UNCP Athletics

AS A JUNIOR (2015)
All-PBC in the hammer throw … Clinched a third place finish in the hammer throw with a personal best mark of 44.30m at the PBC Championships, while also logging an eighth place finish in the shot put with a distance of 11.42m to score points for the Braves … Posted another personal best in the shot put with a throw of 11.51m to place seventh overall along with a fourth place finish in the hammer throw (42.76m) at the Dennis Craddock Carolina Relays … Competed in the discus throw (19th, 24.55m), hammer throw (13th, 39.48m) and the shot put (11th, 11.22m) at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational … Registered an eighth place finish in the hammer throw with a mark of 40.24m and 14th place finish in the shot put with a distance of 10.98m at the Aggie Invitational, and a 30th place finish with a mark of 10.76m at the VertKlasse Meeting … At the JDL College Kick-Off Classic, she registered season best marks in the shot put with a 14th place finish (10.64m) and 12th place finish in the weight throw (12.66m) … Also competed at the UCS Invitational in the shot put (18th, 9.81m) and weight throw (16th, 10.76m).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
Registered a new personal best in the hammer throw with a mark of 37.78m for a seventh place finish and a mark of 11.47m in the shot put for a sixth place finish in the CCU Chanticleer Classic … Captured a fifth place finish in the shot put with a distance of 11.45m along with a 10th place finish in hammer throw (30.12m) at the PBC Championships to score four points for the Braves … Notched a personal best throw in the discus with a mark of 34.68m for a 14th place finish at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational, as well as finishing 18th in the shot put (9.82m) … At the Wofford College Terrier Relays, she competed in the discus throw (19th, 30.20m), the hammer throw (16th, 33.60m), the javelin throw (28th, 19.62m) and the shot put (19th, 9.18m) … Placed 34th in the discus throw at the CCU Shamrock Invitational with a distance of 31.57m … Finished seventh in the weight throw (13.36m) and 18th in the shot put (10.04m) at the USC Gamecock Invitational.

BEFORE UNCP
Attended Mount Olive College and ran for coach Matt Van Lierop … As a freshman, she placed third at the Conference Carolina Meet in the shot put … Named Athlete of the Week … Threw the javelin (29.08m), discus (35.24m) and the shot put (11.64m).

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Millbrook High School under coach Schneiderwind … Lettered in track and field … As a senior, she set a personal best throw of 121 feet in the discus and 35.5 feet in the shot put … Holds the school record and was an all-conference and all-academic honoree … Helped the team become five-consecutive conference champions … During her junior campaign, she placed second in the shot put and third in the discus at the regional meet … Garnered all-conference and Move Valuable Field Eventer.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Sonji Bellanger and Jerome Daye … Has two brothers, Darius and Denzell, and one sister, KeMari … Graduated with a 3.0 grade point average … A member of the A/B Honor Roll … A biology and nursing major at UNCP.

BEST PERFORMANCES
Discus Throw - 34.68m @ UNCW Seahawk Invitational (03/15/14) 
Hammer Throw - 44.30m @ PBC Championships (04/16/15)
Javelin Throw - 19.62m @ Wofford College Terrier Relays (04/05/14)
Shot Put Indoor - 10.64m @ JDL College Kick-Off Classic (12/06/14)
Shot Put - 11.51m @ Dennis Craddock Carolina Relays (03/20/15)
Weight Throw - 13.36m @ USC Gamecock Invitational (02/22/14)