Makayla Kington
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Hometown:
- Crossville
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- Position:
- Throws
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Stone Memorial
Bio
AT TECH (IN 2014-15): Doubled up her events in her second season, competing in the shot put and weight throw indoors, and the shot, javelin and discus outdoors...raised her PR indoors to 36' 2" in the shot put and had a career-long weight throw of 34' 7.75"...during the outdoor season, she posted a PR in the javelin of 93-feet...her best in the discus came at Tennessee with a heave of 117' 1".
(IN 2013-14): During the indoor season, Makayla competed in the shot put posting a personal best of 30’ 10” at the TSU indoor meet. During the outdoor season, she posted a personal record of 31’ 2” in the shot put, 112’ 4” in the discus, and 73’ 6" in the javelin.
HIGH SCHOOL: Makayla was a three-sport athlete at Stone Memorial High School, competing in basketball, golf and track & field... was a TSSAA track & field state championship participant under coach Matt Bales during her time at Stone Memorial, winning sectionals her junior year, and winning the state championships in her senior season...her best throw in the discus was 112 feet, and 34 feet in the shot put.
PERSONAL: Full name is Makayla Carol Kington...daughter of Bobby and Mary Kington...born April 27, 1995 in Crossville...majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
News mentions
Na'Asha Robinson and D'Airrien Jackson each captured individual championships to pace the Tennessee Tech track & field team on the final day of the 2016 OVC Outdoor Championships.
Three Golden Eagles scored points Friday with Top 8 efforts, and Tennessee Tech qualified runners for the finals on Saturday in three additional events on the first day of the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Tennessee State University.
The Tennessee Tech track & field team is looking for the fun it has enjoyed throughout the season to continue this weekend when it heads to Nashville to compete in the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships.
Tennessee Tech earned three first place finishes Saturday at the Kentucky Relays, set three school records and established seven personal-best efforts in the team's final tune up before the OVC Championships.
The Tennessee Tech track & field team heads to Lexington, Ky., this weekend to compete at the Kentucky Relays, the final tune up for coach Wayne Angel’s team before the Ohio Valley Conference Championships the following weekend.
Tennessee Tech runners and throwers set four more school records Saturday at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational, including a mark by D'Airrien Jackson in winning the 400-meter dash that is close to the Olympic Trials qualifying standard.
\Na’Asha Robinson and \Sarah Brandt have opened the 2016 outdoor season by establishing school records on the first day of the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational.
The assault on the school record books proved successful during the indoor season for the Tennessee Tech track & field team, and now coach Wayne Angel’s team turns its focus to the outdoor season, which gets underway this weekend at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational.
The Tennessee Tech track & field team earned five points Friday on the first day of the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships. More importantly, coach Wayne Angel's team will send five runners into the finals on Saturday.
Optimistically eyeing the best showing in school history, the Tennessee Tech track & field teams heads to Nashville this weekend to compete in the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships. The meet will be held Friday and Saturday at the Gentry Center on the campus of Tennessee State University.
The school record book, as well as the list of individual personal best efforts, continues to undergo a transformation for the Tennessee Tech track & field team, with one more school mark and seven PR efforts falling Saturday on the final day of the Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt.
After setting one school record and two personal best marks Friday night to open action at the Vanderbilt Invitational, the Tennessee Tech women's track & field team added another school record and five more career topping efforts Saturday to wrap up the squad's third weekend of action during the indoor season.
The Tennessee Tech women's track & field team claimed three first place finishes while setting three school records and a handful of personal best marks Sunday at the Ed Temple Invitational at Tennessee State.
The Tennessee Tech women’s track & field team returns to action Sunday to compete in the Ed Temple Invitational at Tennessee State University. Second-year coach Wayne Angel sees more school records and career-best performances on the horizon from his squad.
Tennessee Tech runners broke four school records Saturday, including marks that had stood for 18 and 15 years, when the Golden Eagles opened the 2015-16 indoor season at the Vanderbilt Indoor Opener.