38.95m at the Southern Miss Open (4/27).

2019 Indoor Season

Threw the weight 13.33m at the Vulcan Invitational (1/12) … Competed in the weight throw at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) and Music City Challenge (2/8).

2018 Outdoor Season (at UAB)

Placed 11^th in both the shot put and discus at the Jaguar Classic (3/16) … Threw the discus 32.97m for a personal best … Competed at the Bulldog Relays (3/23) in Starkville in the hammer, shot and discus … Posted a personal-best 11.70m mark in the shot put … Placed 15^th in the shot put at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/6) where she also competed in the hammer throw and discus … Competed in the shot put at the Tiger Track Classic (4/13) … Posted an 11.27m throw in the shot put at the Duke Invitational (4/20) … Threw a personal-best 35.22m in the hammer and placed 15^th in the discus at the Southern Miss Open (4/27).

2018 Indoor Season (at UAB)

Opened her career at the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (12/1) where she threw the weight and shot put … Competed in the shot put and weight throw at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/13) and UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) … Threw the shot 10.53m and competed in the weight throw at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19) … Recorded a personal best in the weight throw of 14.03m at the Jaguar Invitational (2/4) where she also competed in shot put … Threw the weight and shot put at the Samford Invitational (2/9) … Competed at the Conference USA Indoor Championships (2/17) where she threw a personal-best 12.02m in the shot put … Also competed in the weight throw.

Before the Bulldogs

Spent one year at UAB … Attended Riverdale Baptist School … Broke the school record in shot put and discus in 2017 … Also broke a school record in the weight throw.

Personal

Born Francesca Noel Chambers on May 4, 1999 to Leslie Minor and Denis Chambers … Majoring in biology.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

Shot Put - 12.02m^ (Conference USA Championships - 2/17/2018)
Weight Throw - 18.05m (Carolina Challenge - 1/23/2021)

Outdoor

Shot Put - 12.09m (Bulldog Relays - 3/23/2019)
Discus - 32.97m^ (Jaguar Classic - 3/16/2018)
Hammer Throw - 52.49m (172'2") (Bulldog Relays - 3/26/2021)

^set at prior school

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Thursday, May 30

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Thursday, May 30

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Friday, February 24

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Thursday, March 31

Woods adds Aniecia Brewster To Track And Field Staff

Wednesday, September 03

Daniel McArthur Joins Track And Field Staff

Monday, August 11

Men’s And Women’s Track And Field Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Wednesday, July 23

Three Bulldogs Named To The CSC Academic All-District Team

Wednesday, June 25

Mississippi State University Athletics

2021 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Kareem Agostino

Navasky Anderson

Jordan Barrow

Blake Beavers

Jacob Belin

Sarah Blake

Danielle Brissett

Zoe Brito-Babapulle

Shayla Broughton

Keshun Byrd

Garrett Carswell

Francesca Chambers

Leon Clarke

Rosealee Cooper

Benjamin Craw

Cameron Crump

Sema'J Daniels

Silvia De La Pena Garibay

Giacomo DeLuca

Reese Dunne

Helen Claire Edmonds

Keldrick Edwards

Alexis Farley

Shayla Felder

Cade Finley

Colby Freeman

Clayton Fulgham

Faith Gilbert

Jada Grant

Sindri Guðmundsson

Omari Hammond

Jesse Henderson

Audrey Honiotes

Montel Hood

Tierra Hooker

Breja Hooks

Tyriq Horsford

Emma Hunt

Brock Isom

DJ Jónsson

Kennedy Jackson

Freddie Jackson III

Maddy Kish

Karson Kowalchuk

Nolan Krol

Julia Lasley

Emilia Lesniak

Shacquille Lowe

Katie Martin

Caroline Mattox

Jada McDougle

Ashley Melcherts

Peyton Mickelson

Okheme Moore

Gabriel Moronta

Cathrina Morris

Shar Nichols

Jenna Oetting

Daniel Pepper

Stephanie Peterson

Jeremiah Pierce

Asia Poe

Matthew Ray

Slater Richardson

Shamar Rose

Sylvia Russell

Savannah Schwab

Kenya Small

Nykah Smith

Samuel Smith

Terry Smith Jr.

Lake Spradling

Jhordyn Stallworth

Caroline Standley

Sydney Steely

Emma Tucker

Chandler Underwood