2023-24 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster
Williams, Mye'Joi
Mye'Joi Williams
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Rantoul, Ill.
- High School:
- Rantoul Township HS
- Prev School:
- Illinois State
Bio
Accolades
- 2024 Indoor All-American
- 2023 Missouri Valley Conference champion - indoor and outdoor shot put
- 2023 MVC champion - discus
- All-Valley honoree
- 2021 MVC Female Field Athlete of the Week (Dec. 7, 2021)
2023-2024
Indoor
- Represented UA in weight throw at four regular-season meets, earning a top-10 finish every meet
- Competed in shot put at five-regular season meets, finishing in the top five every meet
- Now holds the school record in the women’s shot put
- Earned an eighth-place finish and a PB in the weight throw at the SEC Championships
- Received a ninth-place finish and second team All-America status with her mark (16.69m | 54-9.25in) at the NCAA Championships
Prior to Alabama (Illinios State)
- Qualified for the 2023 NCAA Outdoor National Championships behind a 17.23-meter mark (56-6.50) at the NCAA West Preliminaries
- 2023 Missouri Valley Conference outdoor champion in both the shot put and discus
- 2023 MVC indoor champion in the shot put
- Reached the NCAA West Preliminary Round during her freshman outdoor campaign
- Ended the 2021 outdoor season ranked as the No. 3 true freshman shot putter in the NCAA
- Earned All-Valley honors in both the shot put and the discus at the MVC Championships
Prep Highlights
- Four-year letterwinner in volleyball, basketball and track & field
- Three-time IHSA 2A Girls State Championships Qualifier
- Two-time All-State finisher in the shot put
- Crowned conference champion three times during her track & field career
- Named volleyball and basketball MVP as a senior
- Voted MVP of the track & field team as a sophomore
Personal
- Born May 2, 2002
- Majoring in human environmental sciences
SEC Cross Country Championships:
Friday, November 01
Harvey Glance Tide and Tigers Dual Meet: Coach Waters
Friday, January 12
SEC Cross Country Championships Recap: Coach Waters
Saturday, October 28
Southern Showcase Recap: Coach Waters
Friday, September 15
